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Samsung Galaxy Tab Pro 8.4
3G OnlySM-T321
Apple iPad 3
16 GB| Global Score | |
| 74 | 64.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| Android 4.4.2 | iOS 7.x, 6.1, 6, 5.1 |
| 2014-01-06 | 2012-03-07 |
| 8.62 x 5.06 x 0.28 inches | 9.50 x 7.31 x 0.37 inches |
| 11.82 ounces | 23.00 ounces |
| -- | Black and White |
| $ 289.00 | $ 290.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8.4 inches | 9.7 inches |
| 1600 x 2560 pixels | 2048 x 1536 pixels |
| Super Clear LCD | IPS LCD |
| 359 pixels per inch | 264 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8.8 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 MSM8974 chipset | Apple A5X chipset |
| Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2300 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A9 (Dual-Core 1000 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM | 1 GB RAM |
| Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU | Quad core PowerVR SGX543MP4 GPU |
| 9.27 | 7.83 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 16 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 6.16 | 4.4 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 2.00 MP | 5.00 MP + 0.30 MP |
| -- | f/2.40 aperture |
| -- | 35.00mm focal length |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 7.7 | 7.81 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | -- |
| SIM | -- |
| 7 | 3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4800mAh Battery | 11560mAh Li-Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 25 hours talk time | -- |
| 6.64 | 11.2 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Infra-red port | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Galaxy Tab Pro 8.4 is much better than iPad 3, getting a overall score of 74 against 64.7. Galaxy Tab Pro 8.4 is a newer portable tablet, and it's also noticeably thinner and lighter than the iPad 3. The Galaxy Tab Pro 8.4 works with Android 4.4.2 OS, and iPad 3 comes with iOS 7.x OS. The Galaxy Tab Pro 8.4 features a little more vivid screen than iPad 3, because although it has a little smaller screen, it also counts with a slightly higher resolution of 2560 x 1600 and a better pixels count per display inch.
The Galaxy Tab Pro 8.4 has a better processor than iPad 3, because it has an extra graphics processor, a larger number of cores (and also faster) and a higher amount of RAM. The Samsung Galaxy Tab Pro 8.4 has a much better memory for applications, games, photos and videos than iPad 3, and although they both have the same internal memory capacity, the Samsung Galaxy Tab Pro 8.4 also has an external SD slot that holds up to 64 GB.
The iPad 3 counts with a really longer battery lifetime than Galaxy Tab Pro 8.4, because it has a 11560mAh battery capacity. IPad 3 has a bit better camera than Galaxy Tab Pro 8.4, although it has a back-facing camera with a lot worse 5 mega-pixels resolution and a lower video quality.
Despite of being the best tablet in our current comparison, the Samsung Galaxy Tab Pro 8.4 is also cheap compared to the Apple iPad 3.
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