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| Global Score | |
| 62.2 | 74.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iPadOS 18.x, 17.x, 16.x, 15.x, 14.x | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo |
| 2020-09-18 | 2018-08-24 |
| 9.87 x 6.85 x 0.30 inches | 10.24 x 6.34 x 0.31 inches |
| 17.46 ounces | 18.84 ounces |
| Gold, Silver and Space gray | Black, Blue and Gray |
| Aluminum and Aluminum | Plastic |
| -- | $ 450.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.2 inches | 10.5 inches |
| 2160 x 1620 pixels | 1920 x 1200 pixels |
| IPS LCD | TFT |
| 265 pixels per inch | 216 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.6 | 6.9 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A12 Bionic (7 nm) chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 450 SDM450 chipset |
| processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Apple GPU 4 core GPU | Adreno 506 GPU |
| 6.21 | 8.91 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot |
| 5.8 | 9.44 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 1.20 MP | 8.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| -- | 27.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.25 inches (1/4") sensor |
| 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 |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.1 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| Li - Ion Battery | 7300mAh Li - Polymer 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, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.5 has a score of 74.5, which is much better than the iPad 10.2 (2020)'s 62.2 global score. The Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.5 counts with Android 9.0 Pie operating system, while iPad 10.2 (2020) has iPadOS 18.x operating system. The Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.5 construction is extremely older, just a little heavier and a little thicker than iPad 10.2 (2020).
Apple iPad 10.2 (2020) has a much better display than Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.5, because although it has a bit smaller display, it also counts with a better resolution of 1620 x 2160 pixels and a little bit better pixel count in each inch in the display. The Galaxy Tab A 10.5 features a much better hardware performance than Apple iPad 10.2 (2020), and although they both have a 3 GB RAM memory, the Galaxy Tab A 10.5 also has a larger number of cores.
Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.5 counts with a camera that is very similar to the iPad 10.2 (2020) one, and although the Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.5 has a lot bigger aperture to take better captures in low-light environments, they both have the same video frame rates, the same 1920x1080 (Full HD) video quality and a same resolution back camera.
The Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.5 features a much better memory capacity for applications and games than Apple iPad 10.2 (2020), and although they both have equal internal memory, the Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.5 also has a slot for SD memory cards that admits up to 400 GB. Galaxy Tab A 10.5 has a much longer battery life than iPad 10.2 (2020).
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