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Apple iPad 3
64 GB AT&T| Global Score | |
| 74.6 | 71.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| Android 9.0 Pie | iOS 6.1, 6, 5.1 |
| 2020-04-27 | 2012-03-07 |
| 7.95 x 4.93 x 0.28 inches | 9.50 x 7.31 x 0.37 inches |
| 10.90 ounces | 23.35 ounces |
| Mocha | Black and White |
| Aluminum | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 240.00 | $ 300.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8.4 inches | 9.7 inches |
| 1920 x 1200 pixels | 2048 x 1536 pixels |
| TFT | IPS LCD |
| 270 pixels per inch | 264 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.2 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7904 chipset | Apple A5X chipset |
| Arm Cortex-A73 and Arm Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A9 (Dual-Core 1000 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 1 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP2 GPU | Quad core PowerVR SGX543MP4 GPU |
| 8.91 | 7.83 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 9.84 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 5.00 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 |
| 8.47 | 7.81 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | 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 | 6.9 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Battery | 11560mAh Li-Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 11.2 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Accelerometer and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) is just a bit better than iPad 3, getting a score of 74.6 against 71.1. Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) has Android 9.0 Pie OS, and iPad 3 has iOS 6.1 OS. Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020)'s construction is much newer, way lighter and notably thinner than iPad 3. The Apple iPad 3 counts with a much better looking display than Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020), because although it has a quite lower screen pixels density, it also counts with a quite better resolution of 1536 x 2048 pixels and a bigger screen.
Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) counts with a better performing processing unit than iPad 3, because it has 6 more processing cores and 2 GB more RAM. The Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) has a bit better camera than Apple iPad 3, and although they both have the same video frame rate and the same video resolution, the Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) also has a lot bigger diafragm aperture to capture better photography and video in poorly lited environments and a camera in the back with a lot higher resolution.
Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) features a way bigger memory for games and applications than iPad 3, because although it has less internal storage capacity, it also counts with a slot for an external memory card that allows up to 512 GB. The iPad 3 features a way better battery performance than Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020), because it has 11560mAh of battery capacity against 5000mAh.
The Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) not only is the best tablets of the ones we are comparing, but it's also very cheap compared to the other ones.
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