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| Global Score | |
| 74.3 | 70.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| Android 4.4.2 | iPadOS 18.x |
| 2014-06-12 | 2025-03-04 |
| 9.74 x 6.98 x 0.26 inches | -- |
| 16.47 ounces | 21.76 ounces |
| Black and White | Blue, Purple, Space Gray and Starlight |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 189.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.5 inches | 13 inches |
| 2560 x 1600 pixels | -- |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 288 pixels per inch | -- |
| -- | 600 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.3 | 3.8 |
| Performance | |
| Exynos 5 Octa 5420 chipset | Apple M3 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A15 (Quad-Core 1900 MHz + Quad-Core 1300 MHz) processor | processor |
| 3 GB (933 MHz) RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| ARM Mali-T628 MP6 GPU | Apple GPU 9-core GPU |
| 8.82 | 6.3 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 8.12 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 2.10 MP | 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 7.48 | 9.9 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | -- |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE (4G) and GSM | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Micro SIM | -- |
| 5.5 | 7.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 7900mAh Battery | 9705mAh Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 8.88 | 10.08 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.3 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Galaxy Tab S 10.5 is just a bit better than the Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025), with a global score of 74.3 against 70.4. Galaxy Tab S 10.5 counts with Android 4.4.2 OS, and Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) comes with iPadOS 18.x OS. The Samsung Galaxy Tab S 10.5 has a lot better looking display than Apple Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025), although it has a little smaller display.
Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) counts with a way bigger storage capacity to install games and applications than Samsung Galaxy Tab S 10.5, because although it has no SD memory card expansion slot, it also counts with 128 GB internal storage capacity. Galaxy Tab S 10.5 has a much powerful processing unit than Apple Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025), although it has a lower amount of RAM, they both have the same number of cores.
The Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) counts with a lot better camera than Galaxy Tab S 10.5, because it has a much better (4K) video resolution and a way more MP back camera. Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) has improved battery performance than Galaxy Tab S 10.5, because it has a 23% more battery size.
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