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Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 10.1-inch
3G OnlyGT-P5210
| Global Score | |
| 65.9 | 69.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| Android 4.2 | iPadOS 18.x |
| 2013-06-03 | 2025-03-12 |
| 9.57 x 6.93 x 0.31 inches | -- |
| 18.06 ounces | 16.23 ounces |
| Brown and White | Blue, Purple, Space Gray and Starlight |
| $ 309.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.1 inches | 11 inches |
| 1280 x 800 pixels | -- |
| TFT | IPS LCD |
| 149 pixels per inch | -- |
| -- | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 6.6 | 3.7 |
| Performance | |
| Intel Atom chipset | Apple M3 chipset |
| Dual-Core 1600 MHz processor | processor |
| 1 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Yes GPU | Apple GPU 9-core GPU |
| 8.19 | 6.3 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 7.56 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 3.00 MP + 1.30 MP | 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor |
| 1280 x 720 (30 fps) (HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 6.38 | 9.9 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | -- |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| SIM | -- |
| 6.4 | 7.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 6800mAh Li-Ion Battery | 7606mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 40 hours talk time | -- |
| 8.16 | 8.72 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.3 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Infra-red port | -- |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025) is just a bit better than Galaxy Tab 3 10.1-inch, getting a general score of 69.6 against 65.9. IPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025) counts with iPadOS 18.x operating system, while Galaxy Tab 3 10.1-inch has Android 4.2 operating system. IPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025) is a much newer tablet device, and it's also incredibly thinner and somewhat lighter than the Galaxy Tab 3 10.1-inch.
Galaxy Tab 3 10.1-inch has a much more powerful processor than iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025), although it has a smaller amount of RAM memory and an inferior number of cores (but faster). The Galaxy Tab 3 10.1-inch features a lot better screen than Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025), although it has a bit smaller display.
IPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025) counts with a lot better camera than Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 10.1-inch, because it has a lot better 12 megapixels resolution camera and a much better 3840x2160 video quality. IPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025) has a way bigger memory to store more games and applications than Galaxy Tab 3 10.1-inch, because although it has no slot for external memory cards, it also counts with 96 GB more internal storage capacity.
The Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025) has a little longer battery lifetime than Galaxy Tab 3 10.1-inch, because it has a 12 percent larger battery size.
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