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Apple iPad 4
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| Global Score | |
| 74.5 | 70.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo | iOS 7.x, 6.1, 6 |
| 2018-08-24 | 0000-00-00 |
| 10.24 x 6.34 x 0.31 inches | 9.50 x 7.31 x 0.37 inches |
| 18.84 ounces | 23.35 ounces |
| Black, Blue and Gray | Black and White |
| Plastic | -- |
| $ 450.00 | $ 740.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.5 inches | 9.7 inches |
| 1920 x 1200 pixels | 2048 x 1536 pixels |
| TFT | IPS LCD |
| 216 pixels per inch | 264 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 6.9 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 450 SDM450 chipset | Apple A6X chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor | Dual-Core 1400 MHz processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 1 GB RAM |
| Adreno 506 GPU | PowerVR SGX554 (Dual-Core 200 MHz) GPU |
| 8.91 | 8.46 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 9.44 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 5.00 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 |
| 8.36 | 7.92 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA |
| Nano SIM | Micro SIM |
| 6.7 | 7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 7300mAh Li - Polymer Battery | Li-Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 8.48 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Galaxy Tab A 10.5 is slightly better than the Apple iPad 4, having a global score of 74.5 against 70.8. The Galaxy Tab A 10.5 construction is somewhat thinner and somewhat lighter than Apple iPad 4. The Galaxy Tab A 10.5 works with Android 9.0 Pie OS, while Apple iPad 4 works with iOS 7.x OS. The iPad 4 counts with a better looking screen than Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.5, because although it has a bit smaller screen, it also counts with a quite better count of pixels in each inch of screen and a slightly higher resolution of 1536 x 2048 pixels.
The Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.5 counts with a little better processing power than iPad 4, because although it has doesn't have an extra graphics co-processor, it also counts with 6 more CPU cores and a larger amount of RAM. IPad 4 features just a bit bigger storage for games and applications than Galaxy Tab A 10.5, because although it has no slot for SD memory cards, it also counts with 96 GB more internal memory.
Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.5 counts with a bit better camera than iPad 4, and although they both have the same 1920x1080 video definition and the same video frame rates, the Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.5 also has a way larger camera aperture to take better photos and video in low light environments and a back camera with a lot better resolution.
Galaxy Tab A 10.5 has a very superior battery duration than Apple iPad 4.
Galaxy Tab A 10.5 is not only the best tablets between the ones we are comparing, but it's also a lot cheaper, which makes this tablet an obvious call.
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