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| Global Score | |
| 75.2 | 62.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| Android 9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat | iPadOS 18.x, 17.x, 16.x, 15.x, 14.x |
| 2017-03-24 | 2020-09-18 |
| 9.34 x 6.65 x 0.24 inches | 9.87 x 6.85 x 0.30 inches |
| 15.13 ounces | 17.46 ounces |
| Black and Silver | Gold, Silver and Space gray |
| Glass | Aluminum and Aluminum |
| $ 240.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 9.7 inches | 10.2 inches |
| 2048 x 1536 pixels | 2160 x 1620 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 264 pixels per inch | 265 pixels per inch |
| -- | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.2 | 7.6 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996 chipset | Apple A12 Bionic (7 nm) chipset |
| Kryo, 64-bit, 14 nm (Quad-Core 2150 MHz) processor | processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Adreno 530 GPU | Apple GPU 4 core GPU |
| 8.91 | 6.21 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 8.88 | 5.8 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 1.20 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/2.40 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.35 | 8.36 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE-A (4G) and LTE (4G) | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| -- | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 5.6 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 6000mAh Battery | Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 7.52 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| 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 much better than the iPad 10.2 (2020), getting a global score of 75.2 against 62.2. Despite of the fact that the Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 is older than the iPad 10.2 (2020), it's construction is thinner and lighter. The Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 works with Android 9.0 Pie operating system, while iPad 10.2 (2020) counts with iPadOS 18.x operating system.
Galaxy Tab S3 has a much better performing CPU than iPad 10.2 (2020), because although it has less cores , it also counts with a larger amount of RAM memory. The Apple iPad 10.2 (2020) has a little sharper display than Samsung Galaxy Tab S3, because it has a little bit higher display pixel density, a little higher 1620 x 2160px resolution and a little bit bigger display.
The Galaxy Tab S3 takes much better photographs and videos than iPad 10.2 (2020), because it has a back camera with lot more mega-pixels, a much higher (4K) video quality and a much bigger aperture to take better low-light photography. The Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 counts with a much better storage for applications, games, photos and videos than Apple iPad 10.2 (2020), and although they both have exactly the same 32 GB internal memory capacity, the Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 also has a slot for external memory cards that admits up to 256 GB.
The Galaxy Tab S3 has a superior battery life than Apple iPad 10.2 (2020).
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