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| Global Score | |
| 60.4 | 71.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| Android 5.1 Lollipop | iPadOS 14.x |
| 2016-04-01 | 2020-10-16 |
| 7.36 x 4.28 x 0.34 inches | 9.75 x 7.03 x 0.24 inches |
| 9.98 ounces | 16.23 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Green, Rose gold, Silver, Sky blue and Space gray |
| -- | Aluminum |
| $ 150.00 | $ 729.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 7 inches | 10.9 inches |
| 1280 x 800 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 |
| 6.7 | 7.8 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 3 Quad 3475 chipset | Apple A14 Bionic chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A7, 28 nm (Quad-Core 1300 MHz) processor | 64-bit Firestorm and Icestorm, 64-bit, 5 nm (Hexa-Core 3100 MHz) processor |
| 1,5 GB RAM | -- |
| Mali-T720 GPU | Apple 4-core GPU GPU |
| 8.19 | 10.26 |
| Storage | |
| 8 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 200 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 6.06 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP + 2.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 7.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.80 aperture |
| 1280 x 720 (30 fps) (HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 6.71 | 9.9 |
| 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 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The iPad Air (2020) is better than the Samsung Galaxy Tab A (2016), getting a 71.7 score against 60.4. Even though iPad Air (2020) is incredibly heavier than the Samsung Galaxy Tab A (2016), it's much thinner and extremely newer. The iPad Air (2020) comes with iPadOS 14.x operating system, and Samsung Galaxy Tab A (2016) works with Android 5.1 Lollipop operating system.
IPad Air (2020) features a very superior processor than Galaxy Tab A (2016), because it has a 64 bits CPU and more cores. IPad Air (2020) counts with a brighter display than Samsung Galaxy Tab A (2016), because it has a lot better resolution of 1640 x 2360 pixels, a just a little more pixels per inch of display and a really larger screen.
IPad Air (2020) counts with a much greater storage capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Galaxy Tab A (2016), because although it has no slot for an SD memory card, it also counts with 64 GB internal storage capacity. The Samsung Galaxy Tab A (2016) counts with a much better battery performance than Apple iPad Air (2020).
The iPad Air (2020) takes much clearer photos and videos than Galaxy Tab A (2016), because it has a camera with lot more mega pixels and a much better video resolution.
Although Apple iPad Air (2020) is a better device, it costs a lot more than the Samsung Galaxy Tab A (2016), and it doesn't have such a good quality/price relation as Samsung Galaxy Tab A (2016). If you prefer to save some dollars, you can get the Samsung Galaxy Tab A (2016), letting go a few features and specifications, but you will get the most with your savings.
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