Compare tablets
| Global Score | |
| 75.2 | 74.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| Android 9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat | iPadOS 16.x |
| 2017-03-24 | 2022-10-26 |
| 9.34 x 6.65 x 0.24 inches | 9.87 x 6.85 x 0.30 inches |
| 15.13 ounces | 16.83 ounces |
| Black and Silver | Blue, Pink, Silver and Yellow |
| Glass | Aluminum |
| $ 240.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 9.7 inches | 10.9 inches |
| 2048 x 1536 pixels | 2360 x 1640 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 264 pixels per inch | 264 pixels per inch |
| -- | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.2 | 7.8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996 chipset | Apple A14 Bionic chipset |
| Kryo, 64-bit, 14 nm (Quad-Core 2150 MHz) processor | 64-bit Hexa-Core 3000 MHz processor |
| 4 GB RAM | -- |
| Adreno 530 GPU | Apple 4-core GPU |
| 8.91 | 10.17 |
| 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 | 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 | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 9.35 | 9.9 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE-A (4G) and LTE (4G) | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| -- | Nano SIM |
| 5.6 | 10 |
| Battery Life | |
| 6000mAh Battery | Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 7.52 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.2 |
| GPS | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 is a bit better than the iPad (2022), with a 75.2 score against 74.7. Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 is an much older tablet than iPad (2022), but Samsung managed to build it somewhat lighter and much thinner anyway. The Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 comes with Android 9.0 Pie OS, while iPad (2022) works with iPadOS 16.x OS.
The Apple iPad (2022) has a better CPU than Galaxy Tab S3, because it has a 64-bit CPU and a greater number of cores (and they are faster). The iPad (2022) has a slightly better looking display than Galaxy Tab S3, and although they both have the same screen pixel density, the iPad (2022) also has a little bit larger screen and a slightly higher 1640 x 2360 resolution.
Apple iPad (2022) counts with just a bit better camera than Samsung Galaxy Tab S3, because although it has a lower 12 mega-pixels resolution back-facing camera and a lower 3840x2160 video quality, it also counts with a larger aperture. Galaxy Tab S3 has a bigger memory for games and applications than iPad (2022), because although it has less internal memory, it also counts with an external SD slot that supports up to 256 GB.
Galaxy Tab S3 has a very superior battery duration than iPad (2022).
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