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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
Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 has a general score of 75.2, which is way better than Apple iPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025)'s 62.5 global score. The Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 works with Android 9.0 Pie operating system, and Apple iPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025) has iPadOS 18.x operating system. The Galaxy Tab S3 features a way better processing power than iPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025), because although it has a smaller amount of RAM, it also counts with more cpu cores.
The Galaxy Tab S3 counts with a much sharper display than iPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025), although it has a little smaller display. The iPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025) has more memory capacity for games and applications than Galaxy Tab S3, because although it has no slot for an SD memory card, it also counts with more internal memory capacity.
Galaxy Tab S3 has a way better battery lifetime than Apple iPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025). Galaxy Tab S3 takes better photographs and videos than Apple iPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025), because although it has a tinier camera aperture which is not nice for capturing images or videos in low light environments, it also counts with a back-facing camera with more MP.
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