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| Global Score | |
| 73.2 | 76.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iPadOS 15.x | Android 11, 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2021-09-24 | 2019-04-26 |
| 9.84 x 6.85 x 0.30 inches | 9.65 x 5.88 x 0.30 inches |
| 17.18 ounces | 16.54 ounces |
| Silver and Space gray | Black, Gold and Gray |
| Aluminum and Aluminum | Aluminum |
| -- | $ 330.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.2 inches | 10.1 inches |
| 2160 x 1620 pixels | 1920 x 1200 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 265 pixels per inch | 224 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.8 | 6.9 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A13 Bionic APL1W85 (7 nm) chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 7904 chipset |
| 64-bit Lightning and Thunder, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2650 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor |
| -- | 3 GB RAM |
| Yes GPU | Mali-G71 MP2 GPU |
| 9.99 | 8.91 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 12.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | f/2.00 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 | -- |
| 8.58 | 8.47 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.1 | 5.5 |
| Battery Life | |
| 8526mAh Li - Ion Battery | 6150mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 9.36 | 7.68 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2019) has a global score of 76.7, which is slightly better than the Apple iPad 10.2-inch (2021)'s 73.2 score. Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2019)'s design has the same thickness than the Apple iPad 10.2-inch (2021), but it's a little lighter. The Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2019) has Android 11 operating system, while Apple iPad 10.2-inch (2021) works with iPadOS 15.x operating system.
The iPad 10.2-inch (2021) features a sharper display than Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2019), because it has a bit larger screen, a higher 1620 x 2160 resolution and a little greater pixels density. Apple iPad 10.2-inch (2021) counts with a more powerful CPU than Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2019), because although it has less cpu cores , it also counts with a 64-bits processing unit.
Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2019) features a lot bigger storage to install applications and games than iPad 10.2-inch (2021), because it has a SD extension slot that admits a maximum of 512 GB and 128 GB internal storage. The Apple iPad 10.2-inch (2021) has a very superior battery lifetime than Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2019), because it has a 39 percent more battery size.
The iPad 10.2-inch (2021) captures clearer photos and videos than Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2019), although it has a smaller diafragm aperture which is not nice for low light captures and videos, they both have the same video frame rate, the same (Full HD) video quality and a back-facing camera with an 8 megapixels.
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