Apple iPad (2020) vs Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 3 Specs Comparison

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Apple iPad (2020)
Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 3
Apple iPad (2020) Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 3
Released · Sep 18, 2020
Released · Sep 28, 2020
10.2-inch · 2160x1620px
8.0-inch · 1920x1200px
Single camera
Single camera
3GB · 32GB
4GB · 64GB
8827 mAh
5050 mAh
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Availability

Officially announced
Sep 15, 2020 Sep 28, 2020
Prices (MSRP)
$459 $490

Design

Dimensions
9.87 x 6.85 x 0.30 inches
250.6 x 174.1 x 7.5 mm 		8.42 x 4.99 x 0.39 inches
213.8 x 126.8 x 9.9 mm
Weight
17.46 oz / 495.0 g 15.03 oz / 426.0 g
Materials
Back: Aluminum Back: Plastic
Resistance
Water, Dust, Shock, Vibration, Temperature; IP68; MIL-STD-810 certified
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch) 2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch)
Features
Stylus
Keys
Right: Volume control Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Silver, Space gray, Gold Black

Display

Size
10.2-inch, 73.86% screen-to-body 8.0-inch, 68.46% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD, 500 nits IPS LCD
Resolution
2160x1620px, 4:3 ratio, 265 PPI 1920x1200px, 16:10 ratio, 283 PPI
Features
Oleophobic coating, Ambient light sensor
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Bright Min
1.7 (Good) Untested
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Hardware

System chip
Apple A12 Bionic APL1W81 (7 nm) Samsung Exynos 9810 (10 nm)
Processor
Quad-core
Vortex and Tempest 		Octa-core
4x2.9GHz Exynos M3
4x1.9GHz Cortex-A55
GPU
Apple G11P Mali-G72 MP18
Memory
3GB/32GB
3GB/128GB 		4GB (LPDDR4)/64GB
4GB/128GB
Storage expansion
not expandable microSDXC up to 1024 GB
OS
iPadOS (14.x) Android (10)

Battery

Type
8827 mAh, Li - Ion 5050 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
Fast charging
Charge speed
Wired: 15.0W
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Battery Life Estimate
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Browsing
Untested
Video
11h 13min
Gaming
4h 50min
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Untested
Browsing
Untested
Video
Untested
Gaming
Untested
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Camera

Rear
Single camera Single camera
Main camera
8 MP (Autofocus, BSI sensor)
Aperture size: F2.4 		13 MP (PDAF)
Flash
LED
Video recording
1080p (30 fps), 720p (120 fps)
Time-lapse video, EIS 		4K UHD (30 fps)
Front
1.2 MP (HDR)
Video capture: 720p 		5 MP
Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2 5.0
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band
MIMO
802.11 a, b, g, n, ac 		a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6,dual-band
MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct
802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax
USB
Lightning Type-C, USB 3.1
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou
Other
UMA (Wi-Fi Calling) NFC, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Multiple speakers Multiple speakers
Features
Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 25, 26, 29, 30, 66, 71
4G (TDD) Bands
34, 38, 39, 40, 41
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s, UMTS
Dual SIM
Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM, eSIM

Alternative variants

with 128GB storage
Memory 128GB
Prices (MSRP) $559
with 128GB storage
Memory 128GB
Prices (MSRP) $510
Wi-Fi only
Weight 17.28 oz / 490.0 g
Prices (MSRP) $329
with LTE support
Data Speed LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
Prices (MSRP) $590
Wi-Fi only with 128GB storage
Memory 128GB
Weight 17.28 oz / 490.0 g
Prices (MSRP) $429
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