Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 vs Apple iPad 9.7-inch Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Feb 26, 2017	Mar 21, 2017
Prices (MSRP)
$600	$559

Design

Dimensions
9.34 x 6.65 x 0.24 inches 237.3 x 169 x 6 mm	9.45 x 6.67 x 0.30 inches 240 x 169.5 x 7.5 mm
Weight
15.13 oz (429.0 g)	16.86 oz (478.0 g)
Materials
Back: Glass	Back: Aluminum
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	Fingerprint (touch)
Features
Stylus, Touch sensitive control keys
Keys
	Right: Volume control
Colors
Black, Silver	Gold, Gray, Silver

Display

Size
9.7-inch, 72.71% screen-to-body	9.7-inch, 71.65% screen-to-body
Type
Super AMOLED, HDR	IPS LCD
Resolution
2048x1536px, 264 PPI	2048x1536px, 4:3 ratio, 264 PPI
Colors
	16 777 216
Features
HDR support, Ambient light sensor	Oleophobic coating, Ambient light sensor

Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 820 MSM8996 (14 nm)	Apple A9 APL0898 (16 nm)
Processor
Quad-core 2150 MHz Kryo	Dual-core 1850 MHz Twiste
GPU
Adreno 530	PowerVR GT7600
Memory
4GB (LPDDR4)/32GB	2GB (LPDDR4) 2GB/32GB 2GB/128GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 256 GB
OS
Android (9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat)	iOS (13.x, 12.x, 11.x, 10.x)

Battery

Type
6000 mAh	8827 mAh, Li - Polymer
Charging
Fast charging

Camera

Rear
Single camera	Single camera
Main camera
13 MP (Autofocus) Aperture size: F1.9 Focal length: 27 mm	8 MP (Autofocus, BSI sensor) Aperture size: F2.4 Pixel size: 1.1 μm
Flash
LED
Video recording
4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p	1080p (30 fps) Time-lapse video, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing
Front
5 MP Video capture: 1080p	1.2 MP (HDR) Video capture: 720p

Connectivity & Features

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

Multimedia

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

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29
4G (TDD) Bands
	38, 39, 40, 41
3G Bands
	5, 8, 4, 2, 1
Data Speed
	LTE Cat 4 (150/50 Mbit/s)
SIM type
	Nano SIM

Phone Features

Other features
	Voice commands, Voice recording

Alternative variants

Weight	15.31 oz (434.0 g)
Data Speed	LTE-A Cat 6 (300/50 Mbit/s)
Prices (MSRP)	€769

Memory	32GB
Prices (MSRP)	$459

Memory	32GB
Weight	16.54 oz (469.0 g)
Prices (MSRP)	$329

Memory	128GB
Weight	16.54 oz (469.0 g)
Prices (MSRP)	$429

Links

Full specifications
Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 Specs	Apple iPad 9.7-inch Specs
User Reviews
	Apple iPad 9.7-inch User Reviews