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Apple iPad 4
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| Global Score | |
| 75.2 | 70.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| Android 9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat | iOS 7.x, 6.1, 6 |
| 2017-03-24 | 0000-00-00 |
| 9.34 x 6.65 x 0.24 inches | 9.50 x 7.31 x 0.37 inches |
| 15.13 ounces | 23.35 ounces |
| Black and Silver | Black and White |
| Glass | -- |
| $ 240.00 | $ 740.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 9.7 inches | 9.7 inches |
| 2048 x 1536 pixels | 2048 x 1536 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 264 pixels per inch | 264 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.2 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996 chipset | Apple A6X chipset |
| Kryo, 64-bit, 14 nm (Quad-Core 2150 MHz) processor | Dual-Core 1400 MHz processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 1 GB RAM |
| Adreno 530 GPU | PowerVR SGX554 (Dual-Core 200 MHz) GPU |
| 8.91 | 8.46 |
| 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 | 5.00 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 |
| 9.35 | 7.92 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G) and LTE (4G) | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA |
| -- | Micro SIM |
| 5.6 | 7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 6000mAh Battery | Li-Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 7.52 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Galaxy Tab S3 has an overall score of 75.2, which is a bit better than the Apple iPad 4's score of 70.8. Galaxy Tab S3 works with Android 9.0 Pie operating system, and Apple iPad 4 has iOS 7.x operating system. Galaxy Tab S3 is a a lot lighter and noticeably thinner portable tablet than Apple iPad 4.
Galaxy Tab S3 features just a bit better performance than Apple iPad 4, because although it has doesn't have a GPU, it also counts with 2 more processing cores and 3 GB more RAM memory. The Apple iPad 4 features a much better display than Galaxy Tab S3. They have a greater pixels amount per inch of screen, a screen of the same size and an equal resolution of 1536 x 2048.
The Galaxy Tab S3 shoots much clearer videos and photos than Apple iPad 4, because it has a way bigger diafragm aperture to capture better low-light images, a camera in the back with a way better 13 megapixels resolution and a lot higher 3840x2160 (4K) video definition. The iPad 4 counts with a bigger memory capacity to install applications and games than Samsung Galaxy Tab S3, because although it has no slot for external memory cards, it also counts with 128 GB internal memory.
Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 features a really longer battery performance than iPad 4.
In addition to being the best tablet of the ones we are comparing here, the Galaxy Tab S3 is also a bargain compared to others, which makes it a great choice.
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