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| Global Score | |
| 81.4 | 74.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iPadOS 15.x | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo |
| 2022-03-18 | 2018-08-24 |
| 9.75 x 7.03 x 0.24 inches | 10.24 x 6.34 x 0.31 inches |
| 16.26 ounces | 18.84 ounces |
| -- | Black, Blue and Gray |
| Aluminum | Plastic |
| -- | $ 450.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.9 inches | 10.5 inches |
| 2360 x 1640 pixels | 1920 x 1200 pixels |
| -- | 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 M1 (5 nm) chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 450 SDM450 chipset |
| Octa-Core 3100 MHz processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Yes GPU | Adreno 506 GPU |
| 9.99 | 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 + 12.00 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 |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 7.92 | 8.36 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 10 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | 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, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Apple iPad Air (2022) has an overall score of 81.4, which is slightly better than Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.5's global score of 74.5. Apple iPad Air (2022)'s body is much newer, way thinner and lighter than Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.5. Apple iPad Air (2022) works with iPadOS 15.x operating system, and Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.5 works with Android 9.0 Pie operating system.
IPad Air (2022) has a superior hardware performance than Galaxy Tab A 10.5, and although they both have a Octa-Core CPU, the iPad Air (2022) also has more RAM memory. The iPad Air (2022) has a more vivid display than Galaxy Tab A 10.5, because it has a quite larger display, a higher resolution of 1640 x 2360 and a bit higher quantity of pixels in each inch of display.
The Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.5 features a much bigger storage for apps and games than iPad Air (2022), because although it has 0 less internal storage, it also counts with a SD extension slot that supports a maximum of 400 GB. The Galaxy Tab A 10.5 has a bit better camera than Apple iPad Air (2022), although it has a tinier camera aperture and a camera in the back with way less megapixels resolution.
Galaxy Tab A 10.5 has a much better battery lifetime than Apple iPad Air (2022).
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