Compare tablets
| Global Score | |
| 62.2 | 69 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iPadOS 18.x, 17.x, 16.x, 15.x, 14.x | Android 11, 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2020-09-18 | 2019-07-05 |
| 9.87 x 6.85 x 0.30 inches | 8.27 x 4.90 x 0.31 inches |
| 17.46 ounces | 12.17 ounces |
| Gold, Silver and Space gray | Black and Silver |
| Aluminum and Aluminum | Aluminum |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.2 inches | 8 inches |
| 2160 x 1620 pixels | 1280 x 800 pixels |
| IPS LCD | TFT |
| 265 pixels per inch | 189 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.6 | 6.6 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A12 Bionic (7 nm) chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 429 SDM429 chipset |
| processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 12 nm (Quad-Core 1950 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 2 GB RAM |
| Apple GPU 4 core GPU | Adreno 504 GPU |
| 6.21 | 8.73 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 5.8 | 9.84 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 1.20 MP | 8.00 MP + 2.00 MP |
| f/2.40 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 | 7.37 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE (4G) |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | -- |
| 6.1 | 5.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| Li - Ion Battery | 5100mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 6.88 |
| 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
Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2019) has an overall score of 69, which is much better than Apple iPad 10.2 (2020)'s 62.2 overall score. The Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2019) has Android 11 OS, and Apple iPad 10.2 (2020) has iPadOS 18.x OS. Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2019)'s body is way lighter than Apple iPad 10.2 (2020), but it's a little bit thicker and was released just 15 months before.
IPad 10.2 (2020) features a much better screen than Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2019), because it has a larger screen, a way better resolution of 1620 x 2160 and a higher count of pixels per inch in the screen. The Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2019) has a very superior processor than Apple iPad 10.2 (2020), although it has 2 lesser processing cores and a lower amount of RAM.
The iPad 10.2 (2020) features a much better camera than Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2019). Both of them have the same video frame rate, the same 1920x1080 (Full HD) video definition and a 8 MP resolution back camera. Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2019) counts with a very superior memory for games and applications than Apple iPad 10.2 (2020), and although they both have exactly the same 32 GB internal storage capacity, the Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2019) also has a SD memory card expansion slot that admits up to 512 GB.
Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2019) counts with a really longer battery duration than iPad 10.2 (2020).
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