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| Global Score | |
| 79 | 86.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| Android 10 | iPadOS 14.x |
| 2020-09-28 | 2021-05-21 |
| 8.42 x 4.99 x 0.39 inches | 9.75 x 7.03 x 0.23 inches |
| 15.03 ounces | 16.44 ounces |
| Black | Silver and Space Gray |
| Plastic | Aluminum and Aluminum |
| $ 490.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8 inches | 11 inches |
| 1920 x 1200 pixels | 2388 x 1688 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 283 pixels per inch | 266 pixels per inch |
| -- | 600 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.5 | 7.9 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 9810 chipset | Apple M1 chipset |
| Exynos M3 and Arm Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2700 MHz) processor | 5 nm (Octa-Core 3100 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-G72 MP18 GPU | Apple 8-core GPU GPU |
| 9.45 | 9.99 |
| 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 |
| -- | f/1.80 aperture |
| 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 | 9.9 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | 5G, 5G |
| -- | Nano SIM |
| 6.1 | 6.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5050mAh Li - Ion Battery | 7540mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 8.64 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Apple iPad Pro 11-inch (2021) has an overall score of 86.4, which is a bit better than Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 3's 79 overall score. The Apple iPad Pro 11-inch (2021) comes with iPadOS 14.x OS, while Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 3 counts with Android 10 OS. Even though the Apple iPad Pro 11-inch (2021) and Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 3 were released with only a couple of months difference, Apple iPad Pro 11-inch (2021)'s design is extremely thinner but also a little heavier than Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 3.
Apple iPad Pro 11-inch (2021) has a slightly better screen than Galaxy Tab Active 3, because although it has a little lower pixels density, it also counts with a higher resolution of 1688 x 2388 and a much larger screen. The Galaxy Tab Active 3 counts with a superior storage to store more games and applications than Apple iPad Pro 11-inch (2021), because although it has only 64 GB internal storage, it also counts with a slot for an external memory card that holds up to 1 TB.
The iPad Pro 11-inch (2021) counts with a bit faster processing unit than Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 3, and although they both have a Octa-Core CPU, the iPad Pro 11-inch (2021) also has more RAM. IPad Pro 11-inch (2021) counts with a much longer battery performance than Galaxy Tab Active 3, because it has 7540mAh of battery capacity against 5050mAh.
Apple iPad Pro 11-inch (2021) captures better videos and photos than Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 3, although it has a worse 3840x2160 (4K) video definition and a back facing camera with a lower 12 MP resolution.
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