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| Global Score | |
| 74.5 | 72.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo | iPadOS 15.x |
| 2018-08-24 | 0000-00-00 |
| 10.24 x 6.34 x 0.31 inches | 9.72 x 7.03 x 0.24 inches |
| 18.84 ounces | 16.26 ounces |
| Black, Blue and Gray | Blue, Purple and Starlight ,Space Gray |
| Plastic | Aluminum |
| $ 450.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.5 inches | 11 inches |
| 1920 x 1200 pixels | 2360 x 1640 pixels |
| TFT | IPS LCD |
| 216 pixels per inch | 261 pixels per inch |
| -- | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 6.9 | 7.6 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 450 SDM450 chipset | Apple M2 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor | processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Adreno 506 GPU | 10-core GPU GPU |
| 8.91 | 6.3 |
| 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 | 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.25 inches (1/4") sensor | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | -- |
| 8.36 | 7.92 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM | -- |
| 6.7 | 10 |
| Battery Life | |
| 7300mAh Li - Polymer Battery | -- |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 8.48 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.3 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Galaxy Tab A 10.5 has a general score of 74.5, which is slightly better than the Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M2, 2024)'s global score of 72.3. Galaxy Tab A 10.5 is a somewhat heavier and a lot thicker tablet than the Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M2, 2024). The Galaxy Tab A 10.5 comes with Android 9.0 Pie operating system, and Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M2, 2024) counts with iPadOS 15.x operating system.
The iPad Air 11-inch (M2, 2024) features a much better looking screen than Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.5, because it has a little bigger display, a better resolution of 1640 x 2360px and a bit more pixels per inch in the display. The iPad Air 11-inch (M2, 2024) has a bit more storage capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Galaxy Tab A 10.5, because although it has no slot for an SD memory card, it also counts with 128 GB internal memory capacity.
The Galaxy Tab A 10.5 has a much faster processing unit than Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M2, 2024), although it has a smaller amount of RAM, they both have the same number of cores. Galaxy Tab A 10.5 has a slightly better camera than iPad Air 11-inch (M2, 2024), although it has a back camera with a way worse resolution and a smaller aperture.
The Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.5 has a superior battery life than Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M2, 2024).
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