Compare tablets
| Global Score | |
| 70.2 | 81.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| Android 8.1 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow | iPadOS 15.x |
| 2016-06-01 | 2022-03-18 |
| 10.01 x 6.11 x 0.32 inches | 9.75 x 7.03 x 0.24 inches |
| 18.52 ounces | 16.26 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | -- |
| -- | Aluminum |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.1 inches | 10.9 inches |
| 1920 x 1200 pixels | 2360 x 1640 pixels |
| Super PLS LCD | -- |
| 224 pixels per inch | 264 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 M1 (5 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1600 MHz) processor | Octa-Core 3100 MHz processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-T830 MP2 GPU | Yes GPU |
| 8.73 | 9.99 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 200 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 7.16 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 2.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | -- |
| 8.36 | 7.92 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6 | 10 |
| Battery Life | |
| 7300mAh Battery | -- |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 8.48 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The iPad Air (2022) is better than Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016), getting an 81.4 score against 70.2. The iPad Air (2022) is a notably newer portable tablet, and it's also somewhat lighter and much thinner than Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016). The iPad Air (2022) works with iPadOS 15.x operating system, and Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016) works with Android 8.1 Oreo operating system.
IPad Air (2022) has a brighter display than Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016), because it has a little higher count of pixels in each display inch, a higher resolution of 1640 x 2360px and a quite larger screen. Apple iPad Air (2022) features a quite superior processing power than Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016), and although they both have the same number of cores, the Apple iPad Air (2022) also has a greater amount of RAM memory.
Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016) features a slightly better camera than Apple iPad Air (2022), although it has a back facing camera with a lot lower 8 mega pixels resolution and a smaller aperture which is not so good for shooting photos or video in poorly lited situations. The Apple iPad Air (2022) has a little bit more storage for applications and games than Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016), because although it has no SD memory card expansion slot, it also counts with more internal storage capacity.
The Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016) counts with a much longer battery duration than Apple iPad Air (2022).
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