Compare tablets
| Global Score | |
| 79 | 62.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| Android 10 | iOS 7.x, 6.1, 6, 5.1, 5, 4.x |
| 2020-09-28 | 2011-03-02 |
| 8.42 x 4.99 x 0.39 inches | 9.50 x 7.31 x 0.34 inches |
| 15.03 ounces | 21.62 ounces |
| Black | Black and White |
| Plastic | -- |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 490.00 | $ 505.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8 inches | 9.7 inches |
| 1920 x 1200 pixels | 1024 x 768 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 283 pixels per inch | 132 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.5 | 6.3 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 9810 chipset | Apple A5 chipset |
| Exynos M3 and Arm Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2700 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A9 (Dual-Core 1000 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 512 MB RAM |
| Mali-G72 MP18 GPU | PowerVR SGX543 MP2 (Dual-Core 200 MHz) GPU |
| 9.45 | 8.01 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 13.02 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 0.70 MP + 0.30 MP |
| -- | f/2.40 aperture |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1280 x 720 (30 fps) (HD) video resolution |
| 8.36 | 6.16 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE and GSM |
| -- | Micro SIM |
| 6.1 | 3.5 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5050mAh Li - Ion Battery | 6944mAh Li-Polymer Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 8.24 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 2.1, EDR |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 3 is much better than iPad 2, having a 79 score against 62.1. The Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 3 has Android 10 operating system, and iPad 2 works with iOS 7.x operating system. Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 3 is a newer and notably lighter tablet than iPad 2, although it is also thicker.
The Galaxy Tab Active 3 has a better looking display than iPad 2, because although it has a bit smaller display, it also counts with a much higher resolution of 1200 x 1920 pixels and a way greater quantity of pixels per display inch. Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 3 counts with a much greater memory capacity for apps and games than Apple iPad 2, and although they both have exactly the same 64 GB internal storage capacity, the Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 3 also has a SD card slot that supports up to 1 TB.
Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 3 features a quite superior processing power than Apple iPad 2, because although it has doesn't have an additional graphics processor, it also counts with more cpu cores and more RAM. Galaxy Tab Active 3 counts with a way better camera than Apple iPad 2, because it has a camera with way more megapixels and a much higher (4K) video definition.
Apple iPad 2 counts with a way better battery duration than Galaxy Tab Active 3, because it has a 6944mAh battery size.
Despite of being the best tablet of the ones we are comparing, the Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 3 is also cheaper than the other tablet.
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