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| Global Score | |
| 79 | 80 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| Android 10 | -- |
| 2020-09-28 | 2016-03-31 |
| 8.42 x 4.99 x 0.39 inches | 9.40 x 6.60 x 0.24 inches |
| 15.03 ounces | 15.66 ounces |
| Black | Gold, Gray and Pink |
| Plastic | Aluminum |
| $ 490.00 | $ 300.00 |
| 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 | No touch screen |
| 7.5 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 9810 chipset | Apple A9X APL1021 chipset |
| Exynos M3 and Arm Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2700 MHz) processor | Twister, 64-bit, 16 nm (Dual-Core 2260 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 2 GB RAM |
| Mali-G72 MP18 GPU | PowerVR Series 7XT GPU |
| 9.45 | 8.91 |
| 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 + 5.00 MP |
| -- | f/2.20 aperture |
| -- | 29.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor |
| 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 (4G), HSPA and HSUPA |
| -- | Nano SIM |
| 6.1 | 5.5 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5050mAh Li - Ion Battery | 7306mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 8.48 |
| 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
IPad Pro 9.7-inch is a bit better than Galaxy Tab Active 3, getting a general score of 80 against 79. IPad Pro 9.7-inch is a way older and a bit heavier device than the Galaxy Tab Active 3, but Apple managed to make it extremely thinner anyway. The Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 3 features a bit more vivid screen than iPad Pro 9.7-inch, because although it has a quite lower 1200 x 1920 resolution and a quite smaller screen, it also counts with a just a little higher screen pixel density.
Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 3 counts with just a little better hardware performance than iPad Pro 9.7-inch, because it has a greater amount of RAM and a larger number of faster cores. The Apple iPad Pro 9.7-inch counts with a slightly bigger memory for applications, games, photos and videos than Galaxy Tab Active 3, because although it has no slot for SD memory cards, it also counts with 256 GB internal storage.
The iPad Pro 9.7-inch shoots much better photos and videos than Galaxy Tab Active 3, although it has a worse 3840x2160 video resolution and a back facing camera with lesser mega-pixels. IPad Pro 9.7-inch features a much longer battery life than Galaxy Tab Active 3, because it has a 45 percent more battery capacity.
Even being the best tablet of the ones we are comparing, the iPad Pro 9.7-inch is also a bargain compared to the other tablets.
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