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| Global Score | |
| 66.6 | 62.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| -- | Android 11 |
| 2020-09-18 | 2022-01-13 |
| 9.87 x 6.85 x 0.30 inches | 9.72 x 6.37 x 0.27 inches |
| 17.46 ounces | 17.92 ounces |
| Gold, Silver and Space gray | Gray, Pink Gold and Silver |
| Aluminum | -- |
| $ 459.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.2 inches | 10.5 inches |
| 2160 x 1620 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| IPS LCD | TFT |
| 265 pixels per inch | 210 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.8 | 6.3 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A12 Bionic APL1W81 chipset | Unisoc Tiger T618 (12 nm) chipset |
| 64-bit Vortex and Tempest, 64-bit, 7 nm (Quad-Core 2490 MHz) processor | processor |
| -- | 3 GB RAM |
| Apple G11P GPU | Mali G52 MP2 GPU |
| 9.72 | 6.03 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot |
| 5.8 | 11.12 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 1.20 MP | 8.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | -- |
| 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 8.36 | 6.49 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | -- |
| 6.1 | 6 |
| Battery Life | |
| Li - Ion Battery | 7040mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 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, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The iPad (2020) is just a bit better than the Samsung Galaxy Tab A8, with a 66.6 score against 62.6. IPad (2020)'s body is a bit lighter than Samsung Galaxy Tab A8, but it's just a little bit thicker and was released just 16 months before. IPad (2020) counts with a way better hardware performance than Galaxy Tab A8, because although it has lesser processing cores , it also counts with a 64 bits processor.
IPad (2020) counts with a lot better screen than Galaxy Tab A8, because although it has a bit smaller screen, it also counts with a greater display density and a higher resolution of 1620 x 2160. Galaxy Tab A8 has a way bigger memory capacity for apps and games than iPad (2020), and although they both have the same internal memory, the Galaxy Tab A8 also has an external SD slot that admits up to 1 TB.
Apple iPad (2020) features a very superior camera than Galaxy Tab A8. They have the same resolution back camera. The Samsung Galaxy Tab A8 counts with a very superior battery lifetime than iPad (2020).
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