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| Global Score | |
| 74.5 | 60.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo | iPadOS 15.x |
| 2018-08-24 | -- |
| 10.24 x 6.34 x 0.31 inches | -- |
| 18.84 ounces | 16.26 ounces |
| Black, Blue and Gray | -- |
| Plastic | Aluminum |
| $ 450.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.5 inches | 12.9 inches |
| 1920 x 1200 pixels | 2360 x 1640 pixels |
| TFT | -- |
| 216 pixels per inch | 223 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 6.9 | 6.5 |
| 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 | Yes GPU |
| 8.91 | 6.3 |
| 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 | 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 | -- |
| Nano SIM | -- |
| 6.7 | 2.4 |
| 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
Galaxy Tab A 10.5 is much better than the iPad Air 12.9 -inch (6th Gen), getting a score of 74.5 against 60.6. The Galaxy Tab A 10.5 works with Android 9.0 Pie OS, and iPad Air 12.9 -inch (6th Gen) comes with iPadOS 15.x OS. The Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.5 features a bit better looking screen than iPad Air 12.9 -inch (6th Gen), although it has a much lower resolution of 1200 x 1920 pixels, a just a bit worse pixel amount per display inch and a bit smaller display.
Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.5 counts with much more storage to install applications and games than Apple iPad Air 12.9 -inch (6th Gen), because although it has less internal memory, it also counts with a SD extension slot that admits a maximum of 400 GB. Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.5 has a really superior performance than iPad Air 12.9 -inch (6th Gen), although it has lesser RAM memory, they both have a Octa-Core CPU.
The Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.5 takes just a bit better pictures and videos than Apple iPad Air 12.9 -inch (6th Gen), although it has a tinier aperture which is not good for capturing images and videos in poorly lited situations and a camera with a lot lower resolution. Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.5 has a much better battery life than Apple iPad Air 12.9 -inch (6th Gen).
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