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Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 vs Apple iPad Air (2020) Specs Comparison

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Samsung Galaxy Tab S3	Apple iPad Air (2020)
Released · Mar 24, 2017	Released · Oct 16, 2020
9.7-inch · 2048x1536px	10.9-inch · 2360x1640px
Single camera	Single camera
4GB · 32GB	64GB
6000 mAh
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Design

Dimensions
9.34 x 6.65 x 0.24 inches 237.3 x 169 x 6 mm	9.75 x 7.03 x 0.24 inches 247.6 x 178.5 x 6.1 mm
Weight
15.13 oz (429.0 g)	16.23 oz (460.0 g)
Materials
Back: Glass	Back: Aluminum
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	Fingerprint (touch)
Features
Stylus, Touch sensitive control keys
Keys
	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Silver	Rose gold, Space gray, Silver, Green, Sky blue

Display

Size
9.7-inch	10.9-inch
Resolution
2048x1536px, 264 PPI	2360x1640px, 264 PPI
Technology
Super AMOLED	IPS LCD
Refresh rate
	60Hz
Screen-to-body
72.71 %	81.23 %
Peak brightness
	500 cd/m2 (nit)
Features
HDR support, Ambient light sensor	Oleophobic coating, Ambient light sensor

Hardware

System chip
Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996 (14 nm)	Apple A14 Bionic (5 nm)
Processor
Quad-core 2150 MHz Kryo	Hexa-core 3100 MHz Firestorm and Icestorm
GPU
Adreno 530	Apple 4-core GPU
RAM
4GB (LPDDR4)
Internal storage
32GB, available to use: 24 GB	64GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 256 GB	not expandable
OS
Android (9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat), Samsung One UI	iPadOS (14.x)

Battery

Capacity
6000 mAh
Type
	Li - Ion
Charging
Fast charging

Camera

Rear
Single camera	Single camera
Main camera
13 MP (Autofocus) Aperture size: F1.9 Focal length: 27 mm	12 MP (PDAF, BSI sensor) Aperture size: F1.8
Flash
LED
Video recording
3840x2160 (4K UHD) (30 fps), 1920x1080 (Full HD)	3840x2160 (4K UHD) (60 fps), 1920x1080 (Full HD) (240 fps) Time-lapse video, Continuous autofocus, Picture-taking during video recording, EIS
Front
5 MP, Video capture: 1920x1080 (Full HD)	7 MP (EIS, HDR), Video capture: 1920x1080 (Full HD)

Connectivity & Features

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

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Multiple speakers	Multiple speakers
Features
Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share
Additional microphone(s)
	Noise cancellation, Video recording

Cellular

4G (FDD)
	Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700 a), 13(700 c), 14(700 PS), 17(700 b), 18(800 Lower), 19(800 Upper), 20(800 DD), 21(1500 Upper), 25(1900+), 26(850+), 29(700 d), 30(2300 WCS), 66(AWS-3), 71(600)
4G (TDD)
	Bands 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900+), 40(2300), 41(2600+), 46, 48(3600)
3G
	Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 8(900)
Data Speed
	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s, UMTS
Dual SIM
	Yes
SIM type
	Nano SIM, eSIM

Buyers information

MSRP
$ 600	$ 729
In The Box
	USB‑C Charge Cable (1 meter), 20W USB‑C Power Adapter

Availability

Officially announced
Feb 26, 2017	Sep 15, 2020

Alternative variants


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

with 256GB storage


Internal storage	256GB
MSRP	$ 879

Wi-Fi only


Weight	16.16 oz (458.0 g)
MSRP	$ 599

Wi-Fi only with 256GB storage


Internal storage	256GB
Weight	16.16 oz (458.0 g)
MSRP	$ 749

Links

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