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| Global Score | |
| 85.9 | 74.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| -- | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo |
| 2019-03-18 | 2018-08-24 |
| 9.80 x 6.80 x 0.24 inches | 10.24 x 6.34 x 0.31 inches |
| 16.37 ounces | 18.84 ounces |
| Gold, Gray and Silver | Black, Blue and Gray |
| Aluminum | Plastic |
| $ 779.00 | $ 450.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.5 inches | 10.5 inches |
| 2224 x 1668 pixels | 1920 x 1200 pixels |
| IPS LCD | TFT |
| 265 pixels per inch | 216 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.8 | 6.9 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A12 Bionic APL1W81 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 450 SDM450 chipset |
| 64-bit Vortex and Tempest, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2490 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Apple 4-core GPU GPU | Adreno 506 GPU |
| 10.35 | 8.91 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot |
| 13.3 | 9.44 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 7.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| -- | 27.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.25 inches (1/4") sensor |
| 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 |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.1 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 8134mAh Li - Ion Battery | 7300mAh Li - Polymer 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, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Apple iPad Air (2019) is better than the Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.5, getting a general score of 85.9 against 74.5. Even though the Apple iPad Air (2019) and Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.5 were released only a couple of months apart, the Apple iPad Air (2019) is notably thinner and lighter. The Apple iPad Air (2019) has a greater hardware performance than Galaxy Tab A 10.5, and although they both have the same RAM amount and the same number of cores, the Apple iPad Air (2019) also has a 64 bits processing unit.
The iPad Air (2019) has a more vivid display than Galaxy Tab A 10.5, and although they both have a display of the same size, the iPad Air (2019) also has a better resolution of 1668 x 2224px and a quite greater pixel number in each inch in the display. IPad Air (2019) captures a bit better pictures and videos than Galaxy Tab A 10.5, because although it has a much smaller camera aperture which is not so good for taking photos and video in poorly lited situations, and they both have the same resolution back facing camera and the same video resolution, the iPad Air (2019) also counts with faster 120 frames per second video frame rates.
IPad Air (2019) features a much greater storage for applications and games than Galaxy Tab A 10.5, because although it has no external SD slot, it also counts with more internal storage capacity. IPad Air (2019) has a bit better battery life than Galaxy Tab A 10.5, because it has an 11% larger battery capacity.
Apple iPad Air (2019) costs a lot more than Galaxy Tab A 10.5, but you can get a better tablet for that few extra dollars.
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