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| Global Score | |
| 62.7 | 62.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iOS 7.x, 6.1, 6 | Android 11 |
| 2012-09-12 | 2022-01-13 |
| 4.86 x 2.31 x 0.24 inches | 9.72 x 6.37 x 0.27 inches |
| 3.10 ounces | 17.92 ounces |
| Black and White | Gray, Pink Gold and Silver |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 265.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4 inches | 10.5 inches |
| 640 x 1136 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| IPS LCD | TFT |
| 326 pixels per inch | 210 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.3 | 6.3 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A5 chipset | Unisoc Tiger T618 (12 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A9 (Dual-Core 1000 MHz) processor | processor |
| 512 MB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| PowerVR SGX543 MP2 (Dual-Core 200 MHz) GPU | Mali G52 MP2 GPU |
| 8.01 | 6.03 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 11.12 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP + 1.20 MP | 8.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | -- |
| 7.92 | 6.49 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| 2.4 | 6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 1030mAh Li-Ion Battery | 7040mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 2.64 | 8.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| -- | GPS |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer and Gyroscope | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
IPod Touch 5th Generation is slightly better than the Samsung Galaxy Tab A8, getting a general score of 62.7 against 62.6. IPod Touch 5th Generation comes with iOS 7.x OS, and Samsung Galaxy Tab A8 works with Android 11 OS. The iPod Touch 5th Generation is an a lot older tablet than the Samsung Galaxy Tab A8, but it is somewhat thinner and lighter anyway.
The Apple iPod Touch 5th Generation has an extremely better processing unit than Samsung Galaxy Tab A8, because although it has 2,5 GB less RAM memory and a lower number of cores , it also counts with a graphics processing unit. The Apple iPod Touch 5th Generation features a much better looking display than Galaxy Tab A8, because although it has a lot smaller display and a way lower 1136 x 640 pixels resolution, it also counts with a lot more pixels per inch of display.
IPod Touch 5th Generation captures greater photographs and videos than Galaxy Tab A8, although it has a back-facing camera with way less megapixels. Galaxy Tab A8 has a much bigger memory capacity to install games and applications than iPod Touch 5th Generation, because although it has only 32 GB internal memory, it also counts with a slot for an SD memory card that admits up to 1 TB.
Galaxy Tab A8 features a much better battery life than Apple iPod Touch 5th Generation, because it has 7040mAh of battery capacity against 1030mAh.
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