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| Global Score | |
| 69 | 73.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| Android 11, 10, 9.0 Pie | iPadOS 15.x |
| 2019-07-05 | 2021-09-24 |
| 8.27 x 4.90 x 0.31 inches | 9.84 x 6.85 x 0.30 inches |
| 12.17 ounces | 17.18 ounces |
| Black and Silver | Silver and Space gray |
| Aluminum | Aluminum and Aluminum |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8 inches | 10.2 inches |
| 1280 x 800 pixels | 2160 x 1620 pixels |
| TFT | IPS LCD |
| 189 pixels per inch | 265 pixels per inch |
| -- | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 6.6 | 7.8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 429 SDM429 chipset | Apple A13 Bionic APL1W85 (7 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 12 nm (Quad-Core 1950 MHz) processor | 64-bit Lightning and Thunder, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2650 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | -- |
| Adreno 504 GPU | Yes GPU |
| 8.73 | 9.99 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 9.84 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 2.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 12.00 MP |
| -- | 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 |
| 7.37 | 8.58 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE (4G) | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| -- | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 5.4 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5100mAh Battery | 8526mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.88 | 9.36 |
| 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
The Apple iPad 10.2-inch (2021) is a bit better than the Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2019), with a overall score of 73.2 against 69. Apple iPad 10.2-inch (2021)'s design is way newer and just a little bit thinner, but way heavier than the Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2019). The Apple iPad 10.2-inch (2021) comes with iPadOS 15.x OS, and Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2019) works with Android 11 OS.
IPad 10.2-inch (2021) counts with a brighter screen than Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2019), because it has a larger display, a higher pixel count in each display inch and a much better 1620 x 2160 resolution. Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2019) features a much better storage capacity to store more apps and games than Apple iPad 10.2-inch (2021), because although it has 0 less internal memory capacity, it also counts with a SD card slot that admits a maximum of 512 GB.
IPad 10.2-inch (2021) counts with a greater processing power than Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2019), because it has a greater number of cores (and they are faster) and a 64-bits processing unit. The iPad 10.2-inch (2021) has a much better battery life than Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2019), because it has a 67% greater battery capacity.
IPad 10.2-inch (2021) takes better photos and videos than Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2019). They have the same 1920x1080 (Full HD) video quality, a 8 mega-pixels back facing camera and the same video frame rates.
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