Compare tablets
| Global Score | |
| 76.7 | 70.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| Android 11, 10, 9.0 Pie | iPadOS 18.x |
| 2019-04-26 | 2025-03-12 |
| 9.65 x 5.88 x 0.30 inches | -- |
| 16.54 ounces | 21.76 ounces |
| Black, Gold and Gray | Blue, Purple, Space Gray and Starlight |
| Aluminum | -- |
| $ 330.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.1 inches | 13 inches |
| 1920 x 1200 pixels | -- |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 224 pixels per inch | -- |
| -- | 600 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 6.9 | 3.8 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 7904 chipset | Apple M3 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor | processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP2 GPU | Apple GPU 9-core GPU |
| 8.91 | 6.3 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 14.14 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 8.47 | 9.9 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | -- |
| LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM | -- |
| 5.5 | 7.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 6150mAh Li - Ion Battery | 9705mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 7.68 | 10.08 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.3 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2019) has an overall score of 76.7, which is just a bit better than Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025)'s overall score of 70.4. Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2019) has Android 11 operating system, and Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) counts with iPadOS 18.x operating system. The Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2019) features a much better looking display than iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025), although it has a really smaller screen.
The Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2019) features a much faster CPU than Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025), although it has 5 GB lesser RAM, they both have 8 cores. The Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) features a much better camera than Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2019), because it has a bigger aperture for better photos and videos in low light situations, a back camera with a lot better resolution and a lot better video resolution.
Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2019) has a lot bigger memory to install games and applications than iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025), and although they both have exactly the same internal memory capacity, the Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2019) also has a slot for an external memory card that holds up to 512 GB.
IPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) features a superior battery life than Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2019), because it has 9705mAh of battery capacity instead of 6150mAh.
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