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Samsung Galaxy Tab 4 7.0
Sprint LTESM-T237
| Global Score | |
| 65.6 | 62.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| Android 4.4.2 | iOS 7.x, 6.1, 6 |
| 2014-04-01 | 2012-09-12 |
| 7.36 x 4.25 x 0.35 inches | 4.86 x 2.31 x 0.24 inches |
| 9.74 ounces | 3.10 ounces |
| Black and White | Black and White |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 169.00 | $ 265.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 7 inches | 4 inches |
| 800 x 1280 pixels | 640 x 1136 pixels |
| LCD | IPS LCD |
| 216 pixels per inch | 326 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.6 | 8.3 |
| Performance | |
| Marvell PXA1088 chipset | Apple A5 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A7 (Quad-Core 1200 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A9 (Dual-Core 1000 MHz) processor |
| 1,5 GB RAM | 512 MB RAM |
| Vivante GPU | PowerVR SGX543 MP2 (Dual-Core 200 MHz) GPU |
| 8.1 | 8.01 |
| Storage | |
| 8 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 5.06 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 3.00 MP + 1.30 MP | 5.00 MP + 1.20 MP |
| f/2.60 aperture | f/2.40 aperture |
| 1280 x 720 (30 fps) (HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 7.15 | 7.92 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA | -- |
| SIM | -- |
| 7.1 | 2.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Battery | 1030mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 2.64 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | -- |
| Accelerometer | Accelerometer and Gyroscope |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy Tab 4 7.0 is slightly better than iPod Touch 5th Generation, having a general score of 65.6 against 62.7. Even though Samsung Galaxy Tab 4 7.0 is newer than the iPod Touch 5th Generation, it's notably heavier and much thicker. Samsung Galaxy Tab 4 7.0 counts with Android 4.4.2 OS, while iPod Touch 5th Generation works with iOS 7.x OS.
The Samsung Galaxy Tab 4 7.0 has a little better hardware performance than Apple iPod Touch 5th Generation, because although it has doesn't have an additional graphics co-processor, it also counts with a higher amount of RAM memory and a greater number of cores (and they are faster). The Apple iPod Touch 5th Generation counts with a little bit better looking display than Samsung Galaxy Tab 4 7.0, because although it has a much smaller display and a quite lower 1136 x 640 resolution, it also counts with a lot greater display pixel density.
IPod Touch 5th Generation counts with a way bigger memory for applications, games, photos and videos than Galaxy Tab 4 7.0, because although it has no external memory card slot, it also counts with 64 GB internal memory. The Galaxy Tab 4 7.0 features a superior battery lifetime than iPod Touch 5th Generation, because it has 4000mAh of battery capacity instead of 1030mAh.
Apple iPod Touch 5th Generation features a superior camera than Galaxy Tab 4 7.0, because it has a lot more MP back-facing camera, a much higher 1920x1080 video resolution and a bigger aperture to take better low-light images.
Despite of being the best tablet of the ones in this comparison, Samsung Galaxy Tab 4 7.0 is also very cheap compared to the other devices.
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