Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 3 vs Apple iPad Air (2022) Specs Comparison

Availability

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

Design

Dimensions
8.42 x 4.99 x 0.39 inches 213.8 x 126.8 x 9.9 mm	9.75 x 7.03 x 0.24 inches 247.6 x 178.5 x 6.1 mm
Weight
15.03 oz / 426.0 g	16.26 oz / 461.0 g
Materials
Back: Plastic	Back: Aluminum
Resistance
Water, Dust, Shock, Vibration, Temperature; IP68; MIL-STD-810 certified
Biometrics
2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch)	Fingerprint (touch)
Features
Stylus
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black

Display

Size
8.0-inch, 68.46% screen-to-body	10.9-inch, 81.23% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD	500 nits
Resolution
1920x1200px, 16:10 ratio, 283 PPI	2360x1640px, 264 PPI
Features
	Oleophobic coating, Ambient light sensor

PhoneArena Display Test

Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested
Bright Min
Untested	2.12 (Average)

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Hardware

System chip
Samsung Exynos 9810 (10 nm)	Apple M1 (5 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 4x2.9GHz Exynos M3 4x1.9GHz Cortex-A55	Octa-core 3100 MHz
GPU
Mali-G72 MP18	Yes
Memory
4GB (LPDDR4)/64GB 4GB/128GB	8GB/64GB 8GB/256GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 1024 GB	not expandable
OS
Android (10)	iPadOS (15.x)

PhoneArena Performance Test

GeekBench 6 Single
Untested	2279
GeekBench 6 Multi
Untested	7411
3D Mark High
Untested	4761
3D Mark Low
Untested	3429

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Battery

Type
5050 mAh, Li - Ion	7606 mAh
Charging
Fast charging
Charge speed
Wired: 15.0W

Camera

Rear
Single camera	Single camera
Main camera
13 MP (PDAF)	12 MP Aperture size: F1.8
Flash
LED
Video recording
4K UHD (30 fps)	Yes
Front
5 MP Video capture: 1080p	12 MP

Connectivity & Features

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

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Multiple speakers	Loudspeaker
Features
Album art cover, Background playback	Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share	Wireless screen share

Alternative variants

with 128GB storage

Memory	128GB
Prices (MSRP)	$510

With 256GB internal storage

Memory	256GB

with LTE support

Data Speed	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
Prices (MSRP)	$590

Cellular

Weight	16.30 oz / 462.0 g
5G Bands	n1, n2, n3, n4, n7, n8, n12, n20, n25, n28, n30, n38, n40, n41, n48, n66, n71, n77, n78, n79
4G (FDD) Bands	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 66, 71
4G (TDD) Bands	34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 46, 48
3G Bands	1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
SIM type	Nano SIM, eSIM

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