Compare tablets
| Global Score | |
| 75.2 | 72.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| Android 9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat | iPadOS 15.x |
| 2017-03-24 | 0000-00-00 |
| 9.34 x 6.65 x 0.24 inches | 9.72 x 7.03 x 0.24 inches |
| 15.13 ounces | 16.26 ounces |
| Black and Silver | Blue, Purple and Starlight ,Space Gray |
| Glass | Aluminum |
| $ 240.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 9.7 inches | 11 inches |
| 2048 x 1536 pixels | 2360 x 1640 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 264 pixels per inch | 261 pixels per inch |
| -- | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.2 | 7.6 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996 chipset | Apple M2 chipset |
| Kryo, 64-bit, 14 nm (Quad-Core 2150 MHz) processor | processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Adreno 530 GPU | 10-core GPU 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 | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE-A (4G) and LTE (4G) | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| 5.6 | 10 |
| 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, Barometer, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 is just a bit better than iPad Air 11-inch (M2, 2024), getting a 75.2 score against 72.3. Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 has Android 9.0 Pie operating system, while iPad Air 11-inch (M2, 2024) works with iPadOS 15.x operating system. Samsung Galaxy Tab S3's design has the same thickness than iPad Air 11-inch (M2, 2024), but it's just a little bit lighter.
IPad Air 11-inch (M2, 2024) features a little sharper screen than Samsung Galaxy Tab S3, because although it has a quite lower number of pixels per screen inch, it also counts with a little bit larger screen and a quite better resolution of 1640 x 2360px. Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M2, 2024) counts with a greater memory to store more games and applications than Galaxy Tab S3, because although it has no external memory slot, it also counts with 128 GB internal memory capacity.
Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 features a lot better hardware performance than iPad Air 11-inch (M2, 2024), although it has lesser RAM and lesser cores (although faster). Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 has a superior battery performance than Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M2, 2024). The Galaxy Tab S3 shoots better photographs and videos than Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M2, 2024), because although it has a tinier aperture which is worse for low-light images and video, it also counts with a more MP back facing camera.
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