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| Global Score | |
| 79 | 85.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| Android 10 | -- |
| 2020-09-28 | 2019-03-18 |
| 8.42 x 4.99 x 0.39 inches | 9.80 x 6.80 x 0.24 inches |
| 15.03 ounces | 16.37 ounces |
| Black | Gold, Gray and Silver |
| Plastic | Aluminum |
| $ 490.00 | $ 779.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8 inches | 10.5 inches |
| 1920 x 1200 pixels | 2224 x 1668 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 283 pixels per inch | 265 pixels per inch |
| -- | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.5 | 7.8 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 9810 chipset | Apple A12 Bionic APL1W81 chipset |
| Exynos M3 and Arm Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2700 MHz) processor | 64-bit Vortex and Tempest, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2490 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Mali-G72 MP18 GPU | Apple 4-core GPU GPU |
| 9.45 | 10.35 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 13.02 | 13.3 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 7.00 MP |
| -- | f/2.40 aperture |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (120 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 8.36 | 8.91 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| -- | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.1 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5050mAh Li - Ion Battery | 8134mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 9.04 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Apple iPad Air (2019) has an overall score of 85.9, which is just a bit better than Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 3's global score of 79. The Apple iPad Air (2019) design is way thinner than Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 3, although it is a little bit heavier and was released about a year before. IPad Air (2019) has a little bit better screen than Galaxy Tab Active 3, because although it has a just a bit lower amount of pixels per inch in the screen, it also counts with a higher 1668 x 2224 resolution and a much larger display.
IPad Air (2019) has a bit more storage capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 3, because although it has no slot for SD memory cards, it also counts with more internal memory capacity. The Apple iPad Air (2019) counts with a bit superior processing unit than Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 3, because although it has a lower amount of RAM memory, and they both have 8 cpu cores, the Apple iPad Air (2019) also counts with a 64 bits processing unit.
Apple iPad Air (2019) features a bit better camera than Galaxy Tab Active 3, although it has a way lower 8 megapixels resolution back facing camera and a lot lower (Full HD) video resolution. The iPad Air (2019) has a much longer battery performance than Galaxy Tab Active 3, because it has 8134mAh of battery capacity.
IPad Air (2019) costs a lot more money than Galaxy Tab Active 3, but you can get a better tablet for that extra dollars.
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