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| Global Score | |
| 74.5 | 71.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo | iPadOS 14.x |
| 2018-08-24 | 2020-10-16 |
| 10.24 x 6.34 x 0.31 inches | 9.75 x 7.03 x 0.24 inches |
| 18.84 ounces | 16.23 ounces |
| Black, Blue and Gray | Green, Rose gold, Silver, Sky blue and Space gray |
| Plastic | Aluminum |
| $ 450.00 | $ 729.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.5 inches | 10.9 inches |
| 1920 x 1200 pixels | 2360 x 1640 pixels |
| TFT | IPS LCD |
| 216 pixels per inch | 264 pixels per inch |
| -- | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 6.9 | 7.8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 450 SDM450 chipset | Apple A14 Bionic chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor | 64-bit Firestorm and Icestorm, 64-bit, 5 nm (Hexa-Core 3100 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | -- |
| Adreno 506 GPU | Apple 4-core GPU GPU |
| 8.91 | 10.26 |
| 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 + 7.00 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 | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 8.36 | 9.9 |
| 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 | Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 8.48 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| 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 a score of 74.5, which is just a bit better than iPad Air (2020)'s 71.7 score. Although it's the best in this comparison review, we must note that it is also a lot older, heavier and much thicker. The Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.5 counts with Android 9.0 Pie OS, while iPad Air (2020) has iPadOS 14.x OS.
IPad Air (2020) counts with a better looking display than Galaxy Tab A 10.5, because it has a higher resolution of 1640 x 2360, a little bit greater pixel density and a little bit bigger display. The Galaxy Tab A 10.5 has a much bigger storage capacity to store more games and applications than Apple iPad Air (2020), because although it has 0 less internal memory, it also counts with an external SD slot that supports a maximum of 400 GB.
The iPad Air (2020) has a quite superior processing power than Galaxy Tab A 10.5, because although it has a lower number of cores , it also counts with a 64 bits processing unit. Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.5 counts with a much better battery lifetime than iPad Air (2020). The iPad Air (2020) takes better videos and photos than Galaxy Tab A 10.5, because it has a larger diafragm aperture to take better captures and video in low light environments, a way more megapixels back camera and a lot higher video quality.
In addition to being the best tablet of the ones we compare here, the Galaxy Tab A 10.5 is also very cheap compared to the other tablets.
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