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| Global Score | |
| 75.8 | 62.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| Android 4.4.2, 4.3 | iPadOS 18.x, 17.x, 16.x, 15.x, 14.x |
| 2013-09-04 | 2020-09-18 |
| 9.57 x 6.75 x 0.31 inches | 9.87 x 6.85 x 0.30 inches |
| 19.29 ounces | 17.46 ounces |
| Black and White | Gold, Silver and Space gray |
| -- | Aluminum and Aluminum |
| $ 610.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.1 inches | 10.2 inches |
| 2560 x 1600 pixels | 2160 x 1620 pixels |
| Super Clear LCD | IPS LCD |
| 299 pixels per inch | 265 pixels per inch |
| -- | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.4 | 7.6 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 MSM8974 chipset | Apple A12 Bionic (7 nm) chipset |
| Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2300 MHz) processor | processor |
| 3 GB (800 MHz) RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU | Apple GPU 4 core GPU |
| 9.27 | 6.21 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 7.56 | 5.8 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 2.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 1.20 MP |
| -- | f/2.40 aperture |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 6.49 | 8.36 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EV-DO A, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Micro SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 7.1 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 8220mAh Li-Ion Battery | Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 43 hours talk time | -- |
| 9.12 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Infra-red port | -- |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 (2014) has a global score of 75.8, which is a lot better than the Apple iPad 10.2 (2020)'s score of 62.2. The Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 (2014) has Android 4.4.2 operating system, while Apple iPad 10.2 (2020) counts with iPadOS 18.x operating system. Although it's the best tablet in this review, we must note that it is also an a lot older, a little bit thicker and just a little heavier tablet.
The Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 (2014) features a much better hardware performance than Apple iPad 10.2 (2020), because although it has an inferior number of cores (but faster), and they both have a 3 GB RAM, the Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 (2014) also counts with an additional GPU. Galaxy Note 10.1 (2014) has a better looking screen than iPad 10.2 (2020), because although it has a little smaller display, it also counts with a little higher pixel number per inch of display and a quite better 1600 x 2560 resolution.
The Apple iPad 10.2 (2020) takes way better photographs and videos than Galaxy Note 10.1 (2014). Both of them have the same (Full HD) video quality, the same video frame rates and a 8 mega-pixels resolution back facing camera. Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 (2014) has a much better memory capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than iPad 10.2 (2020), and although they both have exactly the same internal storage, the Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 (2014) also has a SD memory card expansion slot that allows up to 64 GB.
The Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 (2014) has a much better battery duration than Apple iPad 10.2 (2020).
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