Compare tablets
| Global Score | |
| 85.9 | 70.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| -- | Android 8.1 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow |
| 2019-03-18 | 2016-06-01 |
| 9.80 x 6.80 x 0.24 inches | 10.01 x 6.11 x 0.32 inches |
| 16.37 ounces | 18.52 ounces |
| Gold, Gray and Silver | 16 777 216 |
| Aluminum | -- |
| $ 779.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.5 inches | 10.1 inches |
| 2224 x 1668 pixels | 1920 x 1200 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super PLS LCD |
| 265 pixels per inch | 224 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.8 | 6.9 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A12 Bionic APL1W81 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7870 chipset |
| 64-bit Vortex and Tempest, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2490 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1600 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 2 GB RAM |
| Apple 4-core GPU GPU | Mali-T830 MP2 GPU |
| 10.35 | 8.73 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 16 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 200 GB) external memory slot |
| 13.3 | 7.16 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 7.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 2.00 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 1920 x 1080 (120 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 8.91 | 8.36 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.1 | 6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 8134mAh Li - Ion Battery | 7300mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 9.04 | 8.48 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The iPad Air (2019) has an overall score of 85.9, which is much better than Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016)'s 70.2 global score. IPad Air (2019)'s body is way newer, somewhat lighter and notably thinner than Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016). The iPad Air (2019) has a better performing processor than Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016), and although they both have the same number of cores, the iPad Air (2019) also has a larger amount of RAM and a 64-bit processor.
The Apple iPad Air (2019) has a much better looking display than Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016), because it has a quite larger screen, a quite greater screen density and a higher resolution of 1668 x 2224px. The iPad Air (2019) shoots a bit better pictures and videos than Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016), because although it has a much smaller diafragm aperture, and they both have the same video resolution and a back facing camera with an 8 megapixels resolution, the iPad Air (2019) also counts with better video frame rates.
Apple iPad Air (2019) has a much bigger memory capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016), because although it has no SD extension slot, it also counts with 240 GB more internal memory capacity. IPad Air (2019) features just a little bit longer battery performance than Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016), because it has an 11% bigger battery size.
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