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| Global Score | |
| 74.5 | 85.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo | -- |
| 2018-08-24 | 2019-03-18 |
| 10.24 x 6.34 x 0.31 inches | 9.80 x 6.80 x 0.24 inches |
| 18.84 ounces | 16.37 ounces |
| Black, Blue and Gray | Gold, Gray and Silver |
| Plastic | Aluminum |
| $ 450.00 | $ 779.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.5 inches | 10.5 inches |
| 1920 x 1200 pixels | 2224 x 1668 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 (Octa-Core 2490 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Adreno 506 GPU | Apple 4-core GPU GPU |
| 8.91 | 10.35 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 9.44 | 13.3 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 7.00 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 (120 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 8.36 | 8.91 |
| 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 | 8134mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 8.48 | 9.04 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Apple iPad Air (2019) is better than Galaxy Tab A 10.5, with an 85.9 score against 74.5. Apple iPad Air (2019)'s construction is lighter and way thinner than Galaxy Tab A 10.5, although both of them were released only 7 months apart. The Apple iPad Air (2019) counts with a better screen than Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.5, and although they both have a screen of the same size, the Apple iPad Air (2019) also has a better resolution of 1668 x 2224px and a little bit higher amount of pixels in each inch in the screen.
IPad Air (2019) has a greater performance than Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.5, and although they both have 8 cores and 3 GB of RAM, the iPad Air (2019) also has a 64-bits CPU. IPad Air (2019) features a superior storage capacity to store more apps and games than Galaxy Tab A 10.5, because although it has no external memory slot, it also counts with more internal memory capacity.
The iPad Air (2019) has a little longer battery life than Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.5, because it has 8134mAh of battery capacity instead of 7300mAh. IPad Air (2019) captures slightly better photographs and videos than Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.5, because although it has a much smaller diafragm aperture which is not nice for low-light images and video, and they both have the same (Full HD) video definition and a back camera with an 8 mega-pixels, the iPad Air (2019) also counts with higher 120 fps video frame rate.
IPad Air (2019) is way more expensive than Galaxy Tab A 10.5, but you can get a better tablet for that few more dollars.
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