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| Global Score | |
| 66.9 | 65.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iOS 13.x, 12.x | Android 9.0 Pie, 7.1 Nougat |
| 2019-05-28 | 2017-10-10 |
| 4.86 x 2.31 x 0.24 inches | 8.35 x 4.89 x 0.35 inches |
| 3.10 ounces | 12.84 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | 16 777 216 |
| -- | Metal |
| $ 399.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4 inches | 8 inches |
| 1136 x 640 pixels | 1280 x 800 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 326 pixels per inch | 189 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 6.5 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A10 Fusion APL1W24 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 425 8917 chipset |
| Hurricane and Zephyr, 64-bit, 16 nm (Quad-Core 2340 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 28 nm (Quad-Core 1400 MHz) processor |
| -- | 2 GB RAM |
| PowerVR Series 7XT GT7600 Plus GPU | Adreno 308 GPU |
| 8.91 | 8.28 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 16 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 13.3 | 7.48 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 1.20 MP | 8.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 8.25 | 8.47 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| -- | Nano SIM |
| 2.4 | 3 |
| Battery Life | |
| Li - Ion Battery | 5000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| -- | GPS |
| Accelerometer and Gyroscope | Accelerometer and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The iPod Touch (2019) has an overall score of 66.9, which is a bit better than the Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017)'s score of 65.7. IPod Touch (2019) has iOS 13.x operating system, and Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017) has Android 9.0 Pie operating system. The iPod Touch (2019) is a newer tablet, and it's also noticeably thinner and noticeably lighter than the Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017).
IPod Touch (2019) features a way better looking display than Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017), because although it has a way smaller display and a little bit lower resolution of 640 x 1136px, it also counts with a way greater pixels density. Apple iPod Touch (2019) features a superior storage for games and applications than Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017), because although it has no external memory slot, it also counts with 240 GB more internal memory.
The iPod Touch (2019) counts with a bit better hardware performance than Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017). Both have the same number of cores. The Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017) has a much better battery duration than iPod Touch (2019). Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017) counts with just a bit better camera than Apple iPod Touch (2019), and although they both have the same 1920x1080 video quality, a 8 mega-pixels camera and the same video frame rate, the Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017) also has a much bigger aperture to capture better photography and videos in low light situations.
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