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| Global Score | |
| 71.7 | 74.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iPadOS 14.x | Android 9.0 Pie |
| 2020-10-16 | 2020-04-27 |
| 9.75 x 7.03 x 0.24 inches | 7.95 x 4.93 x 0.28 inches |
| 16.23 ounces | 10.90 ounces |
| Green, Rose gold, Silver, Sky blue and Space gray | Mocha |
| Aluminum | Aluminum |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 729.00 | $ 240.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.9 inches | 8.4 inches |
| 2360 x 1640 pixels | 1920 x 1200 pixels |
| IPS LCD | TFT |
| 264 pixels per inch | 270 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.8 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A14 Bionic chipset | Samsung Exynos 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 | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 9.84 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 7.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.90 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 |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| 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 | 6.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| Li - Ion Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) is slightly better than iPad Air (2020), getting a 74.6 score against 71.7. Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020)'s construction is somewhat thicker but noticeably lighter than the iPad Air (2020), and they were only released with a couple months difference. The Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) comes with Android 9.0 Pie OS, and iPad Air (2020) comes with iPadOS 14.x OS.
The iPad Air (2020) features a bit more vivid screen than Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020), because although it has a just a little lower amount of pixels per display inch, it also counts with a higher 1640 x 2360 resolution and a bigger screen. The Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) counts with a much better memory capacity to install games and applications than Apple iPad Air (2020), because although it has 0 less internal memory capacity, it also counts with a slot for SD memory cards that supports up to 512 GB.
Apple iPad Air (2020) counts with a faster CPU than Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020), because although it has 2 less CPU cores (but faster), it also counts with a 64-bit processor. The Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) counts with a much better battery lifetime than Apple iPad Air (2020). Apple iPad Air (2020) counts with a better camera than Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020), because it has a way higher (4K) video definition, a larger diafragm aperture to capture better low light photos and a much more mega-pixels camera.
The Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) is not only the best tablets in this comparison, but it's also by far the cheapest one, making it a no doubt choice.
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