Compare tablets
| Global Score | |
| 61 | 75.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iOS 7.x, 6.1, 6 | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat |
| 2012-09-12 | 2017-03-24 |
| 4.86 x 2.31 x 0.24 inches | 9.34 x 6.65 x 0.24 inches |
| 3.10 ounces | 15.13 ounces |
| Black and White | Black and Silver |
| -- | Glass |
| $ 240.00 | $ 240.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4 inches | 9.7 inches |
| 640 x 1136 pixels | 2048 x 1536 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 326 pixels per inch | 264 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.3 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A5 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A9 (Dual-Core 1000 MHz) processor | Kryo, 64-bit, 14 nm (Quad-Core 2150 MHz) processor |
| 512 MB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| PowerVR SGX543 MP2 (Dual-Core 200 MHz) GPU | Adreno 530 GPU |
| 8.01 | 8.91 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 5.8 | 8.88 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP + 1.20 MP | 13.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| -- | 27.00mm focal length |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 7.92 | 9.35 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| -- | LTE-A (4G) and LTE (4G) |
| 2.4 | 5.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 1030mAh Li-Ion Battery | 6000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 2.64 | 7.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| -- | GPS |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer and Gyroscope | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Galaxy Tab S3 is much better than Apple iPod Touch 5th Generation, with a 75.2 score against 61. The Galaxy Tab S3 is a much heavier tablet device than Apple iPod Touch 5th Generation, but both are equally thin. Galaxy Tab S3 has Android 9.0 Pie operating system, and Apple iPod Touch 5th Generation counts with iOS 7.x operating system.
The Galaxy Tab S3 has a better performing CPU than iPod Touch 5th Generation, because although it has doesn't have an extra graphics processor, it also counts with a larger number of cores and 3,5 GB more RAM memory. IPod Touch 5th Generation counts with a better screen than Samsung Galaxy Tab S3, because although it has a way worse 1136 x 640 resolution and a lot smaller display, it also counts with a little bit greater display pixel density.
Galaxy Tab S3 shoots much clearer videos and photos than iPod Touch 5th Generation, because it has a back camera with lot more megapixels, a much bigger diafragm aperture and a much higher 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution. Galaxy Tab S3 features a much greater memory capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than iPod Touch 5th Generation, and although they both have the same 32 GB internal storage, the Galaxy Tab S3 also has a slot for an external memory card that holds a maximum of 256 GB.
Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 has a very superior battery performance than iPod Touch 5th Generation, because it has 6000mAh of battery capacity.
Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 and the Apple iPod Touch 5th Generation cost exactly the same, which makes it an easy choice.
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