Compare tablets
| Global Score | |
| 75.2 | 73.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| Android 9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat | iPadOS 15.x |
| 2017-03-24 | 2021-09-24 |
| 9.34 x 6.65 x 0.24 inches | 9.84 x 6.85 x 0.30 inches |
| 15.13 ounces | 17.18 ounces |
| Black and Silver | 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 | 7.8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996 chipset | Apple A13 Bionic APL1W85 (7 nm) chipset |
| Kryo, 64-bit, 14 nm (Quad-Core 2150 MHz) processor | 64-bit Lightning and Thunder, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2650 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | -- |
| Adreno 530 GPU | Yes GPU |
| 8.91 | 9.99 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 8.88 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 12.00 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 | 8.58 |
| 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 | 8526mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 7.52 | 9.36 |
| 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
The Galaxy Tab S3 has an overall score of 75.2, which is slightly better than Apple iPad 10.2-inch (2021)'s overall score of 73.2. Galaxy Tab S3 is an older device than Apple iPad 10.2-inch (2021), but Samsung managed to make it lighter and way thinner anyway. The Galaxy Tab S3 works with Android 9.0 Pie OS, while Apple iPad 10.2-inch (2021) works with iPadOS 15.x OS.
Apple iPad 10.2-inch (2021) features a bit better looking display than Samsung Galaxy Tab S3, because it has a little higher pixel amount per inch of display, a little bigger display and a slightly higher 1620 x 2160 resolution. IPad 10.2-inch (2021) features a quite better performance than Galaxy Tab S3, because it has a greater number of cores and a 64-bit CPU.
The Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 has a bigger memory capacity for applications and games than Apple iPad 10.2-inch (2021), because although it has only 32 GB internal memory, it also counts with an external memory card slot that allows up to 256 GB. The iPad 10.2-inch (2021) features a very superior battery lifetime than Galaxy Tab S3, because it has a 42 percent more battery size.
The Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 captures a bit better pictures and videos than Apple iPad 10.2-inch (2021), because it has a back-facing camera with a way better 13 megapixels resolution, a way bigger aperture to capture better low light captures and a lot better video resolution.
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