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| Global Score | |
| 70.2 | 62.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| Android 8.1 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow | iPadOS 18.x, 17.x, 16.x, 15.x, 14.x |
| 2016-06-01 | 2020-09-18 |
| 10.01 x 6.11 x 0.32 inches | 9.87 x 6.85 x 0.30 inches |
| 18.52 ounces | 17.46 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Gold, Silver and Space gray |
| -- | Aluminum and Aluminum |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.1 inches | 10.2 inches |
| 1920 x 1200 pixels | 2160 x 1620 pixels |
| Super PLS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 224 pixels per inch | 265 pixels per inch |
| -- | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 6.9 | 7.6 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7870 chipset | Apple A12 Bionic (7 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1600 MHz) processor | processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Mali-T830 MP2 GPU | Apple GPU 4 core GPU |
| 8.73 | 6.21 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 200 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 7.16 | 5.8 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 2.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 1.20 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/2.40 aperture |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 8.36 | 8.36 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 7300mAh Battery | Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 8.48 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016) has a score of 70.2, which is much better than the iPad 10.2 (2020)'s 62.2 score. Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016) is a much older, a little thicker and a little heavier tablet than the iPad 10.2 (2020). Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016) has Android 8.1 Oreo OS, while iPad 10.2 (2020) comes with iPadOS 18.x OS.
Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016) counts with a much better processing power than iPad 10.2 (2020), because although it has lesser RAM memory, it also counts with a larger number of cores. IPad 10.2 (2020) has a more vivid display than Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016), because it has a quite bigger screen, a little bit greater number of pixels per inch in the display and a higher 1620 x 2160 resolution.
IPad 10.2 (2020) and Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016) feature really similar cameras, and although the iPad 10.2 (2020) has a way smaller camera aperture which is not good for taking photos and videos in low-light environments, they both have a 8 mega pixels resolution back-facing camera, the same video resolution and the same video frame rate.
Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016) has a much greater memory capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than iPad 10.2 (2020), because although it has just 16 GB internal storage capacity, it also counts with an external memory slot that holds up to 200 GB. The Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016) features a much longer battery duration than Apple iPad 10.2 (2020).
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