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

Availability

Officially announced
Sep 15, 2020	Sep 28, 2020
Prices (MSRP)
3GB/32GB - $459 3GB/128GB - $559 Wi-Fi only version - $329	4GB/64GB - $490 4GB/128GB - $510 LTE version - $590

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 Wi-Fi only version - 490 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 Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested
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

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

11h 13min

Gaming

4h 50min

Battery Life Estimate

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
dual-band MIMO 802.11 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

Cellular

LTE Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 25, 26, 29, 30, 66, 71
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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