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| Global Score | |
| 79 | 74.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| Android 10 | iPadOS 16.x |
| 2020-09-28 | -- |
| 8.42 x 4.99 x 0.39 inches | 11.09 x 8.48 x 0.24 inches |
| 15.03 ounces | -- |
| Black | Silver and Space Gray |
| Plastic | Aluminum and Aluminum |
| $ 490.00 | $ 1299.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8 inches | 13 inches |
| 1920 x 1200 pixels | 2752 x 2064 pixels |
| IPS LCD | OLED |
| 283 pixels per inch | 265 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.5 | 6.8 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 9810 chipset | Apple M4 chipset |
| Exynos M3 and Arm Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2700 MHz) processor | processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-G72 MP18 GPU | Apple 10-core GPU GPU |
| 9.45 | 6.3 |
| 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 | 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 |
| 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 | -- |
| NFC | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 3 has a score of 79, which is slightly better than Apple iPad Pro 13-inch (M4, 2024)'s 74.8 overall score. Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 3 has Android 10 operating system, while Apple iPad Pro 13-inch (M4, 2024) has iPadOS 16.x operating system. The Galaxy Tab Active 3 counts with a much faster CPU than Apple iPad Pro 13-inch (M4, 2024), although it has 4 GB less RAM memory, they both have a Octa-Core CPU.
The Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 3 has a brighter display than iPad Pro 13-inch (M4, 2024), because although it has a lot smaller display and a much lower 1200 x 1920px resolution, it also counts with a little better pixels count in each inch in the display. The iPad Pro 13-inch (M4, 2024) features just a bit more memory to store more apps and games than Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 3, because although it has no SD card slot, it also counts with 256 GB internal storage.
The Galaxy Tab Active 3 has a superior battery performance than Apple iPad Pro 13-inch (M4, 2024). Apple iPad Pro 13-inch (M4, 2024) counts with a slightly better camera than Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 3, although it has a worse 3840x2160 (4K) video definition and a back camera with a lower resolution.
Despite of being the best tablet of the ones in this comparison, Galaxy Tab Active 3 is also a lot cheaper, which makes it an easy decision.
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