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| Global Score | |
| 70 | 69.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo, 7.1 Nougat | iPadOS 18.x |
| 2017-11-01 | 2025-03-04 |
| 8.45 x 5.02 x 0.39 inches | -- |
| 14.78 ounces | 16.23 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Blue, Purple, Space Gray and Starlight |
| $ 520.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8 inches | 11 inches |
| 1280 x 800 pixels | -- |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 189 pixels per inch | -- |
| -- | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 6.6 | 3.7 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880 chipset | Apple M3 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1600 MHz) processor | processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-T830 MP3 GPU | Apple GPU 9-core GPU |
| 8.73 | 6.3 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 7.48 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 7.48 | 9.9 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | -- |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM | -- |
| 6.3 | 7.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4450mAh Battery | 7606mAh Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.32 | 8.72 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.3 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 2 is slightly better than the Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025), having a 70 score against 69.6. The Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 2 counts with Android 9.0 Pie operating system, while Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025) works with iPadOS 18.x operating system. Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 2 counts with a way better looking screen than Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025), although it has a really smaller display.
Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 2 features a much powerful CPU than Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025), although it has a smaller amount of RAM, they both have the same number of cores. Apple Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025) features a lot bigger storage capacity for games and applications than Galaxy Tab Active 2, because although it has no SD memory card expansion slot, it also counts with 112 GB more internal storage capacity.
The Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025) features a superior battery lifetime than Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 2, because it has 7606mAh of battery capacity. The Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025) features a much better camera than Galaxy Tab Active 2, because it has a way more megapixels back-facing camera and a way higher video resolution.
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