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Apple iPad 3
64 GB AT&T| Global Score | |
| 70.2 | 71.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| Android 8.1 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow | iOS 6.1, 6, 5.1 |
| 2016-06-01 | 2012-03-07 |
| 10.01 x 6.11 x 0.32 inches | 9.50 x 7.31 x 0.37 inches |
| 18.52 ounces | 23.35 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Black and White |
| -- | $ 300.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.1 inches | 9.7 inches |
| 1920 x 1200 pixels | 2048 x 1536 pixels |
| Super PLS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 224 pixels per inch | 264 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 6.9 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7870 chipset | Apple A5X chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1600 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A9 (Dual-Core 1000 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 1 GB RAM |
| Mali-T830 MP2 GPU | Quad core PowerVR SGX543MP4 GPU |
| 8.73 | 7.83 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 200 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 7.16 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 2.00 MP | 5.00 MP + 0.30 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/2.40 aperture |
| -- | 35.00mm focal length |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 8.36 | 7.81 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| Nano SIM | Micro SIM |
| 6 | 6.9 |
| Battery Life | |
| 7300mAh Battery | 11560mAh Li-Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 8.48 | 11.2 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Accelerometer and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
IPad 3 is a little bit better than Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016), with a 71.1 score against 70.2. Despite being the best we compare here, we must highlight that it is also an extremely older, much heavier and somewhat thicker portable tablet. IPad 3 has iOS 6.1 OS, while Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016) has Android 8.1 Oreo OS.
The iPad 3 counts with a brighter display than Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016), because although it has a little smaller display, it also counts with a bit higher resolution of 1536 x 2048px and a just a little higher quantity of pixels per display inch. Apple iPad 3 features slightly more storage capacity to store more games and applications than Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016), because although it has no SD extension slot, it also counts with more internal memory capacity.
Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016) counts with a superior hardware performance than iPad 3, because it has 6 more CPU cores and a higher amount of RAM. Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016) has a slightly better camera than Apple iPad 3, and although they both have the same 1920x1080 (Full HD) video resolution and the same 30 frames per second video frame rate, the Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016) also has a lot larger aperture and a much higher resolution back-facing camera.
Apple iPad 3 counts with a much longer battery life than Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016), because it has a 58 percent larger battery capacity.
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