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| Global Score | |
| 66.6 | 78.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| 2020-09-18 | 2018-08-10 |
| 9.87 x 6.85 x 0.30 inches | 9.81 x 6.47 x 0.28 inches |
| 17.46 ounces | 17.04 ounces |
| Gold, Silver and Space gray | Black and Gray |
| Aluminum | Glass |
| $ 459.00 | $ 307.00 |
| 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 | 7.5 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A12 Bionic APL1W81 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset |
| 64-bit Vortex and Tempest, 64-bit, 7 nm (Quad-Core 2490 MHz) processor | Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2350 MHz) processor |
| -- | 4 GB RAM |
| Apple G11P GPU | Adreno 540 GPU |
| 9.72 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot |
| 5.8 | 11.34 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 1.20 MP | 13.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| -- | 27.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.33 inches (1/3.06") 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 | -- |
| 8.36 | 9.57 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G) and LTE (4G) |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | -- |
| 6.1 | 5 |
| Battery Life | |
| Li - Ion Battery | 7300mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 8.48 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Galaxy Tab S4 is better than the Apple iPad (2020), with a overall score of 78.8 against 66.6. Galaxy Tab S4 is an much older tablet than the Apple iPad (2020), but it is a bit thinner and just a bit lighter anyway. Apple iPad (2020) counts with a little bit better looking screen than Samsung Galaxy Tab S4, although it has a little bit lower 1620 x 2160 resolution, a quite smaller screen and a bit less pixels per inch in the screen.
Apple iPad (2020) counts with just a bit better hardware performance than Galaxy Tab S4, because although it has 4 lesser cpu cores (although they are faster), it also counts with a 64 bits processing unit. The Samsung Galaxy Tab S4 counts with a superior camera than iPad (2020), because it has a way bigger aperture to take better captures and video in low light situations, a much more mega pixels back camera and a way better video quality.
The Samsung Galaxy Tab S4 features a much better storage capacity for applications and games than Apple iPad (2020), because it has a SD extension slot that admits up to 400 GB and 64 GB internal memory. Galaxy Tab S4 has a very superior battery lifetime than iPad (2020).
The Galaxy Tab S4 is not only the best devices of the ones we are comparing, but it's also a bargain compared to the other ones.
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