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Apple iPad 4
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| Global Score | |
| 70.8 | 74.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iOS 7.x, 6.1, 6 | Android 9.0 Pie |
| 0000-00-00 | 2020-04-27 |
| 9.50 x 7.31 x 0.37 inches | 7.95 x 4.93 x 0.28 inches |
| 23.35 ounces | 10.90 ounces |
| Black and White | Mocha |
| -- | Aluminum |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 740.00 | $ 240.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 9.7 inches | 8.4 inches |
| 2048 x 1536 pixels | 1920 x 1200 pixels |
| IPS LCD | TFT |
| 264 pixels per inch | 270 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A6X chipset | Samsung Exynos 7904 chipset |
| Dual-Core 1400 MHz processor | Arm Cortex-A73 and Arm Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| PowerVR SGX554 (Dual-Core 200 MHz) GPU | Mali-G71 MP2 GPU |
| 8.46 | 8.91 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 9.84 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP + 1.20 MP | 8.00 MP + 5.00 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 |
| 7.92 | 8.47 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Micro SIM | Nano SIM |
| 7 | 6.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| Li-Polymer Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) is just a bit better than Apple iPad 4, with a 74.6 score against 70.8. The Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) body is much lighter and way thinner than Apple iPad 4. Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) works with Android 9.0 Pie operating system, while Apple iPad 4 has iOS 7.x operating system.
The Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) features a bit faster processing unit than Apple iPad 4, because although it has doesn't have an extra GPU, it also counts with a greater number of cores and 2 GB more RAM memory. Apple iPad 4 features a sharper screen than Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020), because although it has a quite worse display density, it also counts with a little bit higher resolution of 1536 x 2048 and a bigger display.
The Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) takes a little bit better videos and photos than Apple iPad 4, and although they both have the same 1920x1080 (Full HD) video resolution and the same video frame rates, the Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) also has a way bigger diafragm aperture and a camera in the back with lot more MP.
The Apple iPad 4 counts with slightly more storage for games and applications than Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020), because although it has no external memory card slot, it also counts with 96 GB more internal storage. The Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) features a way better battery duration than iPad 4.
Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) not only is the best tablets of the ones in this comparison, but it's also a bargain compared to the other tablets.
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