Apple iPad 9.7 vs Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 9.7
Price Comparison (India)
General Info
| Manufacturer | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| Announced | |
| March 2017 | February 2017 |
| Status | |
| Available - March 2017 | Available - March 2017 |
| Price | |
| Rs. 28,900 ($399.00) [Similarly Priced] | - |
| Colors | |
| Silver, Gold, Space Gray | Various |
| Form Factor | |
| Candybar | Candybar |
| Dimension | |
|
240 x 169.5 x 7.5 mm (9.45 x 6.67 x 0.3 in) |
237.3 x 169 x 6 mm (9.34 x 6.65 x 0.24 in) |
| Weight | |
| 469 g / 478 g (16.54 oz / 16.86 oz) | 429 g (Wi-Fi)/ 434 g (LTE) (15.13 oz (Wi-Fi)/ 15.31 oz (LTE)) |
| SIM Type | |
| Nano-SIM/ Electronic SIM card (e-SIM) | Nano-SIM |
| 2G Network | |
| GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 CDMA2000 1xEV-DO |
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 |
| 3G Network | |
| HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 | HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 |
| 4G Network | |
| LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 28(700), 29(700), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500) | LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 17(700), 20(800), 28(700), 40(2300) |
| Messaging | |
| , Push Mail, EMail, IM | SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM |
| Build Features | |
| - Fingerprint Sensor |
- Fingerprint Sensor |
| Notification LED | |
| - | No |
Display
| Type | |
| LED-backlit IPS LCD, Capacitive Touchscreen, Scratch-resistant Glass, Oleophobic Coating | Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen |
| Colors | |
| 16M colors | 16M colors |
| Size | |
| 9.7 inches [Similar] | 9.7 inches [Similar] |
| Resolution | |
| 1536 x 2048 pixels (264 ppi) | 1536 x 2048 pixels (264 ppi) |
| Screen-to-Body Ratio | 71.58% | 72.61% |
| Multi-Touch | |
Hardware and OS
| OS | |
| iOS 10.3 | Android OS, v7.0 (Nougat) |
| Processor | |
| Dual-core 1.84 GHz (Twister), Apple A9 [Similar] | Quad-core (2x2.15 GHz Kryo & 2x1.6 GHz Kryo), Qualcomm MSM8996 Snapdragon 820 [Similar] |
| GPU | |
| PowerVR GT7600 (six-core graphics) [Similar] | Adreno 530 [Similar] |
| RAM | |
| 2 GB [Browse Similar] | 4 GB [Browse Similar] |
| Internal Memory | |
| 32/128 GB | 32/64 GB |
| External Memory | |
| No | microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) |
Camera
| Rear Camera | |
| 8 MP [Similar] | 13 MP [Similar] |
| Flash | |
| No | LED Flash |
| Features | |
| Autofocus, f/2.4, 31mm, 1.12µm Pixel Size, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, HDR (photo/panorama) | Autofocus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR, Panorama |
| Video | |
| 1080p@30fps, 720p@120fps, HDR, stereo sound rec. | 1080p@30fps |
| Front Camera | |
| 1.2 MP, f/2.2, 31mm, 720p@30fps, face detection, HDR, FaceTime over Wi-Fi or Cellular [Similar] | 5 MP [Similar] |
Multimedia
| 3.5mm Jack | |
| Radio | |
| No | No |
| Games | |
| Yes + Downloadable | Yes + Downloadable |
| Loud Speaker | |
Connectivity and Data Rate
| GPRS | |
| Yes | Yes |
| Edge | |
| Yes | Yes |
| 3G | |
| HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A Cat4 150/50 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps | HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (2CA) Cat6 300/50 Mbps |
| Bluetooth | |
| v4.2, A2DP, EDR, LE | v4.2, A2DP, LE |
| Wi-Fi | |
| Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, hotspot | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot |
| USB | |
| v2.0, reversible connector | Yes |
| GPS | |
| Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS (Wi‑Fi + Cellular model only) | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS |
| Browser | |
| HTML5 (Safari) | HTML5 |
User Memory
| Internal | |
| 32/128 GB, 2 GB RAM | 32/64 GB, 4 GB RAM |
| Expandable Storage | |
| No | microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) |
| USB OTG | |
| Not Supported | Not Supported |
Sensors
| Fingerprint | |
| Proximity Sensor | |
| Accelerometer Sensor | |
| Light Sensor | |
| Magnetic-field Sensor (Compass) | |
| Gyroscope Sensor | |
| Barometer Sensor | |
| NFC | |
Battery
| Type | |
| Non-removable Li-Ion Battery (32.4 Wh) | Non-removable Li-Ion battery |
| Capacity | |
| 8610 mAh | 6000 mAh |
| Stand by | |
| - | - |
| Talk Time | |
| Up to 10 h (multimedia) | - |