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| Global Score | |
| 73.2 | 65.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iPadOS 15.x | Android 9.0 Pie, 7.1 Nougat |
| 2021-09-24 | 2017-10-10 |
| 9.84 x 6.85 x 0.30 inches | 8.35 x 4.89 x 0.35 inches |
| 17.18 ounces | 12.84 ounces |
| Silver and Space gray | 16 777 216 |
| Aluminum and Aluminum | Metal |
| 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 |
| 7.8 | 6.5 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A13 Bionic APL1W85 (7 nm) chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 425 8917 chipset |
| 64-bit Lightning and Thunder, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2650 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 28 nm (Quad-Core 1400 MHz) processor |
| -- | 2 GB RAM |
| Yes GPU | Adreno 308 GPU |
| 9.99 | 8.28 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 16 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 7.48 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 12.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | f/1.90 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 |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | -- |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.1 | 3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 8526mAh Li - Ion Battery | 5000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 9.36 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The iPad 10.2-inch (2021) has an overall score of 73.2, which is better than the Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017)'s 65.7 overall score. IPad 10.2-inch (2021) has iPadOS 15.x OS, and Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017) has Android 9.0 Pie OS. The iPad 10.2-inch (2021) is a way newer and somewhat thinner tablet than the Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017), although it is also noticeably heavier.
IPad 10.2-inch (2021) counts with a lot better display than Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017), because it has a way better 1620 x 2160 resolution, a greater count of pixels per inch in the screen and a bigger screen. The Apple iPad 10.2-inch (2021) has a really superior processing power than Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017), because it has a 64 bits CPU and a larger number of cores.
IPad 10.2-inch (2021) features just a bit more storage capacity for apps and games than Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017), because although it has no SD memory card expansion slot, it also counts with 64 GB internal storage. Apple iPad 10.2-inch (2021) counts with a much longer battery performance than Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017), because it has an 8526mAh battery capacity instead of 5000mAh.
IPad 10.2-inch (2021) counts with a slightly better camera than Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017), although it has a lot tinier aperture, they both have a back camera with an 8 mega-pixels resolution, the same 1920x1080 (Full HD) video resolution and the same 30 frames per second video frame rates.
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