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| Global Score | |
| 60.4 | 62.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| Android 5.1 Lollipop | iPadOS 18.x, 17.x, 16.x, 15.x, 14.x |
| 2016-04-01 | 2020-09-18 |
| 7.36 x 4.28 x 0.34 inches | 9.87 x 6.85 x 0.30 inches |
| 9.98 ounces | 17.46 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Gold, Silver and Space gray |
| -- | Aluminum and Aluminum |
| $ 150.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 7 inches | 10.2 inches |
| 1280 x 800 pixels | 2160 x 1620 pixels |
| TFT | IPS LCD |
| 216 pixels per inch | 265 pixels per inch |
| -- | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 6.7 | 7.6 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 3 Quad 3475 chipset | Apple A12 Bionic (7 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A7, 28 nm (Quad-Core 1300 MHz) processor | processor |
| 1,5 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Mali-T720 GPU | Apple GPU 4 core GPU |
| 8.19 | 6.21 |
| Storage | |
| 8 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 200 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 6.06 | 5.8 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP + 2.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 1.20 MP |
| -- | f/2.40 aperture |
| 1280 x 720 (30 fps) (HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 6.71 | 8.36 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| -- | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 2.4 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery | Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The iPad 10.2 (2020) has an overall score of 62.2, which is a little bit better than the Samsung Galaxy Tab A (2016)'s 60.4 score. Although iPad 10.2 (2020) is notably heavier than the Samsung Galaxy Tab A (2016), it's somewhat thinner and much newer. The iPad 10.2 (2020) has iPadOS 18.x OS, while Samsung Galaxy Tab A (2016) comes with Android 5.1 Lollipop OS.
IPad 10.2 (2020) has a sharper display than Galaxy Tab A (2016), because it has a little bit higher display density, a lot larger display and a way higher 1620 x 2160px resolution. The Samsung Galaxy Tab A (2016) has a bit more storage capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Apple iPad 10.2 (2020), because although it has just 8 GB internal storage capacity, it also counts with a SD memory card expansion slot that allows up to 200 GB.
The Samsung Galaxy Tab A (2016) has a very superior hardware performance than iPad 10.2 (2020), although it has a lower number of cores and a lower amount of RAM memory. IPad 10.2 (2020) has a very superior camera than Samsung Galaxy Tab A (2016), because it has a back facing camera with a lot higher 8 megapixels resolution and a lot better 1920x1080 (Full HD) video quality.
Galaxy Tab A (2016) has a much longer battery duration than iPad 10.2 (2020).
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