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| Global Score | |
| 74.5 | 63 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo | Android 4.4.2, 4.1 |
| 2018-08-24 | 2013-01-07 |
| 10.24 x 6.34 x 0.31 inches | 10.30 x 7.00 x 0.35 inches |
| 18.84 ounces | 20.80 ounces |
| Black, Blue and Gray | -- |
| Plastic | -- |
| $ 450.00 | $ 605.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.5 inches | 10.1 inches |
| 1920 x 1200 pixels | 1280 x 800 pixels |
| TFT | -- |
| 216 pixels per inch | 149 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 6.9 | 6.6 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 450 SDM450 chipset | Samsung Exynos chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor | Quad-Core 1400 MHz processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 2 GB RAM |
| Adreno 506 GPU | Yes GPU |
| 8.91 | 8.28 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 16 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot |
| 9.44 | 6.16 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 5.00 MP + 1.90 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | -- |
| 27.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.25 inches (1/4") sensor | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1280 x 720 (HD) video resolution |
| 8.36 | 6.05 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EV-DO A, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA |
| Nano SIM | SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 7300mAh Li - Polymer Battery | Li-Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | 720 hours standby time |
| 8.48 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.5 is much better than Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 LTE, having a overall score of 74.5 against 63. Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.5's design is much newer, somewhat thinner and just a little lighter than Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 LTE. Both of these tablets use Android OS (operating system), but the Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.5 has 9.0 Pie version and Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 LTE has Android 4.4.2, counting with a couple nice extra features.
The Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.5 features a little bit better hardware performance than Galaxy Note 10.1 LTE, because it has a larger number of cores (and they are faster) and a higher amount of RAM memory. The Galaxy Tab A 10.5 has a little sharper display than Galaxy Note 10.1 LTE, because it has a little bigger display, a much better resolution of 1200 x 1920 pixels and a greater screen pixels density.
The Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.5 counts with a greater camera than Galaxy Note 10.1 LTE, because it has a much higher 1920x1080 (Full HD) video quality and a camera with way more MP. Galaxy Tab A 10.5 has a lot bigger memory for applications and games than Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 LTE, because it has more internal memory and a slot for an SD memory card that holds up to 400 GB.
Galaxy Tab A 10.5 has a much longer battery life than Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 LTE.
Even being the best tablet between the ones we are comparing here, Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.5 is also a lot cheaper.
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