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| Global Score | |
| 62.2 | 60.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iPadOS 18.x, 17.x, 16.x, 15.x, 14.x | Android 5.1 Lollipop |
| 2020-09-18 | 2016-04-01 |
| 9.87 x 6.85 x 0.30 inches | 7.36 x 4.28 x 0.34 inches |
| 17.46 ounces | 9.98 ounces |
| Gold, Silver and Space gray | 16 777 216 |
| Aluminum and Aluminum | -- |
| -- | $ 150.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.2 inches | 7 inches |
| 2160 x 1620 pixels | 1280 x 800 pixels |
| IPS LCD | TFT |
| 265 pixels per inch | 216 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.6 | 6.7 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A12 Bionic (7 nm) chipset | Samsung Exynos 3 Quad 3475 chipset |
| processor | ARM Cortex-A7, 28 nm (Quad-Core 1300 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 1,5 GB RAM |
| Apple GPU 4 core GPU | Mali-T720 GPU |
| 6.21 | 8.19 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 8 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 200 GB) external memory slot |
| 5.8 | 6.06 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 1.20 MP | 5.00 MP + 2.00 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1280 x 720 (30 fps) (HD) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 8.36 | 6.71 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | -- |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | -- |
| 6.1 | 2.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| Li - Ion Battery | 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Apple iPad 10.2 (2020) is slightly better than the Samsung Galaxy Tab A (2016), getting a general score of 62.2 against 60.4. Apple iPad 10.2 (2020) comes with iPadOS 18.x operating system, and Samsung Galaxy Tab A (2016) has Android 5.1 Lollipop operating system. The Apple iPad 10.2 (2020) construction is incredibly newer and thinner, but also incredibly heavier than Samsung Galaxy Tab A (2016).
The Galaxy Tab A (2016) counts with a much powerful CPU than iPad 10.2 (2020), although it has 2 lesser cpu cores (although faster) and 1,5 GB lesser RAM memory. The iPad 10.2 (2020) has a sharper screen than Galaxy Tab A (2016), because it has a much bigger screen, a way higher 1620 x 2160px resolution and a little greater quantity of pixels in each inch of screen.
Apple iPad 10.2 (2020) counts with a very superior camera than Samsung Galaxy Tab A (2016), because it has a back-facing camera with way more MP and a lot better 1920x1080 (Full HD) video quality. The Galaxy Tab A (2016) features a bit bigger memory capacity to install applications and games than iPad 10.2 (2020), because although it has less internal memory capacity, it also counts with an external SD slot that holds a maximum of 200 GB.
The Galaxy Tab A (2016) has a very superior battery lifetime than iPad 10.2 (2020).
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