Compare tablets
| Global Score | |
| 79 | 62.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| Android 10 | iPadOS 18.x, 17.x, 16.x, 15.x, 14.x |
| 2020-09-28 | 2020-09-18 |
| 8.42 x 4.99 x 0.39 inches | 9.87 x 6.85 x 0.30 inches |
| 15.03 ounces | 17.46 ounces |
| Black | Gold, Silver and Space gray |
| Plastic | Aluminum and Aluminum |
| $ 490.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8 inches | 10.2 inches |
| 1920 x 1200 pixels | 2160 x 1620 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 283 pixels per inch | 265 pixels per inch |
| -- | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.5 | 7.6 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 9810 chipset | Apple A12 Bionic (7 nm) chipset |
| Exynos M3 and Arm Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2700 MHz) processor | processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Mali-G72 MP18 GPU | Apple GPU 4 core GPU |
| 9.45 | 6.21 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 13.02 | 5.8 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 1.20 MP |
| -- | f/2.40 aperture |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 8.36 | 8.36 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| -- | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.1 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5050mAh Li - Ion Battery | Li - Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Galaxy Tab Active 3 is much better than the iPad 10.2 (2020), with a overall score of 79 against 62.2. The Galaxy Tab Active 3 works with Android 10 operating system, and iPad 10.2 (2020) counts with iPadOS 18.x operating system. The Galaxy Tab Active 3 design is lighter but way thicker than the iPad 10.2 (2020), and both were released with only 0 months difference.
Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 3 has a much greater processing power than Apple iPad 10.2 (2020), because it has 2 more cpu cores and a higher amount of RAM. IPad 10.2 (2020) counts with a little sharper screen than Galaxy Tab Active 3, because although it has a little lower pixel density, it also counts with a larger screen and a better resolution of 1620 x 2160px.
IPad 10.2 (2020) and Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 3 count with really similar cameras, although the iPad 10.2 (2020) has a lot less mega pixels resolution back-facing camera and a lot worse 1920x1080 (Full HD) video definition. Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 3 has a much greater memory for applications and games than Apple iPad 10.2 (2020), because it has a slot for external memory cards that holds a maximum of 1 TB and 64 GB internal storage.
The Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 3 has a very superior battery performance than Apple iPad 10.2 (2020).
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