- Conclusion Get the lowdown
- Features How they compare
- Performance Real world benchmarks
- Differences Technical showdown
- Reviews Word on the street
- Competition Others to consider
- Discussion Answers and opinions
Compare with...
- Google Nexus 7
- Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1
- Asus Eee Pad Transformer Infinity TF700
- Samsung ATIV Tab
- Asus Transformer Infinity
Rated 80% by by Graymer (Apr, 2013)I love the size of the screen and it doesn't feel like it will fall a part.
Rated 87% by by c|net (Mar, 2012)Whether it's a simple round of Scrabble or an intense romp through Grand Theft Auto 3, the iPad's combination of Retina Display and quad-core graphics processor add up to a dramatic improvement for gaming.
Conclusion Which is better for you?
Features Key features of the Samsung Series 7 11.6" Slate compared to the Apple iPad 3
“11.6
Windows 7 Professional
Rated 100% by by Boris-Lokhvitsky (Nov, 2011)Very nice bright screen; camera and audio are not brilliant but pretty decent; battery life is not amazing but not bad either.
9.7”
iOS 6
Rated 80% by by TrustedReviews (Sep, 2012)This would be a great feature for designers and artists, or even those who like handwritten notes, and would complement the Retina Display very nicely.
screen size
11.6"
9.7"
Series 7 11.6" Slate by Wally-Asti--amazon (Feb, 2012)But you can't have a large screen with a small tablet!
iPad 3 by Roaming-Seer--RoamingSeer (Jun, 2012)The big screen makes it fun to take pictures or videos as I recently did at the National Air and Space Museum.
screen resolution
Series 7 11.6" Slate by Zhou-Zhiliang--Joe (Jun, 2012)The slate claims to have 11 in screen, sounds big, but actually due to its non regular shape and resolution, I found a lot of webpages cannot be displayed correctly if used vertically, it can only display part of web on the screen and you have to move the slide bar left and right to see the whole website, very inconvenient.
iPad 3 by Gabriel (Aug, 2012)This a Great product, the retina display is simple great, much more stable because of the memory and the graphics in games are much better.
memory
| 0 GB | 4 GB | 4 GB |
camera resolution
| 0 MP | 2 MP | 2 MP |
Series 7 11.6" Slate by Patrick-Byers (Mar, 2012)I had a webcam in 1998 that produced better video and still pictures than the camera on this system.
processor
Series 7 11.6" Slate by Steve--lukkystarr (May, 2012)With a dual core processor it was adequate for it's intended purpose, which was to be as paperless as possible.
iPad 3 by Vincent-E.-Martin--Darkbard (Apr, 2012)Featuring an Apple designed Dual-core A5X, low power, high performance processor, the 1.44 pound (1.46 pounds for the Wi-Fi + 4G) iPad 3 is a tad thinner than the iPad 2, though the screen size stays the same.
Performance Real world tests of Samsung Series 7 11.6" Slate vs Apple iPad 3
cpu speed
Series 7 11.6" Slate by Brad (Jan, 2012)The screen looks great (especially next to the Asus slate) and the processor is best-in-class.
sunspider 0.9.1 benchmark
Series 7 11.6" Slate by Nacho (Apr, 2012)It may not be as great as a cheaper tablet for mobile gaming (not sure how well the integrated GPU handles recent windows games which probably are not designed for a touchscreen anyhow, and it lacks the gyroscope), but for web browsing, music playing, online video watching and kindle reading it also does a better job than the cheaper tablets due to its higher performance and full uncapped web browsing experience (Flash, Silverlight, HTML5... watch Hulu or Netflix without an app).
battery life
7 hour
10 hour
Series 7 11.6" Slate by singing-engineer (May, 2012)After 10 weeks daily use, I can say that for my applications (I don't play games or watch videos) I get about 5 hours of use from a charge, a 30min 'refresh' at lunch time gives me an extra 2 hours each day.
iPad 3 by The Verge (Mar, 2012)Another nice perk is that if you buy into the Verizon version, not only do you get your LTE service on the iPad, but you also can use the device as a wireless hotspot at no extra charge (AT&T says they're working on it, but they don't offer the same luxury).
Differences What are the advantages of each
Advantages compared to the Apple iPad 3
| Significantly more storage capacity | 128 GB | vs | 64 GB |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2x more storage capacity; Holds more music, movies and photos | |||
| Much more RAM | 4 GB | vs | 1 GB |
| 4x more RAM; Better able to run big apps with lots of content | |||
| Significantly bigger screen | 11.6" | vs | 9.7" |
| Around 20% bigger screen | |||
| Supported card formats | microSD | vs | None |
| Supports supported card formats | |||
| Much higher resolution front camera | 2 MP | vs | 0.3 MP |
| More than 6.5x higher resolution front camera; Video chat with other people | |||
| Much faster processor | 1.6 GHz | vs | 1 GHz |
| More than 60% faster processor; run computation-intensive applications, such as photo editing, faster | |||
| Supports multitasking | Yes (Windows) | vs | No (iOS 6) |
| Somewhat common; Run multiple apps at once | |||
| Has a microphone jack | Yes | vs | No |
| Somewhat common; Can use an external microphone for superior audio quality | |||
| Faster sunspider 0.9.1 benchmark | 506.1 ms | vs | 1,817 ms |
| 3.6x faster sunspider 0.9.1 benchmark; better web browsing experience | |||
| Supports Adobe Flash | Yes (Windows) | vs | No (iOS 6) |
| Somewhat common; Many games and videos on the Internet require Adobe Flash | |||
Advantages compared to the Samsung Series 7 11.6" Slate
| Significantly longer battery life | 10 hour | vs | 7 hour |
|---|---|---|---|
| More than 40% longer battery life; surf the web longer without having to plug in | |||
| Has a gyroscope | Yes | vs | No |
| Somewhat common; Play games and use applications that take advantage of device rotation | |||
| Much sharper screen | 263 ppi | vs | 135 ppi |
| More than 90% sharper PPI; enjoy photo-realistic, crisp images | |||
| Much higher resolution screen | 2048 x 1536 | vs | 1366 x 768 |
| Around 3x higher resolution screen | |||
| Has a compass | Yes | vs | No |
| Somewhat common; Great for maps and navigation apps | |||
| Lighter | 652 g | vs | 898 g |
| Around 30% lighter | |||
| Higher resolution rear camera | 5 MP | vs | 3 MP |
| Around 70% higher resolution rear camera; Can be used like a point-and-shoot camera | |||
| Smaller | 241 x 186 x 9 mm | vs | 296 x 184 x 13 mm |
| More than 40% smaller | |||
| Marginally newer | Mar, 2012 | vs | Oct, 2011 |
| Release date 5 months later | |||
| Slightly thinner | 9 mm | vs | 13 mm |
| Around 30% thinner | |||
Reviews Word on the street
Samsung Series 7 11.6" Slate | Apple iPad 3 | ||
 |   Rated by 158 users at amazon.com Rated 100% by by singing-engineer (May, 2012) Rated 100% by by CoolJohnB (Jul, 2012) Rated 100% by by James-D.-Weller--Gizmoman | Rated by 190 users at amazon.com Rated 100% by by AgingBoomer Rated 20% by by reviewman (Jul, 2012) Rated 80% by by x59htes (Apr, 2012) | |
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Competition What else you should consider
 | 4 | Samsung ATIV Tab Longest battery life |
 | 5 | Asus Transformer Infinity 3-way tie: Higher resolution rear camera |
 | 6 | Asus Vivo Tab Fastest processor |
 | 7 | Lenovo IdeaPad Yoga Largest amount of storage capacity |
 | 8 | Microsoft Surface Lots of expandable storage |
