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| Global Score | |
| 79 | 60.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| Android 10 | iPadOS 15.x |
| 2020-09-28 | -- |
| 8.42 x 4.99 x 0.39 inches | -- |
| 15.03 ounces | 16.26 ounces |
| Black | -- |
| Plastic | Aluminum |
| $ 490.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8 inches | 12.9 inches |
| 1920 x 1200 pixels | 2360 x 1640 pixels |
| IPS LCD | -- |
| 283 pixels per inch | 223 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.5 | 6.5 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 9810 chipset | Apple M2 chipset |
| Exynos M3 and Arm Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2700 MHz) processor | processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-G72 MP18 GPU | Yes GPU |
| 9.45 | 6.3 |
| 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 | 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.80 aperture |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | -- |
| 8.36 | 7.92 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | -- |
| 6.1 | 2.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5050mAh Li - Ion Battery | -- |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.3 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 3 is much better than the Apple iPad Air 12.9 -inch (6th Gen), having a 79 score against 60.6. Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 3 works with Android 10 OS, and Apple iPad Air 12.9 -inch (6th Gen) works with iPadOS 15.x OS. The Galaxy Tab Active 3 features a more vivid display than iPad Air 12.9 -inch (6th Gen), because although it has a way worse resolution of 1200 x 1920 and a lot smaller screen, it also counts with a higher count of pixels per screen inch.
Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 3 counts with a way bigger memory to store more games and applications than iPad Air 12.9 -inch (6th Gen), and although they both have the same 64 GB internal memory, the Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 3 also has a slot for an external memory card that admits up to 1 TB. The Galaxy Tab Active 3 counts with a very superior processing unit than iPad Air 12.9 -inch (6th Gen), although it has a smaller amount of RAM memory, they both have a Octa-Core CPU.
Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 3 takes slightly better pictures and videos than Apple iPad Air 12.9 -inch (6th Gen), because it has a back-facing camera with a higher resolution. Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 3 features a really longer battery life than iPad Air 12.9 -inch (6th Gen).
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