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| Global Score | |
| 62.2 | 74.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iPadOS 18.x, 17.x, 16.x, 15.x, 14.x | Android 9.0 Pie |
| 2020-09-18 | 2020-04-27 |
| 9.87 x 6.85 x 0.30 inches | 7.95 x 4.93 x 0.28 inches |
| 17.46 ounces | 10.90 ounces |
| Gold, Silver and Space gray | Mocha |
| Aluminum and Aluminum | Aluminum |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 240.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.2 inches | 8.4 inches |
| 2160 x 1620 pixels | 1920 x 1200 pixels |
| IPS LCD | TFT |
| 265 pixels per inch | 270 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.6 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A12 Bionic (7 nm) chipset | Samsung Exynos 7904 chipset |
| processor | Arm Cortex-A73 and Arm Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Apple GPU 4 core GPU | Mali-G71 MP2 GPU |
| 6.21 | 8.91 |
| 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 + 5.00 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 | 8.47 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| 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 | 6.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| Li - Ion Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) has an overall score of 74.6, which is much better than Apple iPad 10.2 (2020)'s 62.2 score. The Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) works with Android 9.0 Pie operating system, and Apple iPad 10.2 (2020) has iPadOS 18.x operating system. Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) is a a little thinner and lighter tablet than the Apple iPad 10.2 (2020), even though both of them were only released 5 months apart.
Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) counts with a very superior CPU than Apple iPad 10.2 (2020), and although they both have 3 GB of RAM memory, the Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) also has 2 more cores. IPad 10.2 (2020) counts with just a bit better screen than Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020), because although it has a little inferior pixels number in each inch in the screen, it also counts with a larger display and a better resolution of 1620 x 2160 pixels.
Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) counts with a little bit better camera than iPad 10.2 (2020), and although they both have the same 1920x1080 (Full HD) video resolution, the same 30 fps video frame rate and the same resolution camera, the Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) also has a much larger aperture to take better captures and video in low light environments.
The Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) has a very superior memory capacity to install applications and games than Apple iPad 10.2 (2020), and although they both have equal 32 GB internal memory, the Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) also has a SD memory card expansion slot that supports a maximum of 512 GB.
Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) has a superior battery duration than iPad 10.2 (2020).
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