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| Global Score | |
| 79 | 68.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| Android 10 | iOS 7.x, 6.1, 6 |
| 2020-09-28 | 0000-00-00 |
| 8.42 x 4.99 x 0.39 inches | 9.50 x 7.31 x 0.37 inches |
| 15.03 ounces | 23.35 ounces |
| Black | Black and White |
| Plastic | -- |
| $ 490.00 | $ 485.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8 inches | 9.7 inches |
| 1920 x 1200 pixels | 2048 x 1536 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 283 pixels per inch | 264 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.5 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 9810 chipset | Apple A6X chipset |
| Exynos M3 and Arm Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2700 MHz) processor | Dual-Core 1400 MHz processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 1 GB RAM |
| Mali-G72 MP18 GPU | PowerVR SGX554 (Dual-Core 200 MHz) GPU |
| 9.45 | 8.46 |
| 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 | 5.00 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 |
| 8.36 | 7.92 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA |
| -- | Micro SIM |
| 6.1 | 7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5050mAh Li - Ion Battery | Li-Polymer Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 3 is much better than the iPad 4, getting a score of 79 against 68.6. The Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 3 works with Android 10 OS, while iPad 4 comes with iOS 7.x OS. The Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 3 is a noticeably lighter but a bit thicker portable tablet than the iPad 4.
The Apple iPad 4 features a bit sharper screen than Galaxy Tab Active 3, because although it has a bit lower amount of pixels per inch in the screen, it also counts with a bigger display and a little bit higher 1536 x 2048 pixels resolution. Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 3 features a much bigger memory for games and applications than iPad 4, and although they both have the same 64 GB internal storage capacity, the Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 3 also has a SD memory slot that allows a maximum of 1 TB.
The Galaxy Tab Active 3 counts with a better processor than Apple iPad 4, because although it has doesn't have a graphics co-processor, it also counts with 6 more CPU cores and a greater amount of RAM. The Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 3 counts with a really longer battery duration than iPad 4. Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 3 captures just a bit better photos and videos than Apple iPad 4, because it has a lot higher 3840x2160 (4K) video definition and a lot better 13 megapixels resolution back-facing camera.
Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 3 is a little more expensive than Apple iPad 4, but it's still a great deal, as you can get a lot more features for that extra money.
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