Compare tablets
| Global Score | |
| 62.7 | 74.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iOS 7.x, 6.1, 6 | Android 9.0 Pie |
| 2012-09-12 | 2020-04-27 |
| 4.86 x 2.31 x 0.24 inches | 7.95 x 4.93 x 0.28 inches |
| 3.10 ounces | 10.90 ounces |
| Black and White | Mocha |
| -- | Aluminum |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 265.00 | $ 240.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4 inches | 8.4 inches |
| 640 x 1136 pixels | 1920 x 1200 pixels |
| IPS LCD | TFT |
| 326 pixels per inch | 270 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.3 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A5 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7904 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A9 (Dual-Core 1000 MHz) processor | Arm Cortex-A73 and Arm Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor |
| 512 MB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| PowerVR SGX543 MP2 (Dual-Core 200 MHz) GPU | Mali-G71 MP2 GPU |
| 8.01 | 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 | |
| 5.00 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 |
| 7.92 | 8.47 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| -- | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| -- | Nano SIM |
| 2.4 | 6.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 1030mAh Li-Ion Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 2.64 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| -- | GPS |
| Accelerometer and Gyroscope | Accelerometer and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) is better than iPod Touch 5th Generation, having a 74.6 score against 62.7. The Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) is a extremely newer tablet device than iPod Touch 5th Generation, but it's noticeably heavier and somewhat thicker. Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) has Android 9.0 Pie operating system, while iPod Touch 5th Generation has iOS 7.x operating system.
IPod Touch 5th Generation has a more vivid screen than Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020), because although it has a lot lower resolution of 1136 x 640 pixels and a way smaller screen, it also counts with a just a little greater display pixel density. The Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) counts with a quite superior performance than Apple iPod Touch 5th Generation, because although it has doesn't have a graphics processing unit, it also counts with a larger number of cores and 2,5 GB more RAM memory.
Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) features a way bigger memory capacity to install games and applications than Apple iPod Touch 5th Generation, because although it has only 32 GB internal memory, it also counts with a SD memory slot that allows a maximum of 512 GB. The Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) counts with a way better battery duration than iPod Touch 5th Generation, because it has a 385% more battery capacity.
The Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) features a bit better camera than Apple iPod Touch 5th Generation, and although they both have the same video quality and the same 30 fps video frame rate, the Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) also has a lot bigger diafragm aperture to capture better low light photography and videos and a way better resolution back camera.
Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) not only is the best devices of the ones we are comparing, but it's also cheap compared to the other tablet, which makes it an easy choice.
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