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| Global Score | |
| 79 | 77 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| Android 10 | -- |
| 2020-09-28 | 2018-03-27 |
| 8.42 x 4.99 x 0.39 inches | 9.40 x 6.60 x 0.29 inches |
| 15.03 ounces | 16.86 ounces |
| Black | Gold, Gray and Silver |
| Plastic | Aluminum |
| $ 490.00 | $ 559.00 |
| 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 | 7.3 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 9810 chipset | Apple A10 Fusion APL1W24 chipset |
| Exynos M3 and Arm Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2700 MHz) processor | Hurricane and Zephyr, 64-bit, 16 nm (Quad-Core 2340 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 2 GB RAM |
| Mali-G72 MP18 GPU | PowerVR 7XT GT7600 Plus GPU |
| 9.45 | 9.18 |
| 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 | 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-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA |
| -- | Nano SIM |
| 6.1 | 5.7 |
| 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 Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 3 has a global score of 79, which is slightly better than Apple iPad 9.7-inch (2018)'s 77 overall score. Even though Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 3 is much thicker than the Apple iPad 9.7-inch (2018), it's lighter and much newer. Galaxy Tab Active 3 features a little better performance than iPad 9.7-inch (2018), because it has a higher amount of RAM memory and 4 more cores.
Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 3 has a little bit better looking display than iPad 9.7-inch (2018), because although it has a little lower resolution of 1200 x 1920 pixels and a quite smaller display, it also counts with a little bit more pixels per inch in the display. Galaxy Tab Active 3 features a little bit better camera than iPad 9.7-inch (2018), because it has a lot higher 3840x2160 video resolution and a way better 13 MP resolution back-facing camera.
The Galaxy Tab Active 3 features a much bigger memory for apps and games than iPad 9.7-inch (2018), because although it has 0 less internal memory, it also counts with a SD memory slot that supports a maximum of 1 TB. Apple iPad 9.7-inch (2018) counts with a much better battery life than Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 3, because it has 8827mAh of battery capacity.
Even being the best tablet between the ones we are comparing, Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 3 is also the cheapest.
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