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| Global Score | |
| 74.8 | 79 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iPadOS 16.x | Android 10 |
| -- | 2020-09-28 |
| 11.09 x 8.48 x 0.24 inches | 8.42 x 4.99 x 0.39 inches |
| -- | 15.03 ounces |
| Silver and Space Gray | Black |
| Aluminum and Aluminum | Plastic |
| $ 1299.00 | $ 490.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 13 inches | 8 inches |
| 2752 x 2064 pixels | 1920 x 1200 pixels |
| OLED | IPS LCD |
| 265 pixels per inch | 283 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 6.8 | 7.5 |
| Performance | |
| Apple M4 chipset | Samsung Exynos 9810 chipset |
| processor | Exynos M3 and Arm Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2700 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Apple 10-core GPU GPU | Mali-G72 MP18 GPU |
| 6.3 | 9.45 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot |
| 13.3 | 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 |
| 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 |
| -- | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Galaxy Tab Active 3 is just a bit better than Apple iPad Pro 13-inch (M4, 2024), getting a 79 score against 74.8. Galaxy Tab Active 3 counts with Android 10 operating system, and Apple iPad Pro 13-inch (M4, 2024) counts with iPadOS 16.x operating system. The Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 3 has a very superior CPU than iPad Pro 13-inch (M4, 2024), although it has 4 GB lesser RAM, they both have a Octa-Core CPU.
The Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 3 counts with a sharper screen than Apple iPad Pro 13-inch (M4, 2024), because although it has a way lower 1200 x 1920px resolution and a much smaller display, it also counts with a little more pixels per screen inch. IPad Pro 13-inch (M4, 2024) features a little bit more memory capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than Galaxy Tab Active 3, because although it has no slot for an external memory card, it also counts with 256 GB internal storage capacity.
The Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 3 features a way better battery duration than iPad Pro 13-inch (M4, 2024). The iPad Pro 13-inch (M4, 2024) features a little bit better camera than Galaxy Tab Active 3, although it has a lesser mega-pixels camera and a worse video quality.
Despite of being the best tablet of the ones we compare here, Galaxy Tab Active 3 is also a bargain compared to others.
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