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| Global Score | |
| 65.6 | 74.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iOS 12.x, 11.x, 10.x, 9.x | Android 9.0 Pie |
| 2015-07-15 | 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 |
| 16 777 216 | Mocha |
| -- | Aluminum |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 399.00 | $ 240.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4 inches | 8.4 inches |
| 1136 x 640 pixels | 1920 x 1200 pixels |
| IPS LCD | TFT |
| 326 pixels per inch | 270 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A8 APL1011 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7904 chipset |
| Typhoon, 64-bit, 20 nm (Dual-Core 1100 MHz) processor | Arm Cortex-A73 and Arm Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| PowerVR Series 6XT GX6450 GPU | Mali-G71 MP2 GPU |
| 7.92 | 8.91 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 9.84 |
| 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 |
| -- | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| -- | Nano SIM |
| 2.4 | 6.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 1043mAh Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 2.64 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| -- | GPS |
| Accelerometer and Gyroscope | Accelerometer and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) is much better than iPod touch 6th generation, having a general score of 74.6 against 65.6. Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020)'s body is notably newer than iPod touch 6th generation's, although it is heavier and somewhat thicker. Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) comes with Android 9.0 Pie OS, and iPod touch 6th generation works with iOS 12.x OS.
The Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) has a quite superior hardware performance than Apple iPod touch 6th generation, because it has a higher number of cores (and also faster) and a larger amount of RAM. IPod touch 6th generation counts with a more vivid screen than Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020), because although it has a really smaller display and a way worse resolution of 640 x 1136 pixels, it also counts with a just a little better screen pixels density.
Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) takes slightly better videos and photos than iPod touch 6th generation, and although they both have the same resolution back camera, the same video resolution and the same video frame rate, the Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) also has a much larger camera aperture. IPod touch 6th generation counts with just a bit bigger storage to install games and applications than Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020), because although it has no external memory card slot, it also counts with 128 GB internal storage.
Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) has a superior battery duration than iPod touch 6th generation, because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity.
The Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) is not only the best tablets of the ones we are comparing, but it's also by far the cheapest.
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