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| Global Score | |
| 67 | 70.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| Android 4.4 | iPadOS 18.x |
| 2014-09-04 | 2025-03-12 |
| 8.39 x 4.97 x 0.38 inches | -- |
| 13.86 ounces | 21.76 ounces |
| -- | Blue, Purple, Space Gray and Starlight |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 515.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8 inches | 13 inches |
| 800 x 1280 pixels | -- |
| TFT | IPS LCD |
| 189 pixels per inch | -- |
| -- | 600 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 7.4 | 3.8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 8026 chipset | Apple M3 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A7 (Quad-Core 1200 MHz) processor | processor |
| 1,5 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Adreno 305 (450 MHz) GPU | Apple GPU 9-core GPU |
| 8.37 | 6.3 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 6.16 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 3.10 MP + 1.20 MP | 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor |
| 1280 x 720 (30 fps) (HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 6.38 | 9.9 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | -- |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Micro SIM | -- |
| 7 | 7.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4450mAh Li-Polymer Battery | 9705mAh Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 31 hours talk time | -- |
| 6.32 | 10.08 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.3 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
IPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) has a score of 70.4, which is just a bit better than the Galaxy Tab Active's 67 general score. Although the iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) is a lot heavier than Galaxy Tab Active, it's much thinner and much newer. IPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) works with iPadOS 18.x OS, while Galaxy Tab Active works with Android 4.4 OS.
The Samsung Galaxy Tab Active counts with a much more vibrant screen than Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025), although it has a really smaller screen. IPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) features a way bigger memory capacity to install games and applications than Samsung Galaxy Tab Active, because although it has no SD memory card expansion slot, it also counts with 128 GB internal memory capacity.
Samsung Galaxy Tab Active counts with a much greater processing power than iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025), because although it has a lower amount of RAM and an inferior number of cores , it also counts with a graphics co-processor. Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) has a way better battery duration than Samsung Galaxy Tab Active, because it has 9705mAh of battery capacity instead of 4450mAh.
Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) captures much better videos and photos than Samsung Galaxy Tab Active, because it has a lot higher video definition and a camera with a much higher 12 mega pixels resolution.
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