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| Global Score | |
| 74.5 | 66.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo | -- |
| 2018-08-24 | 2020-09-18 |
| 10.24 x 6.34 x 0.31 inches | 9.87 x 6.85 x 0.30 inches |
| 18.84 ounces | 17.46 ounces |
| Black, Blue and Gray | Gold, Silver and Space gray |
| Plastic | Aluminum |
| $ 450.00 | $ 459.00 |
| 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 A12 Bionic APL1W81 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor | 64-bit Vortex and Tempest, 64-bit, 7 nm (Quad-Core 2490 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | -- |
| Adreno 506 GPU | Apple G11P GPU |
| 8.91 | 9.72 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 9.44 | 5.8 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 1.20 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 | 8.36 |
| 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 | 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, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Galaxy Tab A 10.5 is much better than Apple iPad (2020), getting a score of 74.5 against 66.6. Despite being the best portable tablet in our current comparison, we must highlight that it is also a notably older, a little heavier and a little bit thicker portable tablet. The iPad (2020) counts with a sharper screen than Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.5, because although it has a quite smaller display, it also counts with a quite higher number of pixels per inch of display and a higher 1620 x 2160px resolution.
Galaxy Tab A 10.5 has a much bigger memory for applications and games than Apple iPad (2020), and although they both have equal 32 GB internal memory, the Galaxy Tab A 10.5 also has an external memory card slot that supports a maximum of 400 GB. IPad (2020) features just a little better processing power than Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.5, because although it has 4 less processing cores (although faster), it also counts with a 64 bits processor.
Galaxy Tab A 10.5 and Apple iPad (2020) count with similar cameras, and although the Apple iPad (2020) has a much tinier camera aperture which is not so good for shooting photos and video in poorly lited situations, they both have the same video definition, the same 30 fps video frame rates and a back camera with an 8 MP.
The Galaxy Tab A 10.5 features a very superior battery performance than Apple iPad (2020).
In addition to being the best tablet in this comparison, Galaxy Tab A 10.5 is also cheap compared to the other tablet.
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