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| Global Score | |
| 68.7 | 63.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| Android 4.2.2 | iPadOS 18.x |
| 2013-06-03 | -- |
| 8.26 x 4.87 x 0.29 inches | 7.69 x 5.31 x 0.25 inches |
| 11.25 ounces | 10.48 ounces |
| -- | Blue, Purple, Space Gray and Starlight |
| -- | Aluminum and Aluminum |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 229.00 | $ 499.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8 inches | 8.3 inches |
| 1280 x 800 pixels | 2266 x 1488 pixels |
| Super Clear LCD | IPS LCD |
| 189 pixels per inch | 327 pixels per inch |
| -- | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 6.9 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 4 Dual chipset | Apple A17 pro (3 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A9 (Dual-Core 1500 MHz) processor | processor |
| 1,5 GB RAM | -- |
| ARM Mali-400 MP4 (Quad-Core 266 MHz) GPU | Apple GPU 6-core GPU |
| 8.82 | 5.85 |
| 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 |
| 1280 x 720 (30 fps) (HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 6.82 | 8.91 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | 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 | Dual SIM |
| 6.4 | 10 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4450mAh Battery | Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 42 hours talk time | -- |
| 6.32 | 1.36 |
| 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 Galaxy Tab 3 8-inch has a global score of 68.7, which is a bit better than iPad mini (A17 Pro)'s overall score of 63.3. The Galaxy Tab 3 8-inch comes with Android 4.2.2 operating system, and iPad mini (A17 Pro) has iPadOS 18.x operating system. Galaxy Tab 3 8-inch's design is somewhat thicker and a bit heavier than iPad mini (A17 Pro).
The Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 8-inch features a much better performance than Apple iPad mini (A17 Pro), because although it has a lower number of cores (although faster), it also counts with an additional graphics co-processor. The Apple iPad mini (A17 Pro) features a brighter display than Galaxy Tab 3 8-inch, because it has a little bit bigger display, a much higher quantity of pixels per inch in the display and a much higher resolution of 1488 x 2266 pixels.
The iPad mini (A17 Pro) takes greater pictures and videos than Galaxy Tab 3 8-inch, because it has a back camera with a much higher 12 mega-pixels resolution and a way higher 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution. IPad mini (A17 Pro) features a lot bigger storage capacity to install applications and games than Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 8-inch, because although it has no external memory slot, it also counts with 128 GB internal storage.
The Galaxy Tab 3 8-inch counts with a superior battery lifetime than Apple iPad mini (A17 Pro).
In addition to being the best tablet in this comparison, the Galaxy Tab 3 8-inch is also a bargain compared to the other ones.
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