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| Global Score | |
| 65.7 | 62.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| Android 9.0 Pie, 7.1 Nougat | iPadOS 18.x, 17.x, 16.x, 15.x, 14.x |
| 2017-10-10 | 2020-09-18 |
| 8.35 x 4.89 x 0.35 inches | 9.87 x 6.85 x 0.30 inches |
| 12.84 ounces | 17.46 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Gold, Silver and Space gray |
| Metal | Aluminum and Aluminum |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8 inches | 10.2 inches |
| 1280 x 800 pixels | 2160 x 1620 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 189 pixels per inch | 265 pixels per inch |
| -- | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 6.5 | 7.6 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 425 8917 chipset | Apple A12 Bionic (7 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 28 nm (Quad-Core 1400 MHz) processor | processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Adreno 308 GPU | Apple GPU 4 core GPU |
| 8.28 | 6.21 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 7.48 | 5.8 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 1.20 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/2.40 aperture |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 8.47 | 8.36 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| -- | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 3 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Li - Ion Battery | Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017) is a bit better than the iPad 10.2 (2020), getting a global score of 65.7 against 62.2. The Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017) is a way older and thicker device than the iPad 10.2 (2020), but Samsung managed to make it lighter anyway. Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017) has Android 9.0 Pie OS, while iPad 10.2 (2020) works with iPadOS 18.x OS.
IPad 10.2 (2020) counts with a sharper display than Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017), because it has a higher pixels density, a lot better 1620 x 2160 resolution and a bigger display. Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017) counts with a much bigger memory for applications and games than Apple iPad 10.2 (2020), because although it has less internal memory capacity, it also counts with a slot for SD memory cards that allows a maximum of 256 GB.
The Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017) counts with a much more powerful processing unit than iPad 10.2 (2020), although it has less processing cores (although faster) and lesser RAM. The Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017) has a really longer battery performance than iPad 10.2 (2020). The Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017) has a slightly better camera than iPad 10.2 (2020), and although they both have the same 30 fps video frame rates, the same (Full HD) video quality and the same resolution camera, the Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017) also has a much bigger diafragm aperture for better photography in low-light environments.
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