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| Global Score | |
| 68.7 | 70.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| Android 4.2.2 | iPadOS 18.x |
| 2013-06-03 | 2025-03-12 |
| 8.26 x 4.87 x 0.29 inches | -- |
| 11.25 ounces | 21.76 ounces |
| -- | Blue, Purple, Space Gray and Starlight |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 229.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8 inches | 13 inches |
| 1280 x 800 pixels | -- |
| Super Clear LCD | IPS LCD |
| 189 pixels per inch | -- |
| -- | 600 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 6.9 | 3.8 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 4 Dual chipset | Apple M3 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A9 (Dual-Core 1500 MHz) processor | processor |
| 1,5 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| ARM Mali-400 MP4 (Quad-Core 266 MHz) GPU | Apple GPU 9-core GPU |
| 8.82 | 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 | |
| 5.00 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 |
| 6.82 | 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 | |
| 4450mAh Battery | 9705mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 42 hours talk time | -- |
| 6.32 | 10.08 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.3 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) is a little bit better than Galaxy Tab 3 8-inch, with a 70.4 score against 68.7. Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) has iPadOS 18.x operating system, while Galaxy Tab 3 8-inch works with Android 4.2.2 operating system. Even though Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) is noticeably heavier than the Galaxy Tab 3 8-inch, it's way thinner and much newer.
Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 8-inch has a lot better processing power than Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025), because although it has an inferior number of cores (although they are faster) and a smaller amount of RAM, it also counts with an additional graphics processing unit. The Galaxy Tab 3 8-inch has a way better screen than iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025), although it has a really smaller display.
The iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) takes way better photographs and videos than Galaxy Tab 3 8-inch, because it has a back-facing camera with way more MP and a way higher 3840x2160 (4K) video definition. IPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) has a superior memory capacity to store more apps and games than Galaxy Tab 3 8-inch, because although it has no external memory card slot, it also counts with more internal storage.
The iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) counts with a way better battery life than Galaxy Tab 3 8-inch, because it has a 118 percent bigger battery capacity.
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