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Apple iPad 3
64 GB AT&T| Global Score | |
| 74 | 71.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| -- | iOS 6.1, 6, 5.1 |
| 2015-09-03 | 2012-03-07 |
| 9.34 x 6.65 x 0.22 inches | 9.50 x 7.31 x 0.37 inches |
| 13.83 ounces | 23.35 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Black and White |
| Metal | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| -- | $ 300.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 9.7 inches | 9.7 inches |
| 2048 x 1536 pixels | 2048 x 1536 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 264 pixels per inch | 264 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.3 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 5433 chipset | Apple A5X chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 20 nm (Octa-Core 1900 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A9 (Dual-Core 1000 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 1 GB RAM |
| Mali-T760 MP6 GPU | Quad core PowerVR SGX543MP4 GPU |
| 9 | 7.83 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.02 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 2.10 MP | 5.00 MP + 0.30 MP |
| -- | f/2.40 aperture |
| -- | 35.00mm focal length |
| 2560 x 1440 (Quad HD / 2K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 6.38 | 7.81 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| -- | Micro SIM |
| 5.7 | 6.9 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5870mAh Battery | 11560mAh Li-Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 7.44 | 11.2 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Galaxy Tab S2 9.7-inch is slightly better than Apple iPad 3, with a general score of 74 against 71.1. Galaxy Tab S2 9.7-inch's design is noticeably newer, incredibly thinner and lighter than Apple iPad 3. Galaxy Tab S2 9.7-inch counts with a better performing processor than iPad 3, because it has a larger amount of RAM memory and a higher number of cores.
IPad 3 has a little more vivid screen than Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 9.7-inch. Both of them have a greater pixels quantity in each display inch, the same exact resolution of 1536 x 2048 and a screen with the same size. The Apple iPad 3 captures much better photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 9.7-inch, although it has a way lower video resolution and a back-facing camera with much less mega-pixels resolution.
The Galaxy Tab S2 9.7-inch counts with a much greater memory to store more apps and games than Apple iPad 3, and although they both have exactly the same 64 GB internal memory capacity, the Galaxy Tab S2 9.7-inch also has an external SD slot that supports up to 128 GB. Apple iPad 3 features a really longer battery performance than Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 9.7-inch, because it has 11560mAh of battery capacity against 5870mAh.
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