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| Global Score | |
| 79 | 63.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| Android 10 | iPadOS 18.x |
| 2020-09-28 | -- |
| 8.42 x 4.99 x 0.39 inches | 7.69 x 5.31 x 0.25 inches |
| 15.03 ounces | 10.48 ounces |
| Black | Blue, Purple, Space Gray and Starlight |
| Plastic | Aluminum and Aluminum |
| $ 490.00 | $ 499.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8 inches | 8.3 inches |
| 1920 x 1200 pixels | 2266 x 1488 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 283 pixels per inch | 327 pixels per inch |
| -- | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.5 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 9810 chipset | Apple A17 pro (3 nm) chipset |
| Exynos M3 and Arm Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2700 MHz) processor | processor |
| 4 GB RAM | -- |
| Mali-G72 MP18 GPU | Apple GPU 6-core GPU |
| 9.45 | 5.85 |
| 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 | 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 8.36 | 8.91 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| -- | Dual SIM |
| 6.1 | 10 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5050mAh Li - Ion Battery | Li - Polymer 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, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Galaxy Tab Active 3 is a lot better than the iPad mini (A17 Pro), with a 79 score against 63.3. Galaxy Tab Active 3 is a much heavier and noticeably thicker device than the iPad mini (A17 Pro). The Galaxy Tab Active 3 counts with Android 10 OS, and iPad mini (A17 Pro) has iPadOS 18.x OS. The iPad mini (A17 Pro) features a bit better screen than Galaxy Tab Active 3, because it has a bit bigger screen, a higher 1488 x 2266 resolution and a just a little more pixels per screen inch.
Galaxy Tab Active 3 counts with a much better performance than iPad mini (A17 Pro), because it has a higher number of cores (and also faster). Galaxy Tab Active 3 counts with a much better memory capacity to install applications and games than Apple iPad mini (A17 Pro), because although it has just 64 GB internal memory capacity, it also counts with a slot for SD memory cards that supports up to 1 TB.
The Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 3 counts with a way better battery life than iPad mini (A17 Pro). The Apple iPad mini (A17 Pro) takes just a bit better pictures and videos than Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 3, although it has a lower 3840x2160 video resolution and a lower 12 mega pixels resolution back-facing camera.
Galaxy Tab Active 3 not only is the best tablets between the ones we are comparing, but it's also cheaper than the other tablet.
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