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 | 0000-00-00 |
| 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 just a bit better than the iPad Air 13-inch (M2, 2024), with a 75.2 score against 71.3. Galaxy Tab S3 is a much lighter tablet device than iPad Air 13-inch (M2, 2024), but both of them are 0.24inches thick. The Galaxy Tab S3 counts with Android 9.0 Pie operating system, while iPad Air 13-inch (M2, 2024) comes with iPadOS 15.x operating system.
Galaxy Tab S3 counts with a very superior processor than iPad Air 13-inch (M2, 2024), although it has less RAM memory and an inferior number of cores. The Galaxy Tab S3 counts with just a bit better looking display than iPad Air 13-inch (M2, 2024), because although it has a really smaller display and a way lower resolution of 1536 x 2048px, it also counts with a bit more pixels per inch in the screen.
The Galaxy Tab S3 takes better videos and photos than Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M2, 2024), because although it has a tinier aperture which is not nice for low light photography and video, it also counts with a back-facing camera with more mega-pixels. The iPad Air 13-inch (M2, 2024) has a quite bigger storage 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 storage.
The Galaxy Tab S3 counts with a very superior battery performance than iPad Air 13-inch (M2, 2024).
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