Compare tablets
| Global Score | |
| 75.2 | 74.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| Android 9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat | iPadOS 16.x |
| 2017-03-24 | -- |
| 9.34 x 6.65 x 0.24 inches | 11.09 x 8.48 x 0.24 inches |
| 15.13 ounces | -- |
| Black and Silver | Silver and Space Gray |
| Glass | Aluminum and Aluminum |
| $ 240.00 | $ 1299.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 9.7 inches | 13 inches |
| 2048 x 1536 pixels | 2752 x 2064 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | OLED |
| 264 pixels per inch | 265 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.2 | 6.8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996 chipset | Apple M4 chipset |
| Kryo, 64-bit, 14 nm (Quad-Core 2150 MHz) processor | processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Adreno 530 GPU | Apple 10-core GPU GPU |
| 8.91 | 6.3 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 8.88 | 13.3 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP |
| f/1.90 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 | 8.91 |
| 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 | Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 7.52 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.3 |
| GPS | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Galaxy Tab S3 has a general score of 75.2, which is a little bit better than iPad Pro 13-inch (M4, 2024)'s 74.8 overall score. The Galaxy Tab S3 comes with Android 9.0 Pie OS, while iPad Pro 13-inch (M4, 2024) works with iPadOS 16.x OS. The Galaxy Tab S3 design has the same thickness than iPad Pro 13-inch (M4, 2024), but it is heavier.
The Galaxy Tab S3 has a bit better screen than iPad Pro 13-inch (M4, 2024), although it has a way worse resolution of 1536 x 2048, a just a bit worse pixel amount in each display inch and a much smaller screen. The Galaxy Tab S3 counts with a much greater processing power than Apple iPad Pro 13-inch (M4, 2024), although it has an inferior number of cores and a smaller amount of RAM memory.
The Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 takes just a bit better pictures and videos than iPad Pro 13-inch (M4, 2024), because although it has slower 30 fps video frame rates, and they both have the same 3840x2160 video quality, the Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 also counts with a back-facing camera with a better 13 mega-pixels resolution.
The iPad Pro 13-inch (M4, 2024) has a much better memory for apps and games than Galaxy Tab S3, because although it has no SD card slot, it also counts with 256 GB internal storage. Galaxy Tab S3 features a much longer battery lifetime than Apple iPad Pro 13-inch (M4, 2024).
Even being the best tablet of the ones in this comparison, the Galaxy Tab S3 is also a bargain compared to the other devices.
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