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| Global Score | |
| 79 | 65.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| Android 10 | iOS 13.x, 12.x, 11.x, 10.x |
| 2020-09-28 | 2017-03-24 |
| 8.42 x 4.99 x 0.39 inches | 9.45 x 6.67 x 0.30 inches |
| 15.03 ounces | 16.86 ounces |
| Black | 16 777 216 |
| Plastic | Aluminum |
| $ 490.00 | $ 220.00 |
| 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 | No touch screen |
| 7.5 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 9810 chipset | Apple A9 APL0898 chipset |
| Exynos M3 and Arm Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2700 MHz) processor | Twister, 64-bit, 16 nm (Dual-Core 1850 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 2 GB RAM |
| Mali-G72 MP18 GPU | PowerVR GT7600 GPU |
| 9.45 | 8.64 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | -- |
| microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 13.02 | 0 |
| 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 |
| 8.36 | 8.25 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE (4G) |
| -- | Nano SIM |
| 6.1 | 4.8 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5050mAh Li - Ion Battery | 8827mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 9.52 |
| 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 has a general score of 79, which is a lot better than Apple iPad 9.7-inch's 65.4 score. The Galaxy Tab Active 3 is a way newer and lighter portable tablet than Apple iPad 9.7-inch, although it's much thicker. The Galaxy Tab Active 3 comes with Android 10 operating system, while Apple iPad 9.7-inch counts with iOS 13.x operating system.
Galaxy Tab Active 3 features a little better performance than iPad 9.7-inch, because it has more cpu cores and a greater amount of RAM. Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 3 counts with a bit better display than Apple iPad 9.7-inch, because although it has a little lower 1200 x 1920 pixels resolution and a quite smaller screen, it also counts with a bit higher pixels number per inch in the screen.
Galaxy Tab Active 3 has much more storage to install games and applications than iPad 9.7-inch, because it has a slot for SD memory cards that allows a maximum of 1 TB. IPad 9.7-inch features a much longer battery performance than Galaxy Tab Active 3, because it has a 75 percent more battery size. The Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 3 takes a bit better photographs and videos than Apple iPad 9.7-inch, because it has a much better 3840x2160 (4K) video definition and a lot more mega pixels camera.
The Galaxy Tab Active 3 is a lot more expensive than the iPad 9.7-inch, but it's still a great choice, as you can get a lot more for that extra money.
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