Compare tablets
| Global Score | |
| 70.2 | 66.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| Android 8.1 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow | -- |
| 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 |
| -- | $ 459.00 |
| 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 | 7.8 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7870 chipset | Apple A12 Bionic APL1W81 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1600 MHz) processor | 64-bit Vortex and Tempest, 64-bit, 7 nm (Quad-Core 2490 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | -- |
| Mali-T830 MP2 GPU | Apple G11P GPU |
| 8.73 | 9.72 |
| 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 Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016) has a general score of 70.2, which is a little bit better than Apple iPad (2020)'s score of 66.6. Even being the best we are comparing here, we must note that it's also a incredibly older, a little bit thicker and a little bit heavier portable tablet. Apple iPad (2020) counts with a better display than Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016), because it has a just a bit more pixels per screen inch, a quite bigger display and a better 1620 x 2160 resolution.
Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016) counts with a much better memory capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than iPad (2020), because although it has less internal storage capacity, it also counts with a slot for external memory cards that supports a maximum of 200 GB. IPad (2020) counts with a better performing processing unit than Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016), because although it has a lower number of cores , it also counts with a 64-bits processing unit.
Apple iPad (2020)'s camera is just as good as Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016)'s camera, and although the Apple iPad (2020) has a way smaller aperture, they both have a back-facing camera with an 8 megapixels resolution, the same 30 fps video frame rate and the same 1920x1080 video quality. The Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016) has a way better battery performance than iPad (2020).
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