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| Global Score | |
| 71.7 | 76.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iPadOS 14.x | Android 11, 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2020-10-16 | 2019-04-26 |
| 9.75 x 7.03 x 0.24 inches | 9.65 x 5.88 x 0.30 inches |
| 16.23 ounces | 16.54 ounces |
| Green, Rose gold, Silver, Sky blue and Space gray | Black, Gold and Gray |
| Aluminum | Aluminum |
| $ 729.00 | $ 330.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.9 inches | 10.1 inches |
| 2360 x 1640 pixels | 1920 x 1200 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 264 pixels per inch | 224 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.8 | 6.9 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A14 Bionic chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 7904 chipset |
| 64-bit Firestorm and Icestorm, 64-bit, 5 nm (Hexa-Core 3100 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor |
| -- | 3 GB RAM |
| Apple 4-core GPU GPU | Mali-G71 MP2 GPU |
| 10.26 | 8.91 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 7.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 9.9 | 8.47 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.1 | 5.5 |
| Battery Life | |
| Li - Ion Battery | 6150mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 7.68 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2019) is a little bit better than the iPad Air (2020), getting a general score of 76.7 against 71.7. The Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2019) works with Android 11 OS, and iPad Air (2020) works with iPadOS 14.x OS. Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2019)'s construction is older, a lot thicker and just a bit heavier than the iPad Air (2020).
The iPad Air (2020) features a better hardware performance than Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2019), because although it has lesser cores (although they are faster), it also counts with a 64-bit CPU. IPad Air (2020) features a better screen than Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2019), because it has a better resolution of 1640 x 2360, a bit bigger display and a bit more pixels per inch in the screen.
Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2019) has much more storage capacity for applications and games than iPad Air (2020), because it has 64 GB more internal memory and an external SD slot that allows up to 512 GB. The iPad Air (2020) captures much clearer pictures and videos than Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2019), because it has a bigger diafragm aperture for better photos in low-light situations, a lot more MP camera and a much higher 3840x2160 (4K) video quality.
The Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2019) features a much longer battery lifetime than iPad Air (2020).
Despite of being the best tablet between the ones we are comparing, Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2019) is also a bargain compared to the other devices, which makes it very easy to pick between these devices.
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