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| Global Score | |
| 71.3 | 74.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iPadOS 15.x | Android 9.0 Pie |
| 0000-00-00 | 2020-04-27 |
| 11.05 x 8.46 x 0.24 inches | 7.95 x 4.93 x 0.28 inches |
| 21.80 ounces | 10.90 ounces |
| -- | Mocha |
| Aluminum | Aluminum |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 240.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 13 inches | 8.4 inches |
| 2732 x 2048 pixels | 1920 x 1200 pixels |
| -- | TFT |
| 263 pixels per inch | 270 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 6.8 | 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 |
| 10-core GPU GPU | Mali-G71 MP2 GPU |
| 6.3 | 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 | |
| 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 |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| -- | Nano SIM |
| 10 | 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
The Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) is a little bit better than the iPad Air 13-inch (M2, 2024), with a 74.6 score against 71.3. The Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) construction is noticeably lighter but somewhat thicker than iPad Air 13-inch (M2, 2024). Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) has Android 9.0 Pie OS, and iPad Air 13-inch (M2, 2024) counts with iPadOS 15.x OS.
The Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) counts with a bit better looking screen than Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M2, 2024), because although it has a way smaller screen and a way worse 1200 x 1920 pixels resolution, it also counts with a quite better screen pixel density. The Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M2, 2024) counts with just a bit more storage for applications, games, photos and videos than Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020), because although it has no external memory card slot, it also counts with 128 GB internal storage capacity.
The Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) counts with a much faster processing unit than iPad Air 13-inch (M2, 2024), although it has a lower amount of RAM, they both have a Octa-Core CPU. The Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) counts with a little bit better camera than iPad Air 13-inch (M2, 2024), although it has a camera with a much worse resolution and a smaller aperture.
Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) has a very superior battery life than Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M2, 2024).
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