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| Global Score | |
| 71.7 | 60.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iPadOS 14.x | Android 7.1 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow, 5.0 Lollipop |
| 2020-10-16 | 2015-05-02 |
| 9.75 x 7.03 x 0.24 inches | 9.55 x 6.57 x 0.29 inches |
| 16.23 ounces | 15.84 ounces |
| Green, Rose gold, Silver, Sky blue and Space gray | 16 777 216 |
| Aluminum | -- |
| $ 729.00 | $ 160.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.9 inches | 9.7 inches |
| 2360 x 1640 pixels | 1024 x 768 pixels |
| IPS LCD | TFT |
| 264 pixels per inch | 132 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.8 | 5.9 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A14 Bionic chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 8916 chipset |
| 64-bit Firestorm and Icestorm, 64-bit, 5 nm (Hexa-Core 3100 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Quad-Core 1200 MHz) processor |
| -- | 1,5 GB RAM |
| Apple 4-core GPU GPU | Adreno 306 GPU |
| 10.26 | 8.1 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 16 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 6.72 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 7.00 MP | 5.00 MP + 2.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1280 x 720 (HD) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 9.9 | 6.05 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | -- |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | -- |
| 6.1 | 3 |
| Battery Life | |
| Li - Ion Battery | 6000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 7.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The iPad Air (2020) has a score of 71.7, which is better than the Samsung Galaxy Tab A 9.7's 60.5 global score. IPad Air (2020)'s design is way newer and somewhat thinner, but also a bit heavier than Samsung Galaxy Tab A 9.7. IPad Air (2020) comes with iPadOS 14.x operating system, and Samsung Galaxy Tab A 9.7 comes with Android 7.1 Nougat operating system.
The Apple iPad Air (2020) has a much more vibrant screen than Samsung Galaxy Tab A 9.7, because it has a much higher pixel quantity per inch of display, a much better resolution of 1640 x 2360px and a little larger display. Apple iPad Air (2020) counts with a much faster CPU than Galaxy Tab A 9.7, because it has a 64-bit CPU and a higher number of faster cores.
IPad Air (2020) shoots way better photographs and videos than Galaxy Tab A 9.7, because it has a back facing camera with a way better 12 MP resolution and a lot higher (4K) video quality. The iPad Air (2020) counts with a quite bigger storage capacity for apps and games than Galaxy Tab A 9.7, because although it has no SD extension slot, it also counts with 48 GB more internal memory capacity.
The Galaxy Tab A 9.7 has a way better battery life than iPad Air (2020).
Although iPad Air (2020) is a better device, it costs a lot more than Samsung Galaxy Tab A 9.7, and it doesn't have such a good quality/price relation as Samsung Galaxy Tab A 9.7. So if you want that extra features and specs, you can buy iPad Air (2020), but if you don't you can save some dollars and get the Samsung Galaxy Tab A 9.7, letting go some specs and features.
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