Compare tablets
| Global Score | |
| 70 | 70.4 |
| 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 | 21.76 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Blue, Purple, Space Gray and Starlight |
| $ 520.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8 inches | 13 inches |
| 1280 x 800 pixels | -- |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 189 pixels per inch | -- |
| -- | 600 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 6.6 | 3.8 |
| 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 | 9705mAh Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.32 | 10.08 |
| 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
The Apple Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) is slightly better than the Galaxy Tab Active 2, with a global score of 70.4 against 70. The Apple Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) design is newer and noticeably thinner, but also extremely heavier than Galaxy Tab Active 2. Apple Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) comes with iPadOS 18.x operating system, while Galaxy Tab Active 2 has Android 9.0 Pie operating system.
The Galaxy Tab Active 2 counts with a much better screen than Apple Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025), although it has a really smaller display. Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 2 counts with a lot better hardware performance than Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025), although it has a smaller amount of RAM, they both have the same number of cores.
Apple Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) features a very superior camera than Galaxy Tab Active 2, because it has a way higher video resolution and a way better 12 megapixels resolution back facing camera. The Apple Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) has a much greater memory to store more apps and games than Galaxy Tab Active 2, because although it has no external memory card slot, it also counts with 128 GB internal storage.
The Apple Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) features a way better battery life than Galaxy Tab Active 2, because it has 9705mAh of battery capacity.
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