Compare tablets
| Global Score | |
| 74.8 | 75.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iPadOS 16.x | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat |
| -- | 2017-03-24 |
| 11.09 x 8.48 x 0.24 inches | 9.34 x 6.65 x 0.24 inches |
| -- | 15.13 ounces |
| Silver and Space Gray | Black and Silver |
| Aluminum and Aluminum | Glass |
| $ 1299.00 | $ 240.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 13 inches | 9.7 inches |
| 2752 x 2064 pixels | 2048 x 1536 pixels |
| OLED | Super AMOLED |
| 265 pixels per inch | 264 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 6.8 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Apple M4 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996 chipset |
| processor | Kryo, 64-bit, 14 nm (Quad-Core 2150 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Apple 10-core GPU GPU | Adreno 530 GPU |
| 6.3 | 8.91 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 13.3 | 8.88 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP | 13.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| -- | 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 | -- |
| 8.91 | 9.35 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | LTE-A (4G) and LTE (4G) |
| 10 | 5.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| Li - Polymer Battery | 6000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 7.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.3 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| -- | GPS |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Galaxy Tab S3 has an overall score of 75.2, which is slightly better than the Apple iPad Pro 13-inch (M4, 2024)'s overall score of 74.8. The Galaxy Tab S3 has Android 9.0 Pie operating system, while Apple iPad Pro 13-inch (M4, 2024) counts with iPadOS 16.x operating system. Galaxy Tab S3's body has the same thickness than the Apple iPad Pro 13-inch (M4, 2024), but it's a lot heavier.
Galaxy Tab S3 has a bit sharper screen than Apple iPad Pro 13-inch (M4, 2024), although it has a lot smaller screen, a little bit less pixels per display inch and a much lower 1536 x 2048 pixels resolution. The Galaxy Tab S3 features a really superior processing power than iPad Pro 13-inch (M4, 2024), although it has an inferior number of cores (but faster) and a lower amount of RAM.
The Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 has just a bit better camera than iPad Pro 13-inch (M4, 2024), because although it has worse video frame rates, and they both have the same video quality, the Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 also counts with a back-facing camera with more megapixels. The Apple iPad Pro 13-inch (M4, 2024) has a way bigger memory for games and applications than Galaxy Tab S3, because although it has no external SD slot, it also counts with 224 GB more internal memory.
The Galaxy Tab S3 counts with a way better battery duration than Apple iPad Pro 13-inch (M4, 2024).
Galaxy Tab S3 is not only the best tablets of the ones in this comparison, but it's also very cheap compared to the other ones.
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