Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 9.7 vs Apple iPad 9.7

Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 9.7
samsung galaxy tab s3 9.7
Apple iPad 9.7
apple ipad 9.7
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general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Apple
Announced February 2017 March 2017
Status Available - March 2017 Available - March 2017
Price - Rs. 28,900 ($399.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Various Silver, Gold, Space Gray
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 237.3 x 169 x 6 mm
(9.34 x 6.65 x 0.24 in)
240 x 169.5 x 7.5 mm
(9.45 x 6.67 x 0.3 in)
Weight 429 g (Wi-Fi)/ 434 g (LTE) (15.13 oz (Wi-Fi)/ 15.31 oz (LTE)) 469 g / 478 g (16.54 oz / 16.86 oz)
SIM Type Nano-SIM Nano-SIM/ Electronic SIM card (e-SIM)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G Network 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) 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)
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM , Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features - Fingerprint Sensor
- Fingerprint Sensor

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v7.0 (Nougat) iOS 10.3
Processor Quad-core (2x2.15 GHz Kryo & 2x1.6 GHz Kryo), Qualcomm MSM8996 Snapdragon 820 [Similar] Dual-core 1.84 GHz (Twister), Apple A9 [Similar]
GPU Adreno 530 [Similar] PowerVR GT7600 (six-core graphics) [Similar]
RAM 4 GB [Browse Similar] 2 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 32/64 GB 32/128 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) No

display Display

Type Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen LED-backlit IPS LCD, Capacitive Touchscreen, Scratch-resistant Glass, Oleophobic Coating
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 72.61% 71.58%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes
Radio No No
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 13 MP [Similar] 8 MP [Similar]
Flash LED Flash No
Features Autofocus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR, Panorama Autofocus, f/2.4, 31mm, 1.12µm Pixel Size, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, HDR (photo/panorama)
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps, 720p@120fps, HDR, stereo sound rec.
Front Camera 5 MP [Similar] 1.2 MP, f/2.2, 31mm, 720p@30fps, face detection, HDR, FaceTime over Wi-Fi or Cellular [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
3G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (2CA) Cat6 300/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A Cat4 150/50 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps
Bluetooth v4.2, A2DP, LE v4.2, A2DP, EDR, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, hotspot
USB Yes v2.0, reversible connector
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS (Wi‑Fi + Cellular model only)
Browser HTML5 HTML5 (Safari)

memory User Memory

Internal 32/64 GB, 4 GB RAM 32/128 GB, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) No
USB OTG Not Supported Not Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint supported fingerprint supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor not present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
Light Sensor light sensor present light sensor present
Magnetic-Field Sensor (Compass) magnetic field sensor present magnetic field sensor present
Gyroscope Sensor gyroscope sensor present gyroscope sensor present
Barometer Sensor barometer sensor barometer sensor present
NFC NFC not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Ion battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery (32.4 Wh)
Capacity 6000 mAh 8610 mAh
Stand by - -
Talk Time - Up to 10 h (multimedia)