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| Global Score | |
| 74.5 | 62.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo | iOS 7.x, 6.1, 6 |
| 2018-08-24 | 2012-09-12 |
| 10.24 x 6.34 x 0.31 inches | 4.86 x 2.31 x 0.24 inches |
| 18.84 ounces | 3.10 ounces |
| Black, Blue and Gray | Black and White |
| Plastic | -- |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 450.00 | $ 265.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.5 inches | 4 inches |
| 1920 x 1200 pixels | 640 x 1136 pixels |
| TFT | IPS LCD |
| 216 pixels per inch | 326 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 6.9 | 8.3 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 450 SDM450 chipset | Apple A5 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A9 (Dual-Core 1000 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 512 MB RAM |
| Adreno 506 GPU | PowerVR SGX543 MP2 (Dual-Core 200 MHz) GPU |
| 8.91 | 8.01 |
| 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 | 5.00 MP + 1.20 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 (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 | 1030mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 8.48 | 2.64 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer and Gyroscope |
Comparison review
The Galaxy Tab A 10.5 has a score of 74.5, which is much better than iPod Touch 5th Generation's 62.7 overall score. Galaxy Tab A 10.5 comes with Android 9.0 Pie OS, while iPod Touch 5th Generation comes with iOS 7.x OS. The Galaxy Tab A 10.5 body is way newer, but heavier and much thicker than iPod Touch 5th Generation.
Apple iPod Touch 5th Generation has a much better display than Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.5, because although it has a way worse resolution of 1136 x 640 pixels and a lot smaller screen, it also counts with a way better screen density. Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.5 counts with a quite better hardware performance than iPod Touch 5th Generation, because although it has doesn't have a graphics co-processor, it also counts with more RAM memory and a greater number of cores.
Galaxy Tab A 10.5 features a little bit better camera than iPod Touch 5th Generation, and although they both have the same 1920x1080 video resolution and the same video frame rates, the Galaxy Tab A 10.5 also has a much bigger aperture and a back-facing camera with a way higher resolution. The Galaxy Tab A 10.5 has a lot bigger storage to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than iPod Touch 5th Generation, because although it has only 32 GB internal storage, it also counts with a SD memory slot that admits up to 400 GB.
Galaxy Tab A 10.5 has a way better battery life than iPod Touch 5th Generation, because it has a 7300mAh battery size.
Galaxy Tab A 10.5 costs a lot more money than the iPod Touch 5th Generation, but it's still a good choice, because you can get a much better tablet for that extra money.
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