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| Global Score | |
| 62.2 | 62.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iPadOS 18.x, 17.x, 16.x, 15.x, 14.x | Android 11 |
| 2020-09-18 | 2022-01-13 |
| 9.87 x 6.85 x 0.30 inches | 9.72 x 6.37 x 0.27 inches |
| 17.46 ounces | 17.92 ounces |
| Gold, Silver and Space gray | Gray, Pink Gold and Silver |
| Aluminum and Aluminum | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.2 inches | 10.5 inches |
| 2160 x 1620 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| IPS LCD | TFT |
| 265 pixels per inch | 210 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.6 | 6.3 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A12 Bionic (7 nm) chipset | Unisoc Tiger T618 (12 nm) chipset |
| processor | processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Apple GPU 4 core GPU | Mali G52 MP2 GPU |
| 6.21 | 6.03 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot |
| 5.8 | 11.12 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 1.20 MP | 8.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | -- |
| 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 8.36 | 6.49 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | -- |
| 6.1 | 6 |
| Battery Life | |
| Li - Ion Battery | 7040mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 8.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Galaxy Tab A8 has a general score of 62.6, which is a bit better than the iPad 10.2 (2020)'s 62.2 global score. Galaxy Tab A8 comes with Android 11 OS, and iPad 10.2 (2020) comes with iPadOS 18.x OS. Although the Galaxy Tab A8 is a little bit heavier than iPad 10.2 (2020), it's a little bit thinner and also newer.
IPad 10.2 (2020) has a lot better looking screen than Galaxy Tab A8, because although it has a quite smaller display, it also counts with a higher resolution of 1620 x 2160px and a better pixel number in each inch in the screen. Samsung Galaxy Tab A8 counts with a lot bigger storage to store more games and applications than iPad 10.2 (2020), and although they both have exactly the same 32 GB internal memory, the Samsung Galaxy Tab A8 also has a slot for external memory cards that allows a maximum of 1 TB.
IPad 10.2 (2020) counts with a little bit better hardware performance than Samsung Galaxy Tab A8, although it has lesser cores, they both have a 3 GB RAM. The Galaxy Tab A8 counts with a very superior battery life than iPad 10.2 (2020). IPad 10.2 (2020) captures much better pictures and videos than Samsung Galaxy Tab A8. Both of them have a back camera with an 8 megapixels resolution.
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