Compare tablets
| Global Score | |
| 77.9 | 74.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iOS 8.x, 7.x | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo |
| 2013-10-22 | 2018-08-24 |
| 9.45 x 6.67 x 0.30 inches | 10.24 x 6.34 x 0.31 inches |
| 16.86 ounces | 18.84 ounces |
| Black, Gray and White | Black, Blue and Gray |
| Aluminium | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 273.00 | $ 450.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 9.7 inches | 10.5 inches |
| 2048 x 1536 pixels | 1920 x 1200 pixels |
| IPS LCD | TFT |
| 264 pixels per inch | 216 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 6.9 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A7 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 450 SDM450 chipset |
| 64-bit Cyclone (Dual-Core 1400 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| PowerVR G6430 (600 MHz) GPU | Adreno 506 GPU |
| 9.27 | 8.91 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 9.44 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP + 1.20 MP | 8.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 33.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.25 inches (1/4") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 7.92 | 8.36 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EV-DO A, EV-DO B, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 8820mAh Li-Polymer Battery | 7300mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 9.52 | 8.48 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The iPad Air has a global score of 77.9, which is just a bit better than Galaxy Tab A 10.5's 74.5 global score. The iPad Air has iOS 8.x operating system, and Galaxy Tab A 10.5 counts with Android 9.0 Pie operating system. IPad Air's construction is lighter and a little thinner than Galaxy Tab A 10.5, although it was released 5 years before.
IPad Air counts with a bit better processing unit than Galaxy Tab A 10.5, because although it has 2 GB lesser RAM and an inferior number of cores, it also counts with an additional graphics processing unit and a 64-bit processing unit. The iPad Air counts with a more vivid display than Galaxy Tab A 10.5, because although it has a bit smaller screen, it also counts with a little bit higher resolution of 1536 x 2048 pixels and a quite greater amount of pixels per inch of display.
The iPad Air has just a bit bigger memory capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than Galaxy Tab A 10.5, because although it has no external SD slot, it also counts with 96 GB more internal storage. Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.5 features a slightly better camera than Apple iPad Air, and although they both have the same 1920x1080 video quality and the same 30 frames per second video frame rates, the Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.5 also has a back facing camera with way more MP and a way larger aperture.
The iPad Air counts with superior battery lifetime than Galaxy Tab A 10.5, because it has a 21 percent bigger battery capacity.
In addition to being the best tablet of the ones we are comparing, the Apple iPad Air is also a bargain compared to the other ones, making it very easy to pick between these devices.
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