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| Global Score | |
| 74.6 | 62.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| Android 9.0 Pie | iPadOS 18.x, 17.x, 16.x, 15.x, 14.x |
| 2020-04-27 | 2020-09-18 |
| 7.95 x 4.93 x 0.28 inches | 9.87 x 6.85 x 0.30 inches |
| 10.90 ounces | 17.46 ounces |
| Mocha | Gold, Silver and Space gray |
| Aluminum | Aluminum and Aluminum |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 240.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8.4 inches | 10.2 inches |
| 1920 x 1200 pixels | 2160 x 1620 pixels |
| TFT | IPS LCD |
| 270 pixels per inch | 265 pixels per inch |
| -- | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.2 | 7.6 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7904 chipset | Apple A12 Bionic (7 nm) chipset |
| Arm Cortex-A73 and Arm Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor | processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP2 GPU | Apple GPU 4 core GPU |
| 8.91 | 6.21 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 9.84 | 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 (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.6 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Battery | Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) is better than the iPad 10.2 (2020), with a general score of 74.6 against 62.2. The Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) construction is just a little thinner and way lighter than iPad 10.2 (2020), even when they were released only a couple months apart. Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) comes with Android 9.0 Pie OS, and iPad 10.2 (2020) counts with iPadOS 18.x OS.
The Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) counts with an extremely better CPU than iPad 10.2 (2020), and although they both have a 3 GB RAM, the Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) also has a greater number of cores. The Apple iPad 10.2 (2020) counts with a little bit better looking display than Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020), because although it has a little bit worse screen pixels density, it also counts with a better resolution of 1620 x 2160px and a larger display.
The Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) features a much greater memory to install applications and games than iPad 10.2 (2020), and although they both have exactly the same internal storage capacity, the Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) also has a slot for an SD memory card that supports up to 512 GB. The Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) has a very superior battery lifetime than Apple iPad 10.2 (2020).
The Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) has just a bit better camera than iPad 10.2 (2020), and although they both have the same 1920x1080 (Full HD) video quality, the same video frame rates and the same resolution camera, the Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) also has a much larger camera aperture for better low-light captures.
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