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Apple iPad 3
64 GB AT&T| Global Score | |
| 78.6 | 71.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| Android 10, 9.0 Pie | iOS 6.1, 6, 5.1 |
| 2019-04-26 | 2012-03-07 |
| 9.65 x 6.30 x 0.22 inches | 9.50 x 7.31 x 0.37 inches |
| 14.11 ounces | 23.35 ounces |
| Black, Gold and Silver | Black and White |
| Aluminum | -- |
| $ 316.00 | $ 300.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.5 inches | 9.7 inches |
| 2560 x 1600 pixels | 2048 x 1536 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 288 pixels per inch | 264 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.4 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 670 SDM670 chipset | Apple A5X chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A75 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A9 (Dual-Core 1000 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 1 GB RAM |
| Adreno 615 GPU | Quad core PowerVR SGX543MP4 GPU |
| 9.09 | 7.83 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 14.14 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 5.00 MP + 0.30 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/2.40 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 35.00mm focal length |
| 0.29 inches (1/3.4") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 9.46 | 7.81 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| -- | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| Nano SIM | Micro SIM |
| 3 | 6.9 |
| Battery Life | |
| 7040mAh Li - Ion Battery | 11560mAh Li-Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 8.32 | 11.2 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Galaxy Tab S5e is better than the iPad 3, getting a overall score of 78.6 against 71.1. The Galaxy Tab S5e comes with Android 10 OS, and iPad 3 has iOS 6.1 OS. The Galaxy Tab S5e is a incredibly newer tablet, and it's also noticeably lighter and incredibly thinner than iPad 3. The Apple iPad 3 has a little more vivid screen than Galaxy Tab S5e, although it has a bit worse resolution of 1536 x 2048, a just a bit inferior amount of pixels per display inch and a bit smaller screen.
The Samsung Galaxy Tab S5e features a much better memory to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Apple iPad 3, because it has an external SD slot that holds a maximum of 512 GB and 64 GB more internal memory. The Samsung Galaxy Tab S5e has a superior processing unit than iPad 3, because it has a higher amount of RAM and 6 more cores.
The Galaxy Tab S5e has a much better camera than Apple iPad 3, because it has a lot higher 3840x2160 (4K) video definition, a way better resolution back facing camera and a bigger aperture. The iPad 3 features a very superior battery lifetime than Samsung Galaxy Tab S5e, because it has 11560mAh of battery capacity.
Galaxy Tab S5e costs a little more money than the Apple iPad 3, but you can get a better tablet for that extra money.
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