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| Global Score | |
| 78.6 | 70.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| Android 10, 9.0 Pie | iPadOS 18.x |
| 2019-04-26 | 2025-03-04 |
| 9.65 x 6.30 x 0.22 inches | -- |
| 14.11 ounces | 21.76 ounces |
| Black, Gold and Silver | Blue, Purple, Space Gray and Starlight |
| Aluminum | -- |
| $ 316.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.5 inches | 13 inches |
| 2560 x 1600 pixels | -- |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 288 pixels per inch | -- |
| -- | 600 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.4 | 3.8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 670 SDM670 chipset | Apple M3 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A75 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor | processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Adreno 615 GPU | Apple GPU 9-core GPU |
| 9.09 | 6.3 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 14.14 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.29 inches (1/3.4") sensor | 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 9.46 | 9.9 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | -- |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| -- | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM | -- |
| 3 | 7.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 7040mAh Li - Ion Battery | 9705mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 8.32 | 10.08 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.3 |
| 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 S5e has a general score of 78.6, which is much better than the Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025)'s 70.4 global score. The Samsung Galaxy Tab S5e counts with Android 10 operating system, while Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) has iPadOS 18.x operating system. The Galaxy Tab S5e features an extremely better CPU than Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025), although it has a lower amount of RAM, they both have the same number of cores.
The Galaxy Tab S5e features a much better screen than Apple Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025), although it has a quite smaller screen. Samsung Galaxy Tab S5e counts with a much bigger memory capacity to install games and applications than Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025), and although they both have the same internal storage capacity, the Samsung Galaxy Tab S5e also has a slot for an external memory card that holds a maximum of 512 GB.
The Apple Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) captures slightly better videos and photos than Galaxy Tab S5e, because although it has a worse video definition and a lesser mega pixels back-facing camera, it also counts with a bigger aperture to take better low-light photography and video and a bigger camera sensor taking higher quality videos and pictures.
The Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) counts with a really longer battery life than Galaxy Tab S5e, because it has a 38 percent greater battery size.
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