Compare tablets
| Global Score | |
| 62.2 | 74 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iPadOS 18.x, 17.x, 16.x, 15.x, 14.x | -- |
| 2020-09-18 | 2015-09-03 |
| 9.87 x 6.85 x 0.30 inches | 9.34 x 6.65 x 0.22 inches |
| 17.46 ounces | 13.83 ounces |
| Gold, Silver and Space gray | 16 777 216 |
| Aluminum and Aluminum | Metal |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.2 inches | 9.7 inches |
| 2160 x 1620 pixels | 2048 x 1536 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 265 pixels per inch | 264 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.6 | 7.3 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A12 Bionic (7 nm) chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 5433 chipset |
| processor | ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 20 nm (Octa-Core 1900 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Apple GPU 4 core GPU | Mali-T760 MP6 GPU |
| 6.21 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 5.8 | 10.02 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 1.20 MP | 8.00 MP + 2.10 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 2560 x 1440 (Quad HD / 2K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 8.36 | 6.38 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | -- |
| 6.1 | 5.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| Li - Ion Battery | 5870mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 7.44 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 4.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Galaxy Tab S2 9.7-inch is much better than Apple iPad 10.2 (2020), with a 74 score against 62.2. Galaxy Tab S2 9.7-inch's body is noticeably lighter and a lot thinner than the Apple iPad 10.2 (2020), although it was released 5 years before. The Apple iPad 10.2 (2020) features a little bit better looking display than Galaxy Tab S2 9.7-inch, because it has a little bit bigger display, a little higher 1620 x 2160px resolution and a little bit more pixels per inch in the screen.
The Galaxy Tab S2 9.7-inch has a very superior storage for applications and games than iPad 10.2 (2020), because it has a slot for external memory cards that supports up to 128 GB and 64 GB internal storage. The Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 9.7-inch has a very superior processor than iPad 10.2 (2020), and although they both have the same RAM memory amount, the Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 9.7-inch also has a larger number of faster cores.
The Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 9.7-inch counts with a very superior battery lifetime than iPad 10.2 (2020). IPad 10.2 (2020) features a lot better camera than Galaxy Tab S2 9.7-inch. They have the same resolution camera in the back, the same video frame rate and the same 1920x1080 (Full HD) video definition.
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