Apple iPad Pro 9.7 vs Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 V

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Front
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display
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Resolution
Technology
Protection
Multitouch
battery
General
Talk time
Playing Music
body
Dimensions
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Colors
memory
Internal Storage & RAM
Card slot
comms
WLAN
Bluetooth
GPS
NFC
Radio
USB
features
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Messaging
Browser
Java
sound
3.5mm jack
network
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2G bands
3G bands
4G bands
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GPRS
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Main
Model
Apple iPad Pro 9.7
Price
Advantages
CAMERA Rear: 12 MP, f/2.2, 29mm, phase detection autofocus, dual-LED (dual tone) flash
CAMERA Front: 5 MP, f/2.2, 31mm, 1080p@30fps, 720p@240fps, face detection, HDR, panorama
CAMERA Video: 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps, 1080p@120fps, 720p@240fps
DISPLAY Resolution: 1536 x 2048 pixels (~264 ppi pixel density)
BATTERY General: Non-removable Li-Ion battery (27.9 Wh)
BATTERY Talk time: About 10 h
MEMORY Internal Storage & RAM: 32/128/256 GB, 2 GB RAM
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Model
Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 V
Price
$188.00
Advantages
PLATFORM CPU: Quad-core 1.3 GHz
MEMORY Card slot: microSD, up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)
MEMORY Card slot: microSD, up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)
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launch
Announced
2016, March
Status
Available. Released 2016, March
platform
OS
iOS 9.3.2, upgradable to iOS 10.0.2
Chipset
Apple A9X
CPU
Dual-core 2.16 GHz (Twister)
GPU
PowerVR Series 7 (12-core graphics)
camera
Rear
12 MP, f/2.2, 29mm, phase detection autofocus, dual-LED (dual tone) flash
Front
5 MP, f/2.2, 31mm, 1080p@30fps, 720p@240fps, face detection, HDR, panorama
Video
2160p@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps, 1080p@120fps, 720p@240fps
Features
1/3" sensor size, 1.22 Âµm pixel size, geo-tagging, simultaneous 4K video and 8MP image recording, touch focus, face/smile detection, HDR (photo/panorama)
display
Size
9.7 inches
Resolution
1536 x 2048 pixels (~264 ppi pixel density)
Technology
LED-backlit IPS LCD, capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Protection
Scratch-resistant glass, oleophobic coating - True-tone display
Multitouch
Yes
battery
General
Non-removable Li-Ion battery (27.9 Wh)
Talk time
About 10 h
Playing Music
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body
Dimensions
240 x 169.5 x 6.1 mm (9.45 x 6.67 x 0.24 in)
Weight
437 g (Wi-Fi) / 444 g (LTE) (15.66 oz, 0.96 lb)
SIM card
Nano-SIM
Miscellaneous
Colors
Silver, Gold, Space Gray, Rose Gold
memory
Internal Storage & RAM
32/128/256 GB, 2 GB RAM
Card slot
No
comms
WLAN
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, hotspot
Bluetooth
v4.2, A2DP, EDR
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS (Wi‑Fi + Cellular model only)
NFC
NFC
Radio
No
USB
v2.0, reversible connector; magnetic connector
features
Sensors
Fingerprint, accelerometer, gyro, compass, barometer
Messaging
iMessage, Email, Push Email, IM
Browser
HTML5 (Safari)
Java
No
sound
3.5mm jack
Yes
network
Technology
GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE
2G bands
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 CDMA 800 / 1900
3G bands
HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
4G bands
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), 27(800), 28(700), 29(700), 30(2300), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500)
Speed
HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps
GPRS
Yes
EDGE
Yes
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launch
Announced
2015, March
Status
Available. Released 2015, April
platform
OS
Android OS, v4.4 (KitKat)
Chipset
—
CPU
Quad-core 1.3 GHz
GPU
—
camera
Rear
2 MP
Front
2 MP
Video
480p@24fps
Features
Geo-tagging
display
Size
7.0 inches
Resolution
600 x 1024 pixels (~170 ppi pixel density)
Technology
TFT capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Protection
—
Multitouch
Yes
battery
General
Non-removable Li-Ion 3600 mAh battery
Talk time
About 8 h / About 18 h
Playing Music
About 71 h
body
Dimensions
193.4 x 116.4 x 9.7 mm (7.61 x 4.58 x 0.38 in)
Weight
322 g (11.36 oz, 0.71 lb)
SIM card
Micro-SIM
Miscellaneous
Colors
White, Black
memory
Internal Storage & RAM
8 GB, 1 GB RAM
Card slot
microSD, up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)
comms
WLAN
Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
Bluetooth
v4.0, A2DP
GPS
Yes, with GLONASS
NFC
—
Radio
No
USB
microUSB v2.0
features
Sensors
Accelerometer
Messaging
SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Mail, IM
Browser
HTML5
Java
No
sound
3.5mm jack
Yes
network
Technology
GSM / HSPA
2G bands
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G bands
HSDPA 900 / 2100
4G bands
—
Speed
HSPA
GPRS
Yes
EDGE
Yes
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Summary

The Galaxy Tab 3 V has a faster processor Dual-core 2.16 GHz (Twister) than the iPad Pro 9.7. It is an significant difference between these tablets because a powerful processor demonstrates a better performance. The iPad Pro 9.7 uses more RAM (2 GB) i.e. this tablet shows better performance than the Galaxy Tab 3 V.

The Apple iPad Pro 9.7 has 2K HD (1536 x 2048 pixels) display resolution with 263 ppi pixel density that is better than the Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 V HD (600 x 1024 pixels) resolution with 169 ppi pixel density. It means that this model is the best buy for reading books. If you want to shoot photos of a good quality then the iPad Pro 9.7 is a better choice for you because this model is equipped with more quality back 5-Megapixel camera with 2.2 aperture. The iPad Pro 9.7 shoots videos with a higher resolution: 4K UHD vs qHD.

The Galaxy Tab 3 V device is produced with a memory card slot. It's a nice pros: you can easily expand memory storage and transfer files. The Galaxy Tab 3 V weighs 322g which is 115g less than the weight of the iPad Pro 9.7.

The iPad Pro 9.7 has 7 advantages and the Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 V only 3 so the iPad Pro 9.7 is the best buy. Check the list of the best offers on Amazon.