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| Global Score | |
| 74.7 | 74.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iPadOS 16.x | Android 9.0 Pie |
| 2022-10-26 | 2020-04-27 |
| 9.87 x 6.85 x 0.30 inches | 7.95 x 4.93 x 0.28 inches |
| 16.83 ounces | 10.90 ounces |
| Blue, Pink, Silver and Yellow | Mocha |
| Aluminum | Aluminum |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 240.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.9 inches | 8.4 inches |
| 2360 x 1640 pixels | 1920 x 1200 pixels |
| IPS LCD | TFT |
| 264 pixels per inch | 270 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.8 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A14 Bionic chipset | Samsung Exynos 7904 chipset |
| 64-bit Hexa-Core 3000 MHz processor | Arm Cortex-A73 and Arm Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor |
| -- | 3 GB RAM |
| Apple 4-core GPU | Mali-G71 MP2 GPU |
| 10.17 | 8.91 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 9.84 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 9.9 | 8.47 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 10 | 6.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| Li - Ion Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| -- | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
IPad (2022) is just a bit better than Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020), getting a score of 74.7 against 74.6. IPad (2022)'s design is notably newer than Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020)'s, although it's way heavier and a little thicker. IPad (2022) has iPadOS 16.x operating system, while Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) has Android 9.0 Pie operating system.
The Apple iPad (2022) features a greater processing power than Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020), because although it has a lower number of cores , it also counts with a 64-bit processor. The Apple iPad (2022) has a little bit better looking screen than Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020), because although it has a quite worse number of pixels per display inch, it also counts with a bigger display and a higher resolution of 1640 x 2360px.
The iPad (2022) shoots much better pictures and videos than Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020), because it has a back camera with a way better resolution, a bigger camera aperture to capture better images in poorly lited environments and a way higher video definition. The Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) features a way bigger storage for applications, games, photos and videos than Apple iPad (2022), because although it has just 32 GB internal memory capacity, it also counts with a SD extension slot that holds a maximum of 512 GB.
The Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) has a much better battery performance than Apple iPad (2022).
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