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| Global Score | |
| 75.2 | 62.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| Android 9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat | iPadOS 18.x |
| 2017-03-24 | 2025-03-04 |
| 9.34 x 6.65 x 0.24 inches | -- |
| 15.13 ounces | 16.97 ounces |
| Black and Silver | Blue, Pink, Silver and Yellow |
| Glass | -- |
| $ 240.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 9.7 inches | 10.9 inches |
| 2048 x 1536 pixels | -- |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 264 pixels per inch | -- |
| -- | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.2 | 3.7 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996 chipset | Apple A16 Bionic (4 nm) chipset |
| Kryo, 64-bit, 14 nm (Quad-Core 2150 MHz) processor | processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 530 GPU | Apple GPU 4-core GPU |
| 8.91 | 6.3 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 8.88 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | -- |
| 9.35 | 7.92 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | -- |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE-A (4G) and LTE (4G) | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| 5.6 | 7.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 6000mAh Battery | -- |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 7.52 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.3 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Galaxy Tab S3 is much better than Apple iPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025), having a 75.2 score against 62.5. Galaxy Tab S3 counts with Android 9.0 Pie OS, while Apple iPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025) has iPadOS 18.x OS. The Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 has a much powerful processor than Apple iPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025), because although it has a smaller amount of RAM, it also counts with a greater number of cores (and also faster).
The Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 features a way better looking display than Apple iPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025), although it has a bit smaller screen. Apple iPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025) counts with a greater storage capacity to store more apps and games than Galaxy Tab S3, because although it has no external memory card slot, it also counts with 128 GB internal memory.
Galaxy Tab S3 features a better camera than Apple Apple iPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025), because although it has a tinier diafragm aperture which is not good for shooting photographs and videos in low-light environments, it also counts with a more MP camera in the back. Galaxy Tab S3 has a really longer battery lifetime than Apple Apple iPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025).
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