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| Global Score | |
| 66.6 | 70.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| -- | Android 8.1 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow |
| 2020-09-18 | 2016-06-01 |
| 9.87 x 6.85 x 0.30 inches | 10.01 x 6.11 x 0.32 inches |
| 17.46 ounces | 18.52 ounces |
| Gold, Silver and Space gray | 16 777 216 |
| Aluminum | -- |
| $ 459.00 | -- |
| 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 |
| 7.8 | 6.9 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A12 Bionic APL1W81 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7870 chipset |
| 64-bit Vortex and Tempest, 64-bit, 7 nm (Quad-Core 2490 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1600 MHz) processor |
| -- | 2 GB RAM |
| Apple G11P GPU | Mali-T830 MP2 GPU |
| 9.72 | 8.73 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 16 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 200 GB) external memory slot |
| 5.8 | 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 | |
| Li - Ion Battery | 7300mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 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 Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016) has a global score of 70.2, which is a bit better than iPad (2020)'s 66.6 global score. Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016) is an a lot older, a bit thicker and a little bit heavier portable tablet than iPad (2020). Apple iPad (2020) has a brighter display than Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016), because it has a little larger display, a bit more pixels per inch in the screen and a higher resolution of 1620 x 2160 pixels.
Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016) counts with much more memory to install games and applications than iPad (2020), because although it has 0 less internal storage, it also counts with a slot for external memory cards that admits up to 200 GB. The iPad (2020) has a superior processor than Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016), because although it has an inferior number of cores , it also counts with a 64 bits CPU.
The Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016) counts with a much better battery life than iPad (2020). Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016)'s camera is just as good as the iPad (2020) one, and although the Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016) has a lot bigger camera aperture, they both have the same 1920x1080 video resolution, the same video frame rates and the same resolution back facing camera.
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