Compare tablets
| Global Score | |
| 62.2 | 70 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iPadOS 18.x, 17.x, 16.x, 15.x, 14.x | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo, 7.1 Nougat |
| 2020-09-18 | 2017-11-01 |
| 9.87 x 6.85 x 0.30 inches | 8.45 x 5.02 x 0.39 inches |
| 17.46 ounces | 14.78 ounces |
| Gold, Silver and Space gray | 16 777 216 |
| Aluminum and Aluminum | -- |
| -- | $ 520.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.2 inches | 8 inches |
| 2160 x 1620 pixels | 1280 x 800 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 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 | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880 chipset |
| processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1600 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Apple GPU 4 core GPU | Mali-T830 MP3 GPU |
| 6.21 | 8.73 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 16 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 5.8 | 7.48 |
| 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 | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 8.36 | 7.48 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.1 | 6.3 |
| Battery Life | |
| Li - Ion Battery | 4450mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 6.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 2 has a score of 70, which is much better than the iPad 10.2 (2020)'s 62.2 overall score. Even though Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 2 is extremely older and way thicker than iPad 10.2 (2020), it's body is still lighter. Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 2 counts with Android 9.0 Pie OS, while iPad 10.2 (2020) has iPadOS 18.x OS.
The iPad 10.2 (2020) counts with a more vivid display than Galaxy Tab Active 2, because it has a much higher resolution of 1620 x 2160, a higher amount of pixels per display inch and a larger screen. The Galaxy Tab Active 2 counts with a much more powerful CPU than iPad 10.2 (2020), and although they both have 3 GB of RAM memory, the Galaxy Tab Active 2 also has a higher number of cores (and also faster).
The iPad 10.2 (2020) captures much better videos and photos than Galaxy Tab Active 2. They have the same 30 fps video frame rates, a 8 mega pixels back camera and the same 1920x1080 video quality. The Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 2 features a very superior memory capacity to store more games and applications than iPad 10.2 (2020), because although it has just 16 GB internal storage, it also counts with an external memory slot that holds up to 256 GB.
Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 2 has a much longer battery duration than iPad 10.2 (2020).
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