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| Global Score | |
| 74.6 | 73.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| Android 9.0 Pie | iPadOS 15.x |
| 2020-04-27 | 2021-09-24 |
| 7.95 x 4.93 x 0.28 inches | 9.84 x 6.85 x 0.30 inches |
| 10.90 ounces | 17.18 ounces |
| Mocha | 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 | 7.8 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7904 chipset | Apple A13 Bionic APL1W85 (7 nm) chipset |
| Arm Cortex-A73 and Arm Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor | 64-bit Lightning and Thunder, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2650 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | -- |
| Mali-G71 MP2 GPU | Yes GPU |
| 8.91 | 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 + 5.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 12.00 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 | 8.58 |
| 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 | 8526mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 9.36 |
| 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
Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) is a little bit better than the iPad 10.2-inch (2021), getting a 74.6 score against 73.2. The Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) body is lighter and a little bit thinner than the iPad 10.2-inch (2021), although it was released about a year before. Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) comes with Android 9.0 Pie operating system, and iPad 10.2-inch (2021) works with iPadOS 15.x operating system.
Apple iPad 10.2-inch (2021) counts with a bit sharper display than Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020), because although it has a bit worse screen density, it also counts with a higher resolution of 1620 x 2160 and a bigger screen. The Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) features a much better memory for games and applications than iPad 10.2-inch (2021), because although it has only 32 GB internal memory, it also counts with a SD memory card expansion slot that admits up to 512 GB.
The iPad 10.2-inch (2021) has a faster processor than Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020), because although it has 2 lesser cpu cores , it also counts with a 64-bit processing unit. Apple iPad 10.2-inch (2021) counts with a way better battery performance than Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020), because it has 8526mAh of battery capacity instead of 5000mAh.
IPad 10.2-inch (2021) shoots clearer videos and photos than Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020), although it has a way smaller diafragm aperture, they both have the same video resolution, the same resolution back-facing camera and the same video frame rates.
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