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| Global Score | |
| 73.2 | 58.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iPadOS 15.x | Android 4.0, 3.2 |
| 2021-09-24 | 2011-08-28 |
| 9.84 x 6.85 x 0.30 inches | 9.09 x 6.21 x 0.34 inches |
| 17.18 ounces | 16.05 ounces |
| Silver and Space gray | -- |
| Aluminum and Aluminum | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.2 inches | 8.9 inches |
| 2160 x 1620 pixels | 1280 x 800 pixels |
| IPS LCD | TFT |
| 265 pixels per inch | 170 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.8 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A13 Bionic APL1W85 (7 nm) chipset | -- |
| 64-bit Lightning and Thunder, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2650 MHz) processor | Dual-Core 1500 MHz processor |
| Yes GPU | Yes GPU |
| 9.99 | 7.92 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 16 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 7.7 | 4.4 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 12.00 MP | 3.00 MP + 2.00 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1280 x 720 (HD) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 8.58 | 5.61 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE and GSM |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | SIM |
| 6.1 | 6.3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 8526mAh Li - Ion Battery | 6100mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 9.36 | 7.6 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 3.0, EDR |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Apple iPad 10.2-inch (2021) is a lot better than Galaxy Tab 8.9 LTE, getting a score of 73.2 against 58.8. Apple iPad 10.2-inch (2021) has iPadOS 15.x OS, and Galaxy Tab 8.9 LTE works with Android 4.0 OS. Although the Apple iPad 10.2-inch (2021) is a little heavier than the Galaxy Tab 8.9 LTE, it's somewhat thinner and also incredibly newer.
IPad 10.2-inch (2021) counts with a bit sharper screen than Samsung Galaxy Tab 8.9 LTE, because it has a much better 1620 x 2160 pixels resolution, a much better quantity of pixels per inch of screen and a bit bigger screen. Apple iPad 10.2-inch (2021) has a way better hardware performance than Galaxy Tab 8.9 LTE, because it has a higher number of faster cores and a 64-bits CPU.
The iPad 10.2-inch (2021) has a much bigger memory to store more games and applications than Samsung Galaxy Tab 8.9 LTE, because it has more internal memory. IPad 10.2-inch (2021) counts with a very superior battery performance than Galaxy Tab 8.9 LTE, because it has a 40% larger battery size. IPad 10.2-inch (2021) features a lot better camera than Samsung Galaxy Tab 8.9 LTE, because it has a back-facing camera with much more mega pixels and a way higher video definition.
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