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| Global Score | |
| 68.7 | 66.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| Android 4.2.2 | -- |
| 2013-06-03 | 2020-09-18 |
| 8.26 x 4.87 x 0.29 inches | 9.87 x 6.85 x 0.30 inches |
| 11.25 ounces | 17.46 ounces |
| -- | Gold, Silver and Space gray |
| -- | Aluminum |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 229.00 | $ 459.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8 inches | 10.2 inches |
| 1280 x 800 pixels | 2160 x 1620 pixels |
| Super Clear LCD | IPS LCD |
| 189 pixels per inch | 265 pixels per inch |
| -- | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 6.9 | 7.8 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 4 Dual chipset | Apple A12 Bionic APL1W81 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A9 (Dual-Core 1500 MHz) processor | 64-bit Vortex and Tempest, 64-bit, 7 nm (Quad-Core 2490 MHz) processor |
| 1,5 GB RAM | -- |
| ARM Mali-400 MP4 (Quad-Core 266 MHz) GPU | Apple G11P GPU |
| 8.82 | 9.72 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 7.56 | 5.8 |
| 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 |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 6.82 | 8.36 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.4 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4450mAh Battery | Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 42 hours talk time | -- |
| 6.32 | 1.36 |
| 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 Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 8-inch is a little bit better than the Apple iPad (2020), with a general score of 68.7 against 66.6. The Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 8-inch construction is a lot lighter and just a little thinner than Apple iPad (2020), even though it was released 7 years before. IPad (2020) features a superior processing power than Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 8-inch, because although it has doesn't have a graphics co-processor, it also counts with a 64-bit CPU and a larger number of cores (and they are faster).
The Apple iPad (2020) has a sharper screen than Galaxy Tab 3 8-inch, because it has a way better resolution of 1620 x 2160px, a higher quantity of pixels per screen inch and a larger screen. The Galaxy Tab 3 8-inch features a very superior storage for applications and games than Apple iPad (2020), and although they both have the same 32 GB internal storage capacity, the Galaxy Tab 3 8-inch also has a slot for an external memory card that supports up to 64 GB.
The Apple iPad (2020) takes greater photos and videos than Galaxy Tab 3 8-inch, because it has a way better 1920x1080 (Full HD) video resolution and a much better 8 megapixels resolution back-facing camera. Galaxy Tab 3 8-inch counts with a really longer battery performance than iPad (2020).
The Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 8-inch not only is the best tablets between the ones we are comparing here, but it's also by far the cheapest one.
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