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| Global Score | |
| 76.7 | 71.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| Android 11, 10, 9.0 Pie | iPadOS 14.x |
| 2019-04-26 | 2020-10-16 |
| 9.65 x 5.88 x 0.30 inches | 9.75 x 7.03 x 0.24 inches |
| 16.54 ounces | 16.23 ounces |
| Black, Gold and Gray | Green, Rose gold, Silver, Sky blue and Space gray |
| Aluminum | Aluminum |
| $ 330.00 | $ 729.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.1 inches | 10.9 inches |
| 1920 x 1200 pixels | 2360 x 1640 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS 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 7904 chipset | Apple A14 Bionic chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor | 64-bit Firestorm and Icestorm, 64-bit, 5 nm (Hexa-Core 3100 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | -- |
| Mali-G71 MP2 GPU | Apple 4-core GPU GPU |
| 8.91 | 10.26 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 14.14 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 7.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 8.47 | 9.9 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 5.5 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 6150mAh Li - Ion Battery | Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 7.68 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2019) is slightly better than iPad Air (2020), having a overall score of 76.7 against 71.7. Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2019) works with Android 11 operating system, and iPad Air (2020) has iPadOS 14.x operating system. The Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2019) is an older, a little heavier and much thicker tablet than iPad Air (2020).
Apple iPad Air (2020) counts with a better performing CPU than Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2019), because although it has an inferior number of cores , it also counts with a 64-bit CPU. The Apple iPad Air (2020) has a sharper screen than Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2019), because it has a better resolution of 1640 x 2360, a just a little higher pixels number in each screen inch and a little bit bigger screen.
The Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2019) has a lot bigger storage for applications and games than iPad Air (2020), because it has 64 GB more internal memory capacity and a SD card slot that holds up to 512 GB. The Apple iPad Air (2020) takes much better photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2019), because it has a way higher (4K) video definition, a bigger aperture and a back facing camera with lot more mega-pixels.
Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2019) has a much longer battery lifetime than Apple iPad Air (2020).
In addition to being the best tablet in this comparison, Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2019) is also by far the cheapest, making this tablet a great choice.
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