Compare tablets
| Global Score | |
| 67.4 | 65.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| Android 4.2.2 | iOS 13.x, 12.x, 11.x, 10.x |
| 2013-06-03 | 2017-03-24 |
| 8.26 x 4.87 x 0.29 inches | 9.45 x 6.67 x 0.30 inches |
| 11.25 ounces | 16.86 ounces |
| -- | 16 777 216 |
| -- | Aluminum |
| $ 215.00 | $ 220.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8 inches | 9.7 inches |
| 1280 x 800 pixels | 2048 x 1536 pixels |
| Super Clear LCD | IPS LCD |
| 189 pixels per inch | 264 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 6.9 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 4 Dual chipset | Apple A9 APL0898 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A9 (Dual-Core 1500 MHz) processor | Twister, 64-bit, 16 nm (Dual-Core 1850 MHz) processor |
| 1,5 GB RAM | 2 GB RAM |
| ARM Mali-400 MP4 (Quad-Core 266 MHz) GPU | PowerVR GT7600 GPU |
| 8.82 | 8.64 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | -- |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 6.16 | 0 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP + 1.30 MP | 8.00 MP + 1.20 MP |
| -- | f/2.40 aperture |
| 1280 x 720 (30 fps) (HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 6.82 | 8.25 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE (4G) |
| SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.4 | 4.8 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4450mAh Battery | 8827mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 42 hours talk time | -- |
| 6.32 | 9.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Galaxy Tab 3 8-inch is a bit better than iPad 9.7-inch, with a score of 67.4 against 65.4. Galaxy Tab 3 8-inch comes with Android 4.2.2 operating system, and iPad 9.7-inch has iOS 13.x operating system. The Galaxy Tab 3 8-inch design is a bit thinner and much lighter than iPad 9.7-inch, despite of the fact that it was released many years before.
The Apple iPad 9.7-inch counts with a bit better display than Galaxy Tab 3 8-inch, because it has a greater screen pixel density, a bigger display and a lot higher resolution of 1536 x 2048 pixels. Galaxy Tab 3 8-inch has a lot bigger memory capacity to install applications and games than iPad 9.7-inch, because it has a slot for external memory cards that admits up to 64 GB.
The Galaxy Tab 3 8-inch has a little bit better hardware performance than iPad 9.7-inch, because although it has lesser RAM memory, and they both have 2 cpu cores, the Galaxy Tab 3 8-inch also counts with a graphics co-processor. IPad 9.7-inch takes much better pictures and videos than Galaxy Tab 3 8-inch, because it has a lot higher 1920x1080 video definition and a lot more megapixels back-facing camera.
IPad 9.7-inch has a very superior battery performance than Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 8-inch, because it has 8827mAh of battery capacity.
Even being the best tablet in our current comparison, the Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 8-inch is also the cheapest, which makes it an easy decision.
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