Compare tablets
| Global Score | |
| 79.3 | 70.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| -- | Android 8.1 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow |
| 2019-09-25 | 2016-06-01 |
| 9.80 x 6.80 x 0.29 inches | 10.01 x 6.11 x 0.32 inches |
| 17.39 ounces | 18.52 ounces |
| Gold, Silver and Space gray | 16 777 216 |
| Aluminum | -- |
| $ 559.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.2 inches | 10.1 inches |
| 2160 x 1620 pixels | 1920 x 1200 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super PLS LCD |
| 265 pixels per inch | 224 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.7 | 6.9 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A10 Fusion APL1W24 (16 nm) chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7870 chipset |
| Hurricane and Zephyr, 64-bit (Quad-Core 2340 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1600 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 2 GB RAM |
| PowerVR 7XT GT7600 Plus GPU | Mali-T830 MP2 GPU |
| 9.27 | 8.73 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 16 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 200 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 7.16 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 1.20 MP | 8.00 MP + 2.00 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 | -- |
| 8.36 | 8.36 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| 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 |
| Battery Life | |
| 8827mAh Li - Ion Battery | 7300mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 9.52 | 8.48 |
| 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 is better than Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016), getting a score of 79.3 against 70.2. The iPad 10.2-inch construction is way newer, just a bit lighter and a little thinner than the Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016). The Apple iPad 10.2-inch counts with a more vivid display than Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016), because it has a little bit bigger display, a just a little greater pixels density and a better 1620 x 2160 resolution.
The iPad 10.2-inch counts with just a little better hardware performance than Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016), because although it has 4 lesser processing cores , it also counts with 1 GB more RAM memory. IPad 10.2-inch has a very superior storage for applications, games, photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016), because although it has no SD extension slot, it also counts with 128 GB internal storage capacity.
IPad 10.2-inch features better battery life than Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016), because it has 8827mAh of battery capacity against 7300mAh. The Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016)'s camera is very similar to the camera in iPad 10.2-inch, and although the Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016) has a way larger aperture, they both have the same video frame rate, the same (Full HD) video quality and a back-facing camera with an 8 megapixels resolution.
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