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| Global Score | |
| 75.2 | 70.4 |
| 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 | 21.76 ounces |
| Black and Silver | Blue, Purple, Space Gray and Starlight |
| Glass | -- |
| $ 240.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 9.7 inches | 13 inches |
| 2048 x 1536 pixels | -- |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 264 pixels per inch | -- |
| -- | 600 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.2 | 3.8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996 chipset | Apple M3 chipset |
| Kryo, 64-bit, 14 nm (Quad-Core 2150 MHz) processor | processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Adreno 530 GPU | Apple GPU 9-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 | -- |
| -- | 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 9.35 | 9.9 |
| 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 | 9705mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 7.52 | 10.08 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | 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
Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 is a little bit better than the Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025), getting a 75.2 score against 70.4. Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 counts with Android 9.0 Pie operating system, while Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) counts with iPadOS 18.x operating system. The Galaxy Tab S3 has a lot better looking display than Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025), although it has a really smaller display.
Galaxy Tab S3 counts with a much faster CPU than Apple Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025), although it has a smaller amount of RAM memory and less cpu cores (although they are faster). The Apple Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) counts with a little bit better camera than Galaxy Tab S3, because although it has a back camera with less megapixels resolution and a worse video resolution, it also counts with a bigger camera aperture to take better low-light photography and videos.
Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) counts with a greater storage to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy Tab S3, because although it has no external memory card slot, it also counts with more internal storage. Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) has a really longer battery lifetime than Galaxy Tab S3, because it has a 62% larger battery size.
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