Compare tablets
| Global Score | |
| 71.7 | 75.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iPadOS 14.x | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat |
| 2020-10-16 | 2017-03-24 |
| 9.75 x 7.03 x 0.24 inches | 9.34 x 6.65 x 0.24 inches |
| 16.23 ounces | 15.13 ounces |
| Green, Rose gold, Silver, Sky blue and Space gray | Black and Silver |
| Aluminum | Glass |
| $ 729.00 | $ 240.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.9 inches | 9.7 inches |
| 2360 x 1640 pixels | 2048 x 1536 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 264 pixels per inch | 264 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.8 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A14 Bionic chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996 chipset |
| 64-bit Firestorm and Icestorm, 64-bit, 5 nm (Hexa-Core 3100 MHz) processor | Kryo, 64-bit, 14 nm (Quad-Core 2150 MHz) processor |
| -- | 4 GB RAM |
| Apple 4-core GPU GPU | Adreno 530 GPU |
| 10.26 | 8.91 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 8.88 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 7.00 MP | 13.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| -- | 27.00mm focal length |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 9.9 | 9.35 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G) and LTE (4G) |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | -- |
| 6.1 | 5.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| Li - Ion Battery | 6000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 7.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Galaxy Tab S3 has a global score of 75.2, which is a little bit better than iPad Air (2020)'s score of 71.7. The Galaxy Tab S3 has Android 9.0 Pie operating system, while iPad Air (2020) works with iPadOS 14.x operating system. Galaxy Tab S3 is a just a little lighter portable tablet than the iPad Air (2020), but both of them have the same thickness.
IPad Air (2020) counts with a bit more vivid screen than Galaxy Tab S3, and although they both have the same display pixel density, the iPad Air (2020) also has a little bigger screen and a little higher 1640 x 2360px resolution. The Galaxy Tab S3 has a greater memory capacity for games and applications than iPad Air (2020), because although it has 0 less internal memory, it also counts with an external SD slot that supports up to 256 GB.
IPad Air (2020) counts with a better CPU than Galaxy Tab S3, because it has a larger number of cores and a 64-bit CPU. The iPad Air (2020) counts with a slightly better camera than Samsung Galaxy Tab S3, because although it has a camera with lesser mega pixels resolution and a worse 3840x2160 video definition, it also counts with a bigger diafragm aperture for better low light captures and videos.
The Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 features a very superior battery life than iPad Air (2020).
Even being the best tablet of the ones in this comparison, the Galaxy Tab S3 is also a lot cheaper, which makes it an obvious call.
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