Compare tablets
| Global Score | |
| 75.2 | 66.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| Android 9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat | iOS 13.x, 12.x |
| 2017-03-24 | 2019-05-28 |
| 9.34 x 6.65 x 0.24 inches | 4.86 x 2.31 x 0.24 inches |
| 15.13 ounces | 3.10 ounces |
| Black and Silver | 16 777 216 |
| Glass | -- |
| $ 240.00 | $ 399.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 9.7 inches | 4 inches |
| 2048 x 1536 pixels | 1136 x 640 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 264 pixels per inch | 326 pixels per inch |
| -- | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.2 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996 chipset | Apple A10 Fusion APL1W24 chipset |
| Kryo, 64-bit, 14 nm (Quad-Core 2150 MHz) processor | Hurricane and Zephyr, 64-bit, 16 nm (Quad-Core 2340 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | -- |
| Adreno 530 GPU | PowerVR Series 7XT GT7600 Plus GPU |
| 8.91 | 8.91 |
| 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 | 8.00 MP + 1.20 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/2.40 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 9.35 | 8.25 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE-A (4G) and LTE (4G) | -- |
| 5.6 | 2.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 6000mAh Battery | Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 7.52 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 4.1 |
| GPS | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer and Gyroscope |
Comparison review
Galaxy Tab S3 is much better than the Apple iPod Touch (2019), with a score of 75.2 against 66.9. Galaxy Tab S3 works with Android 9.0 Pie operating system, and Apple iPod Touch (2019) comes with iOS 13.x operating system. Galaxy Tab S3's design has the same thickness than Apple iPod Touch (2019), but it is much heavier.
The iPod Touch (2019) has a better looking screen than Samsung Galaxy Tab S3, because although it has a much smaller screen and a way lower 640 x 1136 resolution, it also counts with a little bit more pixels per inch in the display. IPod Touch (2019) counts with a lot bigger storage for games and applications than Samsung Galaxy Tab S3, because although it has no SD card slot, it also counts with 224 GB more internal memory.
The iPod Touch (2019) has a processing unit that's very similar to Galaxy Tab S3's CPU, they have the same number of cores. The Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 has a much longer battery life than iPod Touch (2019). Galaxy Tab S3 has a better camera than iPod Touch (2019), because it has a way higher 13 megapixels resolution camera in the back, a way better (4K) video quality and a lot bigger aperture.
Even being the best tablet between the ones we are comparing, Galaxy Tab S3 is also a bargain compared to the other tablets, which makes it very easy to pick between these tablets.
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