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| Global Score | |
| 81.4 | 79 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iPadOS 15.x | Android 10 |
| 2022-03-18 | 2020-09-28 |
| 9.75 x 7.03 x 0.24 inches | 8.42 x 4.99 x 0.39 inches |
| 16.26 ounces | 15.03 ounces |
| -- | Black |
| Aluminum | Plastic |
| -- | $ 490.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.9 inches | 8 inches |
| 2360 x 1640 pixels | 1920 x 1200 pixels |
| -- | IPS LCD |
| 264 pixels per inch | 283 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.8 | 7.5 |
| Performance | |
| Apple M1 (5 nm) chipset | Samsung Exynos 9810 chipset |
| Octa-Core 3100 MHz processor | Exynos M3 and Arm Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2700 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Yes GPU | Mali-G72 MP18 GPU |
| 9.99 | 9.45 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 13.02 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP | 13.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | -- |
| -- | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 7.92 | 8.36 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | -- |
| 10 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | 5050mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Apple iPad Air (2022) is slightly better than the Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 3, having an 81.4 score against 79. The Apple iPad Air (2022) counts with iPadOS 15.x OS, and Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 3 counts with Android 10 OS. The Apple iPad Air (2022) design is newer and incredibly thinner, but just a bit heavier than Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 3.
IPad Air (2022) features a bit more powerful processing unit than Galaxy Tab Active 3, and although they both have 8 cores, the iPad Air (2022) also has a higher amount of RAM. The iPad Air (2022) features a bit more vivid display than Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 3, because although it has a little inferior number of pixels per inch of screen, it also counts with a way larger screen and a better resolution of 1640 x 2360.
The Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 3 counts with a much better storage for games and applications than iPad Air (2022), and although they both have exactly the same internal storage capacity, the Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 3 also has an external memory slot that supports up to 1 TB. Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 3 captures slightly better pictures and videos than iPad Air (2022), because it has a back camera with more MP.
Galaxy Tab Active 3 features a really longer battery life than iPad Air (2022).
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