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| Global Score | |
| 63.3 | 79 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iPadOS 18.x | Android 10 |
| -- | 2020-09-28 |
| 7.69 x 5.31 x 0.25 inches | 8.42 x 4.99 x 0.39 inches |
| 10.48 ounces | 15.03 ounces |
| Blue, Purple, Space Gray and Starlight | Black |
| Aluminum and Aluminum | Plastic |
| $ 499.00 | $ 490.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8.3 inches | 8 inches |
| 2266 x 1488 pixels | 1920 x 1200 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 327 pixels per inch | 283 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 7.5 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A17 pro (3 nm) chipset | Samsung Exynos 9810 chipset |
| processor | Exynos M3 and Arm Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2700 MHz) processor |
| -- | 4 GB RAM |
| Apple GPU 6-core GPU | Mali-G72 MP18 GPU |
| 5.85 | 9.45 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 13.02 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP | 13.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| 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 | -- |
| 8.91 | 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 |
| Dual SIM | -- |
| 10 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| Li - Polymer Battery | 5050mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.3 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 3 is way better than iPad mini (A17 Pro), with a 79 score against 63.3. The Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 3 works with Android 10 OS, while iPad mini (A17 Pro) comes with iPadOS 18.x OS. Although it's the best we are comparing, Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 3's body is notably heavier and extremely thicker than iPad mini (A17 Pro).
The Apple iPad mini (A17 Pro) has a little sharper screen than Galaxy Tab Active 3, because it has a higher resolution of 1488 x 2266 pixels, a just a little better pixels count per screen inch and a little bit larger display. The Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 3 counts with a way bigger storage capacity for games and applications than Apple iPad mini (A17 Pro), because although it has just 64 GB internal memory capacity, it also counts with a SD extension slot that holds a maximum of 1 TB.
The Galaxy Tab Active 3 features a really superior performance than Apple iPad mini (A17 Pro), because it has a larger number of faster cores. IPad mini (A17 Pro) features just a bit better camera than Galaxy Tab Active 3, although it has a worse resolution back facing camera and a worse 3840x2160 (4K) video quality.
Galaxy Tab Active 3 has a very superior battery duration than iPad mini (A17 Pro).
The Galaxy Tab Active 3 is not only the best tablets of the ones in this comparison, but it's also the cheapest, making it a very good choice.
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