Compare tablets
| Global Score | |
| 75.2 | 71.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| Android 9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat | iPadOS 15.x |
| 2017-03-24 | 2024-05-07 |
| 9.34 x 6.65 x 0.24 inches | 11.05 x 8.46 x 0.24 inches |
| 15.13 ounces | 21.80 ounces |
| Black and Silver | -- |
| Glass | Aluminum |
| $ 240.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 9.7 inches | 13 inches |
| 2048 x 1536 pixels | 2732 x 2048 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | -- |
| 264 pixels per inch | 263 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.2 | 6.8 |
| 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 Galaxy Tab S3 is a bit better than the Apple iPad Air 13-inch (6th Gen), getting a global score of 75.2 against 71.3. The Galaxy Tab S3 has Android 9.0 Pie operating system, and Apple iPad Air 13-inch (6th Gen) works with iPadOS 15.x operating system. The Galaxy Tab S3 design has the same thickness than the Apple iPad Air 13-inch (6th Gen), but it's notably lighter.
The Galaxy Tab S3 has a little bit better looking display than iPad Air 13-inch (6th Gen), because although it has a lot smaller screen and a lot worse resolution of 1536 x 2048, it also counts with a just a bit greater display density. IPad Air 13-inch (6th Gen) counts with a quite bigger storage capacity to install games and applications than Galaxy Tab S3, because although it has no SD memory card expansion slot, it also counts with 128 GB internal memory.
Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 counts with a very superior CPU than Apple iPad Air 13-inch (6th Gen), although it has a lower number of cores and a smaller amount of RAM memory. The Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 counts with a way better battery lifetime than Apple iPad Air 13-inch (6th Gen). The Galaxy Tab S3 counts with a better camera than iPad Air 13-inch (6th Gen), because although it has a smaller aperture, it also counts with a back-facing camera with a better 13 megapixels resolution.
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