Compare tablets
| Global Score | |
| 74.5 | 70.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo | iPadOS 18.x |
| 2018-08-24 | 2025-03-12 |
| 10.24 x 6.34 x 0.31 inches | -- |
| 18.84 ounces | 21.76 ounces |
| Black, Blue and Gray | Blue, Purple, Space Gray and Starlight |
| Plastic | -- |
| $ 450.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.5 inches | 13 inches |
| 1920 x 1200 pixels | -- |
| TFT | IPS LCD |
| 216 pixels per inch | -- |
| -- | 600 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 6.9 | 3.8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 450 SDM450 chipset | Apple M3 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor | processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Adreno 506 GPU | Apple GPU 9-core 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 | 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 8.36 | 9.9 |
| Networks | |
| 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 | 7.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 7300mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 9705mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 8.48 | 10.08 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.3 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.5 has an overall score of 74.5, which is slightly better than Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025)'s 70.4 overall score. The Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.5 works with Android 9.0 Pie operating system, and Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) counts with iPadOS 18.x operating system.
Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.5 counts with an incredibly better looking screen than iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025), although it has a quite smaller screen. The Galaxy Tab A 10.5 counts with a much better processing power than Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025), although it has a lower amount of RAM memory, they both have 8 cores.
Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) features a little bit better storage capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.5, because although it has no SD memory card expansion slot, it also counts with more internal memory. Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) has greater battery life than Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.5, because it has a 33% greater battery capacity.
The Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) captures much better photographs and videos than Galaxy Tab A 10.5, because it has a way larger sensor shooting much higher quality pictures, a way better (4K) video resolution, a bigger diafragm aperture and a back facing camera with way more megapixels.
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