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Samsung Galaxy Tab S 10.5
Wi-Fi OnlySM-T800
Apple iPad 3
32 GB Verizon| Global Score | |
| 72.1 | 69.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| Android 4.4.2 | iOS 7.x, 6.1, 6, 5.1 |
| 2014-06-12 | 2012-03-07 |
| 9.74 x 6.98 x 0.26 inches | 9.50 x 7.31 x 0.37 inches |
| 16.40 ounces | 23.35 ounces |
| Black and White | Black and White |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 269.00 | $ 270.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.5 inches | 9.7 inches |
| 2560 x 1600 pixels | 2048 x 1536 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 288 pixels per inch | 264 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8.3 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Exynos 5 Octa 5420 chipset | Apple A5X chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A15 (Quad-Core 1900 MHz + Quad-Core 1300 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A9 (Dual-Core 1000 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB (933 MHz) RAM | 1 GB RAM |
| ARM Mali-T628 MP6 GPU | Quad core PowerVR SGX543MP4 GPU |
| 8.82 | 7.83 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 8.12 | 5.8 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 2.10 MP | 5.00 MP + 0.30 MP |
| -- | f/2.40 aperture |
| -- | 35.00mm focal length |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 7.48 | 7.81 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| -- | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| Micro SIM | Micro SIM |
| 3 | 6.9 |
| Battery Life | |
| 7900mAh Battery | 11560mAh Li-Polymer Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 8.88 | 11.2 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy Tab S 10.5 has an overall score of 72.1, which is a bit better than iPad 3's 69.5 global score. Samsung Galaxy Tab S 10.5's body is a lot newer, incredibly thinner and extremely lighter than the iPad 3. The Samsung Galaxy Tab S 10.5 works with Android 4.4.2 OS, and iPad 3 comes with iOS 7.x OS.
Galaxy Tab S 10.5 features a bit better looking screen than Apple iPad 3, because it has a little bit higher 1600 x 2560 pixels resolution, a quite better pixels density and a bit bigger screen. Galaxy Tab S 10.5 features a much bigger memory capacity to store more games and applications than Apple iPad 3, and although they both have the same 32 GB internal memory, the Galaxy Tab S 10.5 also has a slot for an SD memory card that supports a maximum of 128 GB.
Galaxy Tab S 10.5 features a better hardware performance than iPad 3, because it has 6 more processing cores and 2 GB more RAM. Apple iPad 3 counts with a really longer battery lifetime than Galaxy Tab S 10.5, because it has 11560mAh of battery capacity. The iPad 3 counts with just a bit better camera than Samsung Galaxy Tab S 10.5, although it has a back camera with much less mega pixels and a lower video definition.
Despite of being the best tablet of the ones we are comparing, Samsung Galaxy Tab S 10.5 is also cheaper, which makes buying this tablet a simple decision.
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