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| Global Score | |
| 62.2 | 62.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iPadOS 18.x, 17.x, 16.x, 15.x, 14.x | Android 7.1 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow, 5.0 Lollipop |
| 2020-09-18 | 2015-05-02 |
| 9.87 x 6.85 x 0.30 inches | 8.20 x 5.43 x 0.29 inches |
| 17.46 ounces | 11.04 ounces |
| Gold, Silver and Space gray | 16 777 216 |
| Aluminum and Aluminum | -- |
| -- | $ 159.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.2 inches | 8 inches |
| 2160 x 1620 pixels | 1024 x 768 pixels |
| IPS LCD | TFT |
| 265 pixels per inch | 160 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.6 | 6.2 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A12 Bionic (7 nm) chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 8916 chipset |
| processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Quad-Core 1200 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 1,5 GB RAM |
| Apple GPU 4 core GPU | Adreno 306 GPU |
| 6.21 | 8.1 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 16 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 5.8 | 6.72 |
| 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 (HD) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 8.36 | 6.05 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE (4G) and HSPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | -- |
| 6.1 | 6 |
| Battery Life | |
| Li - Ion Battery | 4200mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 6.08 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 4.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 is slightly better than the Apple iPad 10.2 (2020), getting a overall score of 62.8 against 62.2. Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 has Android 7.1 Nougat OS, while Apple iPad 10.2 (2020) works with iPadOS 18.x OS. The Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 is an extremely older tablet than the Apple iPad 10.2 (2020), but it is just a little bit thinner and notably lighter anyway.
Apple iPad 10.2 (2020) counts with a much more vibrant screen than Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0, because it has a bigger display, a lot higher screen density and a lot better resolution of 1620 x 2160. The Galaxy Tab A 8.0 has more memory to store more apps and games than iPad 10.2 (2020), because although it has just 16 GB internal memory capacity, it also counts with an external memory card slot that admits up to 128 GB.
Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 features a much better processing power than iPad 10.2 (2020), although it has a lower amount of RAM memory and lesser processing cores. Apple iPad 10.2 (2020) shoots greater videos and photos than Galaxy Tab A 8.0, because it has a way more megapixels camera and a much higher 1920x1080 (Full HD) video quality.
Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 has a really longer battery performance than Apple iPad 10.2 (2020).
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