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| Global Score | |
| 62.2 | 70.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iPadOS 18.x, 17.x, 16.x, 15.x, 14.x | Android 8.1 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow |
| 2020-09-18 | 2016-06-01 |
| 9.87 x 6.85 x 0.30 inches | 10.01 x 6.11 x 0.32 inches |
| 17.46 ounces | 18.52 ounces |
| Gold, Silver and Space gray | 16 777 216 |
| Aluminum and Aluminum | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.2 inches | 10.1 inches |
| 2160 x 1620 pixels | 1920 x 1200 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super PLS LCD |
| 265 pixels per inch | 224 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.6 | 6.9 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A12 Bionic (7 nm) chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7870 chipset |
| processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1600 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 2 GB RAM |
| Apple GPU 4 core GPU | Mali-T830 MP2 GPU |
| 6.21 | 8.73 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 16 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 200 GB) external memory slot |
| 5.8 | 7.16 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 1.20 MP | 8.00 MP + 2.00 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 8.36 | 8.36 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.1 | 6 |
| Battery Life | |
| Li - Ion Battery | 7300mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 8.48 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016) is better than the iPad 10.2 (2020), with a 70.2 score against 62.2. The Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016) works with Android 8.1 Oreo OS, and iPad 10.2 (2020) works with iPadOS 18.x OS. Although it's the best in our current comparison, the Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016) body is notably older, a little bit heavier and a bit thicker than iPad 10.2 (2020).
The iPad 10.2 (2020) features a sharper display than Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016), because it has a just a bit better amount of pixels in each display inch, a better 1620 x 2160 pixels resolution and a little bigger display. Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016) counts with a much better storage capacity to install games and applications than Apple iPad 10.2 (2020), because although it has just 16 GB internal storage, it also counts with an external SD slot that holds up to 200 GB.
The Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016) features a very superior processing unit than Apple iPad 10.2 (2020), because although it has 1 GB lesser RAM, it also counts with more cores. IPad 10.2 (2020) and Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016) count with quite similar cameras, and although the Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016) has a lot bigger camera aperture for better low-light photography, they both have the same resolution back camera, the same 30 fps video frame rates and the same video definition.
Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016) counts with a much better battery lifetime than iPad 10.2 (2020).
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