Compare tablets
| Global Score | |
| 75.2 | 71.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| Android 9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat | iPadOS 14.x |
| 2017-03-24 | 2020-10-16 |
| 9.34 x 6.65 x 0.24 inches | 9.75 x 7.03 x 0.24 inches |
| 15.13 ounces | 16.23 ounces |
| Black and Silver | Green, Rose gold, Silver, Sky blue and Space gray |
| Glass | Aluminum |
| $ 240.00 | $ 729.00 |
| 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 Firestorm and Icestorm, 64-bit, 5 nm (Hexa-Core 3100 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | -- |
| Adreno 530 GPU | Apple 4-core GPU GPU |
| 8.91 | 10.26 |
| 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 + 7.00 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) | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| -- | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 5.6 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 6000mAh Battery | Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 7.52 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 is just a bit better than Apple iPad Air (2020), getting a 75.2 score against 71.7. Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 is a a bit lighter device than Apple iPad Air (2020), but they are 0.24inches thick. Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 comes with Android 9.0 Pie operating system, while Apple iPad Air (2020) counts with iPadOS 14.x operating system.
The iPad Air (2020) features a superior performance than Galaxy Tab S3, because it has a 64-bit processing unit and a higher number of faster cores. Apple iPad Air (2020) counts with a slightly better looking display than Samsung Galaxy Tab S3, and although they both have a greater count of pixels per display inch, the Apple iPad Air (2020) also has a little higher resolution of 1640 x 2360 and a little bit larger screen.
Apple iPad Air (2020) features just a bit better camera than Galaxy Tab S3, because although it has a lower 3840x2160 (4K) video quality and a lesser mega-pixels back facing camera, it also counts with a bigger camera aperture to take better photography in low light environments. Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 features a quite bigger memory for games and applications than Apple iPad Air (2020), because although it has 0 less internal memory capacity, it also counts with an external memory slot that allows up to 256 GB.
The Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 features a superior battery lifetime than Apple iPad Air (2020).
Even being the best tablet of the ones we are comparing, Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 is also a lot cheaper.
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