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| Global Score | |
| 71.7 | 74.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iPadOS 14.x | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo |
| 2020-10-16 | 2018-08-24 |
| 9.75 x 7.03 x 0.24 inches | 10.24 x 6.34 x 0.31 inches |
| 16.23 ounces | 18.84 ounces |
| Green, Rose gold, Silver, Sky blue and Space gray | Black, Blue and Gray |
| Aluminum | Plastic |
| $ 729.00 | $ 450.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.9 inches | 10.5 inches |
| 2360 x 1640 pixels | 1920 x 1200 pixels |
| IPS LCD | TFT |
| 264 pixels per inch | 216 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.8 | 6.9 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A14 Bionic chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 450 SDM450 chipset |
| 64-bit Firestorm and Icestorm, 64-bit, 5 nm (Hexa-Core 3100 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor |
| -- | 3 GB RAM |
| Apple 4-core GPU GPU | Adreno 506 GPU |
| 10.26 | 8.91 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 9.44 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 7.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| -- | 27.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.25 inches (1/4") sensor |
| 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 | 8.36 |
| 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 | |
| Li - Ion Battery | 7300mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 8.48 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.5 has a score of 74.5, which is a bit better than the Apple iPad Air (2020)'s 71.7 general score. Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.5 is better than the Apple iPad Air (2020), we must highlight that it is also older, extremely thicker and somewhat heavier. Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.5 comes with Android 9.0 Pie operating system, and Apple iPad Air (2020) comes with iPadOS 14.x operating system.
The Apple iPad Air (2020) features a more vivid display than Galaxy Tab A 10.5, because it has a quite greater screen density, a better 1640 x 2360 resolution and a little larger display. Apple iPad Air (2020) has a faster processing unit than Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.5, because although it has an inferior number of cores (although faster), it also counts with a 64-bits processor.
The Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.5 features a much bigger memory for applications, games, photos and videos than iPad Air (2020), because although it has less internal memory capacity, it also counts with a SD memory card expansion slot that supports a maximum of 400 GB. Galaxy Tab A 10.5 features a very superior battery lifetime than Apple iPad Air (2020).
IPad Air (2020) takes better photos and videos than Galaxy Tab A 10.5, because it has a bigger aperture for better photography and videos in low light environments, a way higher 3840x2160 video resolution and a back camera with a much higher resolution.
In addition to being the best tablet of the ones we are comparing here, the Galaxy Tab A 10.5 is also a bargain compared to the other devices, making it very easy to pick between these devices.
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