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| Global Score | |
| 62.7 | 70.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iOS 7.x, 6.1, 6 | Android 8.1 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow |
| 2012-09-12 | 2016-06-01 |
| 4.86 x 2.31 x 0.24 inches | 10.01 x 6.11 x 0.32 inches |
| 3.10 ounces | 18.52 ounces |
| Black and White | 16 777 216 |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 265.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4 inches | 10.1 inches |
| 640 x 1136 pixels | 1920 x 1200 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super PLS LCD |
| 326 pixels per inch | 224 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.3 | 6.9 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A5 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7870 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A9 (Dual-Core 1000 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1600 MHz) processor |
| 512 MB RAM | 2 GB RAM |
| PowerVR SGX543 MP2 (Dual-Core 200 MHz) GPU | Mali-T830 MP2 GPU |
| 8.01 | 8.73 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 16 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 200 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 7.16 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP + 1.20 MP | 8.00 MP + 2.00 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 |
| 7.92 | 8.36 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| -- | Nano SIM |
| 2.4 | 6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 1030mAh Li-Ion Battery | 7300mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 2.64 | 8.48 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| -- | GPS |
| Accelerometer and Gyroscope | Accelerometer and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016) is better than the iPod Touch 5th Generation, with a score of 70.2 against 62.7. Even though the Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016) is incredibly newer than the iPod Touch 5th Generation, it's incredibly heavier and extremely thicker. Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016) works with Android 8.1 Oreo OS, while iPod Touch 5th Generation has iOS 7.x OS.
IPod Touch 5th Generation has a much sharper display than Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016), because although it has a really smaller screen and a lot worse 1136 x 640 resolution, it also counts with a better quantity of pixels per inch of screen. IPod Touch 5th Generation has slightly more memory to install applications and games than Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016), because although it has no external memory card slot, it also counts with 48 GB more internal storage.
The Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016) counts with just a little better hardware performance than iPod Touch 5th Generation, because although it has doesn't have an additional GPU, it also counts with a greater amount of RAM memory and more processing cores. The Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016) takes just a bit better photographs and videos than iPod Touch 5th Generation, and although they both have the same video definition and the same video frame rates, the Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016) also has a much bigger aperture to take better low light images and video and a much higher resolution back facing camera.
Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016) counts with a very superior battery life than Apple iPod Touch 5th Generation, because it has a 7300mAh battery capacity.
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