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| Global Score | |
| 65 | 71.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| Windows 8 | iPadOS 15.x |
| 2013-06-20 | 2024-05-07 |
| 10.13 x 6.51 x 0.32 inches | 11.05 x 8.46 x 0.24 inches |
| 20.46 ounces | 21.80 ounces |
| -- | Aluminum |
| $ 95.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.1 inches | 13 inches |
| 1366 x 768 pixels | 2732 x 2048 pixels |
| Super PLS LCD | -- |
| 155 pixels per inch | 263 pixels per inch |
| 400 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 7.1 | 6.8 |
| Performance | |
| Intel Atom Z2760 chipset | Apple M2 chipset |
| Saltwell (Dual-Core 1800 MHz) processor | processor |
| 2 GB (400 MHz) RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| PowerVR SGX 545 @ 533 MHz GPU | 10-core GPU GPU |
| 8.37 | 6.3 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 7.7 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.80 aperture |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | -- |
| 5.5 | 7.92 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| SIM | -- |
| 5.8 | 10 |
| Battery Life | |
| Li-Polymer Battery | -- |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.3 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Apple iPad Air 13-inch (6th Gen) has an overall score of 71.3, which is just a bit better than the Samsung ATIV Tab 3's global score of 65. Apple iPad Air 13-inch (6th Gen)'s construction is newer and notably thinner, but a little heavier than the Samsung ATIV Tab 3. The Apple iPad Air 13-inch (6th Gen) comes with iPadOS 15.x operating system, while Samsung ATIV Tab 3 comes with Windows 8 operating system.
Samsung ATIV Tab 3 has a little bit better looking screen than iPad Air 13-inch (6th Gen), although it has a way worse resolution of 768 x 1366 pixels, a much lower number of pixels in each inch of screen and a lot smaller display. The iPad Air 13-inch (6th Gen) counts with a lot bigger memory for applications and games than Samsung ATIV Tab 3, because although it has no SD card slot, it also counts with 128 GB internal memory capacity.
Samsung ATIV Tab 3 counts with a very superior processing unit than Apple iPad Air 13-inch (6th Gen), although it has an inferior number of cores (although they are faster) and a lower amount of RAM. The Apple iPad Air 13-inch (6th Gen) counts with a way better camera than Samsung ATIV Tab 3, because it has a lot higher 12 mega-pixels resolution back-facing camera.
Samsung ATIV Tab 3 and Apple iPad Air 13-inch (6th Gen) both have incredibly similar battery performance.
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