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Apple iPad Air
Wi-Fi Only 16 GB| Global Score | |
| 79 | 72.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| Android 10 | iOS 8.x, 7.x |
| 2020-09-28 | 2013-10-22 |
| 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 | Black, Gray and White |
| Plastic | Aluminium |
| $ 490.00 | $ 211.00 |
| 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 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 9810 chipset | Apple A7 chipset |
| Exynos M3 and Arm Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2700 MHz) processor | 64-bit Cyclone (Dual-Core 1400 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 1 GB RAM |
| Mali-G72 MP18 GPU | PowerVR G6430 (600 MHz) GPU |
| 9.45 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 16 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 13.02 | 4.4 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 5.00 MP + 1.20 MP |
| -- | f/2.40 aperture |
| -- | 33.00mm focal length |
| 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, EV-DO A, EV-DO B, EDGE and GPRS |
| -- | Nano SIM |
| 6.1 | 6.5 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5050mAh Li - Ion Battery | 8820mAh Li-Polymer Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 9.52 |
| 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
Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 3 is slightly better than the iPad Air, with a global score of 79 against 72.6. Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 3 counts with Android 10 operating system, while iPad Air works with iOS 8.x operating system. Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 3 is a noticeably newer and lighter tablet device than iPad Air, although it's a lot thicker.
The Galaxy Tab Active 3 has a bit more powerful CPU than iPad Air, because although it has a 32-bits CPU instead of 64-bits and doesn't have a graphics processing unit, it also counts with a higher number of cores (and faster) and 3 GB more RAM memory. IPad Air features a little bit better looking display than Galaxy Tab Active 3, because although it has a little bit worse pixels count per screen inch, it also counts with a slightly higher resolution of 1536 x 2048 pixels and a bigger screen.
The Galaxy Tab Active 3 takes clearer pictures and videos than iPad Air, because it has a way higher video quality and a much more mega-pixels camera. The Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 3 features a much better storage capacity for applications and games than Apple iPad Air, because it has a SD card slot that allows a maximum of 1 TB and 64 GB internal memory capacity.
The Apple iPad Air features a much longer battery performance than Galaxy Tab Active 3, because it has a 75 percent bigger battery size.
Although Galaxy Tab Active 3 is a better device, it costs a lot more than iPad Air, and it doesn't have such a good relation between it's price and quality as iPad Air. So if you need that extra features and specs, you can buy Galaxy Tab Active 3, otherwise you can save some dollars and get the iPad Air, giving up a couple specs and features.
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