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| Global Score | |
| 73.2 | 74.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iPadOS 15.x | Android 9.0 Pie |
| 2021-09-24 | 2020-04-27 |
| 9.84 x 6.85 x 0.30 inches | 7.95 x 4.93 x 0.28 inches |
| 17.18 ounces | 10.90 ounces |
| Silver and Space gray | Mocha |
| Aluminum and Aluminum | Aluminum |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 240.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.2 inches | 8.4 inches |
| 2160 x 1620 pixels | 1920 x 1200 pixels |
| IPS LCD | TFT |
| 265 pixels per inch | 270 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.8 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A13 Bionic APL1W85 (7 nm) chipset | Samsung Exynos 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 | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 9.84 |
| 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 | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.1 | 6.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 8526mAh Li - Ion Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 9.36 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) has a score of 74.6, which is just a bit better than iPad 10.2-inch (2021)'s 73.2 general score. Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) works with Android 9.0 Pie operating system, and iPad 10.2-inch (2021) works with iPadOS 15.x operating system. Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020)'s body is just a bit thinner and extremely lighter than iPad 10.2-inch (2021), even though it was released around a year before.
The Apple iPad 10.2-inch (2021) features just a bit better looking display than Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020), because although it has a quite lower screen pixel density, it also counts with a better 1620 x 2160 pixels resolution and a larger display. The iPad 10.2-inch (2021) counts with a quite superior performance than Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020), because although it has a lower number of cores (although they are faster), it also counts with a 64-bit processor.
Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) has a much bigger memory to install applications and games than Apple iPad 10.2-inch (2021), because although it has 0 less internal memory capacity, it also counts with a slot for SD memory cards that supports a maximum of 512 GB. The iPad 10.2-inch (2021) counts with a really longer battery life than Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020), because it has 8526mAh of battery capacity.
The iPad 10.2-inch (2021) has a little bit better camera than Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020), although it has a lot smaller diafragm aperture which is not favorable for low light photography and video, they both have a 8 MP resolution back-facing camera, the same (Full HD) video definition and the same video frame rates.
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