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| Global Score | |
| 73.2 | 78.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iPadOS 15.x | Android 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2021-09-24 | 2019-04-26 |
| 9.84 x 6.85 x 0.30 inches | 9.65 x 6.30 x 0.22 inches |
| 17.18 ounces | 14.11 ounces |
| Silver and Space gray | Black, Gold and Silver |
| Aluminum and Aluminum | Aluminum |
| -- | $ 316.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.2 inches | 10.5 inches |
| 2160 x 1620 pixels | 2560 x 1600 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 265 pixels per inch | 288 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.8 | 7.4 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A13 Bionic APL1W85 (7 nm) chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 670 SDM670 chipset |
| 64-bit Lightning and Thunder, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2650 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A75 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| -- | 4 GB RAM |
| Yes GPU | Adreno 615 GPU |
| 9.99 | 9.09 |
| 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 | 13.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.29 inches (1/3.4") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 8.58 | 9.46 |
| 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 | 7040mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 9.36 | 8.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy Tab S5e is a bit better than Apple iPad 10.2-inch (2021), getting a 78.6 score against 73.2. Samsung Galaxy Tab S5e's construction is somewhat lighter and much thinner than the Apple iPad 10.2-inch (2021), although it was released 2 years before. The Samsung Galaxy Tab S5e works with Android 10 operating system, and Apple iPad 10.2-inch (2021) counts with iPadOS 15.x operating system.
IPad 10.2-inch (2021) features just a bit better hardware performance than Samsung Galaxy Tab S5e, because although it has an inferior number of cores (although they are faster), it also counts with a 64 bits CPU. IPad 10.2-inch (2021) has a little sharper screen than Samsung Galaxy Tab S5e, although it has a bit lower 1620 x 2160 resolution, a quite smaller display and a just a little less pixels per display inch.
Samsung Galaxy Tab S5e counts with a superior camera than iPad 10.2-inch (2021), because it has a much better video definition, a bigger aperture to take better photos and video in low-light situations and a back facing camera with a way higher resolution. Samsung Galaxy Tab S5e features a way bigger memory capacity for apps and games than iPad 10.2-inch (2021), because it has 64 GB more internal memory capacity and a slot for SD memory cards that admits a maximum of 512 GB.
IPad 10.2-inch (2021) counts with improved battery lifetime than Galaxy Tab S5e, because it has an 8526mAh battery capacity.
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