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| Global Score | |
| 60.6 | 74.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iPadOS 15.x | Android 9.0 Pie |
| -- | 2020-04-27 |
| -- | 7.95 x 4.93 x 0.28 inches |
| 16.26 ounces | 10.90 ounces |
| -- | Mocha |
| Aluminum | Aluminum |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 240.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 12.9 inches | 8.4 inches |
| 2360 x 1640 pixels | 1920 x 1200 pixels |
| -- | TFT |
| 223 pixels per inch | 270 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 6.5 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Apple M2 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7904 chipset |
| processor | Arm Cortex-A73 and Arm Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Yes GPU | Mali-G71 MP2 GPU |
| 6.3 | 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 |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 7.92 | 8.47 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| -- | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| -- | Nano SIM |
| 2.4 | 6.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.3 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) is much better than iPad Air 12.9 -inch (6th Gen), with a score of 74.6 against 60.6. The Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) works with Android 9.0 Pie operating system, while iPad Air 12.9 -inch (6th Gen) works with iPadOS 15.x operating system. Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) features a much better screen than Apple iPad Air 12.9 -inch (6th Gen), because although it has a really smaller screen and a much lower resolution of 1200 x 1920, it also counts with a quite higher pixels density.
Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) counts with a much better performance than Apple iPad Air 12.9 -inch (6th Gen), although it has a lower amount of RAM, they both have the same number of cores. The Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) captures just a bit better photographs and videos than Apple iPad Air 12.9 -inch (6th Gen), although it has a tinier aperture which is not nice for low-light captures and videos and a camera with much less mega-pixels resolution.
The Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) has much more memory to store more games and applications than Apple iPad Air 12.9 -inch (6th Gen), because although it has only 32 GB internal storage, it also counts with an external memory slot that allows up to 512 GB. The Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) has a superior battery performance than Apple iPad Air 12.9 -inch (6th Gen).
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