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| Global Score | |
| 62.7 | 65 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iOS 7.x, 6.1, 6 | Windows 8 |
| 2012-09-12 | 2013-06-20 |
| 4.86 x 2.31 x 0.24 inches | 10.13 x 6.51 x 0.32 inches |
| 3.10 ounces | 20.46 ounces |
| Black and White | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 265.00 | $ 95.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4 inches | 10.1 inches |
| 640 x 1136 pixels | 1366 x 768 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super PLS LCD |
| 326 pixels per inch | 155 pixels per inch |
| -- | 400 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8.3 | 7.1 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A5 chipset | Intel Atom Z2760 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A9 (Dual-Core 1000 MHz) processor | Saltwell (Dual-Core 1800 MHz) processor |
| 512 MB RAM | 2 GB (400 MHz) RAM |
| PowerVR SGX543 MP2 (Dual-Core 200 MHz) GPU | PowerVR SGX 545 @ 533 MHz GPU |
| 8.01 | 8.37 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP + 1.20 MP | 5.00 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution |
| 7.92 | 5.5 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| -- | SIM |
| 2.4 | 5.8 |
| Battery Life | |
| 1030mAh Li-Ion Battery | Li-Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 2.64 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| -- | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Accelerometer and Gyroscope | Accelerometer and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Samsung ATIV Tab 3 is a bit better than Apple iPod Touch 5th Generation, with a 65 score against 62.7. The Samsung ATIV Tab 3 comes with Windows 8 OS, while Apple iPod Touch 5th Generation counts with iOS 7.x OS. Although Samsung ATIV Tab 3 is newer than the Apple iPod Touch 5th Generation, it is much heavier and extremely thicker.
The Apple iPod Touch 5th Generation features a more vivid screen than Samsung ATIV Tab 3, because although it has a much smaller screen and a bit worse resolution of 1136 x 640px, it also counts with a lot higher pixel quantity per display inch. The Samsung ATIV Tab 3 counts with just a little better hardware performance than Apple iPod Touch 5th Generation, because although it has doesn't have a graphics processor, and they both have the same number of cores, the Samsung ATIV Tab 3 also counts with 1,5 GB more RAM memory.
The iPod Touch 5th Generation takes a lot better videos and photos than Samsung ATIV Tab 3. They have a back facing camera with a 5 mega pixels resolution, the same 1920x1080 (Full HD) video quality and the same video frame rate. Samsung ATIV Tab 3 features as much storage capacity for applications, games, photos and videos as Apple iPod Touch 5th Generation, they have exactly the same 64 GB internal memory.
The Apple iPod Touch 5th Generation has a way better battery lifetime than Samsung ATIV Tab 3.
Samsung ATIV Tab 3 not only is the best tablets of the ones we are comparing, but it's also a lot cheaper, which makes it an easy decision.
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