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| Global Score | |
| 79 | 70.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| Android 10 | iPadOS 18.x |
| 2020-09-28 | 2025-03-04 |
| 8.42 x 4.99 x 0.39 inches | -- |
| 15.03 ounces | 21.76 ounces |
| Black | Blue, Purple, Space Gray and Starlight |
| Plastic | -- |
| $ 490.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8 inches | 13 inches |
| 1920 x 1200 pixels | -- |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 283 pixels per inch | -- |
| -- | 600 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.5 | 3.8 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 9810 chipset | Apple M3 chipset |
| Exynos M3 and Arm Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2700 MHz) processor | processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-G72 MP18 GPU | Apple GPU 9-core GPU |
| 9.45 | 6.3 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 13.02 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 8.36 | 9.9 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | -- |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| 6.1 | 7.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5050mAh Li - Ion Battery | 9705mAh Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 10.08 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.3 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 3 is much better than the Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025), having a 79 score against 70.4. The Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 3 counts with Android 10 operating system, while Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) comes with iPadOS 18.x operating system. The Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 3 features a lot better screen than Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025), although it has a lot smaller screen.
Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 3 has a lot bigger memory for apps and games than Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025), because although it has less internal memory capacity, it also counts with an external memory card slot that allows up to 1 TB. The Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 3 has a way better hardware performance than Apple Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025), although it has a lower amount of RAM, they both have the same number of cores.
The Apple Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) features a very superior battery lifetime than Galaxy Tab Active 3, because it has a 9705mAh battery capacity. The Apple Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) counts with a much better camera than Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 3, although it has a less megapixels resolution camera and a lower 3840x2160 video resolution.
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