| Global Score | |
| 74.5 | 73.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo | iPadOS 15.x |
| 2018-08-24 | 2021-09-24 |
| 10.24 x 6.34 x 0.31 inches | 9.84 x 6.85 x 0.30 inches |
| 18.84 ounces | 17.18 ounces |
| Black, Blue and Gray | Silver and Space gray |
| Plastic | Aluminum and Aluminum |
| $ 450.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.5 inches | 10.2 inches |
| 1920 x 1200 pixels | 2160 x 1620 pixels |
| TFT | IPS LCD |
| 216 pixels per inch | 265 pixels per inch |
| -- | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 6.9 | 7.8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 450 SDM450 chipset | Apple A13 Bionic APL1W85 (7 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor | 64-bit Lightning and Thunder, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2650 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | -- |
| Adreno 506 GPU | Yes GPU |
| 8.91 | 9.99 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 9.44 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 12.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/2.40 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.25 inches (1/4") sensor | -- |
| 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 | 8.58 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 7300mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 8526mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 8.48 | 9.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.5 is slightly better than iPad 10.2-inch (2021), with a 74.5 score against 73.2. The Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.5 body is noticeably older, just a bit thicker and a bit heavier than the iPad 10.2-inch (2021). Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.5 counts with Android 9.0 Pie OS, and iPad 10.2-inch (2021) works with iPadOS 15.x OS.
IPad 10.2-inch (2021) features a brighter display than Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.5, because although it has a quite smaller screen, it also counts with a better resolution of 1620 x 2160 pixels and a little better display pixels density. The iPad 10.2-inch (2021) counts with a better processing unit than Galaxy Tab A 10.5, because although it has less cores , it also counts with a 64-bits processor.
Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.5 counts with a lot bigger memory to store more apps and games than iPad 10.2-inch (2021), because although it has only 32 GB internal memory, it also counts with a SD memory card expansion slot that supports a maximum of 400 GB. IPad 10.2-inch (2021) counts with a little bit better camera than Galaxy Tab A 10.5, although it has a lot tinier aperture, they both have the same 30 frames per second video frame rates, a back facing camera with an 8 MP resolution and the same (Full HD) video quality.
The iPad 10.2-inch (2021) features improved battery life than Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.5, because it has 8526mAh of battery capacity instead of 7300mAh.
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