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Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 10.1-inch
3G OnlyGT-P5210
Apple iPad Air
128 GB| Global Score | |
| 65.9 | 77.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| Android 4.2 | iOS 8.x, 7.x |
| 2013-06-03 | 2013-10-22 |
| 9.57 x 6.93 x 0.31 inches | 9.45 x 6.67 x 0.30 inches |
| 18.06 ounces | 16.86 ounces |
| Brown and White | Black, Gray and White |
| -- | Aluminium |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 309.00 | $ 273.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.1 inches | 9.7 inches |
| 1280 x 800 pixels | 2048 x 1536 pixels |
| TFT | IPS LCD |
| 149 pixels per inch | 264 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 6.6 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| Intel Atom chipset | Apple A7 chipset |
| Dual-Core 1600 MHz processor | 64-bit Cyclone (Dual-Core 1400 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB RAM | 1 GB RAM |
| Yes GPU | PowerVR G6430 (600 MHz) GPU |
| 8.19 | 9.27 |
| 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 | 5.00 MP + 1.20 MP |
| -- | f/2.40 aperture |
| -- | 33.00mm focal length |
| 1280 x 720 (30 fps) (HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 6.38 | 7.92 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EV-DO A, EV-DO B, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA |
| SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.4 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 6800mAh Li-Ion Battery | 8820mAh Li-Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 40 hours talk time | -- |
| 8.16 | 9.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Infra-red port | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The iPad Air is much better than the Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 10.1-inch, having a general score of 77.9 against 65.9. The iPad Air counts with iOS 8.x OS, and Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 10.1-inch has Android 4.2 OS. IPad Air is a just a bit thinner and a bit lighter portable tablet than Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 10.1-inch, although they were released with only 5 months difference.
The Apple iPad Air has a much sharper display than Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 10.1-inch, because although it has a little bit smaller display, it also counts with a lot higher pixel amount per screen inch and a much higher 1536 x 2048 resolution. The Apple iPad Air has a much greater storage capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Galaxy Tab 3 10.1-inch, because although it has no slot for SD memory cards, it also counts with 96 GB more internal storage capacity.
IPad Air features a better processing power than Galaxy Tab 3 10.1-inch, and although they both have 1 GB of RAM and the same number of cores, the iPad Air also has an extra graphics co-processor and a 64 bits processor. Apple iPad Air shoots a lot better pictures and videos than Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 10.1-inch, because it has a lot higher (Full HD) video resolution and a back-facing camera with a lot higher 5 mega-pixels resolution.
IPad Air has longer battery lifetime than Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 10.1-inch, because it has an 8820mAh battery size against 6800mAh.
The iPad Air is not only the best tablets of the ones in this comparison, but it's also the cheapest one.
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