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| Global Score | |
| 79 | 89.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| Android 10 | -- |
| 2020-09-28 | 2017-06-09 |
| 8.42 x 4.99 x 0.39 inches | 12.04 x 8.69 x 0.27 inches |
| 15.03 ounces | 24.41 ounces |
| Black | Gold, Gray and Silver |
| Plastic | Aluminum |
| $ 490.00 | $ 660.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8 inches | 12.9 inches |
| 1920 x 1200 pixels | 2732 x 2048 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 283 pixels per inch | 265 pixels per inch |
| -- | 600 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.5 | 7.9 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 9810 chipset | Apple A10X Fusion APL1071 chipset |
| Exynos M3 and Arm Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2700 MHz) processor | Hurricane and Zephyr, 64-bit, 10 nm (Hexa-Core 2380 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G72 MP18 GPU | Apple 12-core GPU GPU |
| 9.45 | 9.45 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 512 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 13.02 | 17.6 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 7.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.80 aperture |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 8.36 | 9.57 |
| 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 |
| 6.1 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5050mAh Li - Ion Battery | 10891mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 10.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Apple iPad Pro 12.9-inch is better than the Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 3, with a score of 89.8 against 79. The Apple iPad Pro 12.9-inch body is much thinner than the Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 3, but it is a lot heavier and was released many years before. The iPad Pro 12.9-inch counts with a little more vivid screen than Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 3, because although it has a just a bit lower screen density, it also counts with a really larger display and a way better resolution of 2048 x 2732 pixels.
The Apple iPad Pro 12.9-inch has a very superior storage for games and applications than Galaxy Tab Active 3, because although it has no SD memory slot, it also counts with more internal storage capacity. The iPad Pro 12.9-inch's processing unit is just as good as Galaxy Tab Active 3's CPU, and although the iPad Pro 12.9-inch has lesser and slower processing cores, they both have 4 GB of RAM.
IPad Pro 12.9-inch has a much better battery life than Galaxy Tab Active 3, because it has a 116% larger battery capacity. Apple iPad Pro 12.9-inch features a superior camera than Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 3, although it has a back-facing camera with a lower 12 megapixels resolution and a lower video definition.
IPad Pro 12.9-inch is more expensive than the Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 3, but you can get a better tablet for that few more dollars.
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