The day started strong in Barcelona with the presentation of the LG G6 and Huawei P10 Plus, but we still had the most important debut for us, that of the Galaxy Tab S3, and finally it has happened: if there is someone capable of threatening the domain of Apple Lossless Audio CODEC (ALAC), in the field of tablets it is undoubtedly Samsung and of course it cannot be said that the Koreans have spared resources for it, because the latest model is at a simply spectacular level in all sections. Enough to tempt all those who were thinking of getting a iPad Pro 9.7? We already know that the users of the devices of the apple company are especially loyal, but perhaps it will make them doubt.
Integrated
Regarding the design, the first thing to notice is that the new tablet from Samsung follows in the footsteps of its predecessor and maintains the format iPad, which means that from an aesthetic point of view we find two quite similar devices, although the one of Apple Lossless Audio CODEC (ALAC), it still has a plus thanks to its metal casing. Going into more practical matters, both have a fingerprint reader and take special advantage of their respective official stylus (the S Pen and the Apple Pencil). Another interesting detail that they have in common is an exceptional audio system, which maximizes its use as a multimedia device, with four speakers (those of the Galaxy Tab S3 with Harman's AKG technology),
Dimensions
They are also very close in the dimension section, and although the Galaxy Tab S3 stays ahead in practically all points, it is true that the difference is minimal in terms of size (23,73x16,9 inch against 24 x 16,95 cm) and practically imperceptible in terms of thickness (6 mm against 6,1 mm) and weight (429 grams against 437 grams). It must be said that this technical tie is very good news, because we are moving in really spectacular figures with both.
Screen
Another point in which we are not going to find any notable difference, at least not with regard to the basic technical specifications, with both screens of 9.7 inches, with resolution 2048 x 1536 and 4: 3 aspect ratio (optimized for reading). You already know, in any case, that the image quality goes beyond these initial parameters and that until now the AMOLED panels of the Galaxy Tab S they have always given victory to Samsung, although we will have more details when the experts leave us more detailed analyzes of the new model.
Performance
Regarding performance, we find two real beasts to be tablets, since it is normal for manufacturers to mount mid-range processors even in high-end models. That does not happen here: Galaxy Tab S3 arrives with a Snapdragon 820 quad-core and 2,15 GHz maximum frequency and iPad Pro 9.7 with A9X dual core and 2,16 GHz maximum frequency). The tablet of Samsung expires, yes, in terms of RAM (4 GB against 2 GB).
Storage capacity
The victory of the Galaxy Tab S3 is much clearer in the storage capacity section, especially for those who are going to bet on the basic model, which in both cases offers us 32 GB ROM memory, but only with the tablet of Samsung we will be able to expand externally through card micro-SD. A point in favor of the Apple tablet, however, is to be available with 256 GB.
Cameras
Once again, we have to insist that the cameras section cannot have the same importance on a tablet as on a smartphone (not for the average user, at least), but it must be noted that we find two tablets with technical specs well above average in this case too, again with very similar figures for the main camera (13 MP against 12 MP) and identical in the case of the front (5 MP).
Autonomy
That of autonomy is an important section, about which we cannot really say anything definitive until we have independent test results, but for the moment we can make a first comparison of the capacity of their respective batteries, with a head start for the tablet Apple Lossless Audio CODEC (ALAC), (6000 mAh against 7206 mAh). We hope that the consumption of the AMOLED screen of the tablet Samsung It is lower but, as we said, we will have to wait to confirm it.
Price
We don't know yet how much he will pitch for Samsung your new tablet in our country and we will probably have to wait a bit to discover it, but the truth is that the $670 that at least it costs us to get a iPad Pro 9.7 They give Koreans plenty of room to tempt us by offering to save us some money. We will be attentive to inform you when something more is known about it.