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| Global Score | |
| 74.6 | 66.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| Android 9.0 Pie | -- |
| 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 |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 240.00 | $ 459.00 |
| 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 A12 Bionic APL1W81 chipset |
| Arm Cortex-A73 and Arm Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor | 64-bit Vortex and Tempest, 64-bit, 7 nm (Quad-Core 2490 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | -- |
| Mali-G71 MP2 GPU | Apple G11P GPU |
| 8.91 | 9.72 |
| 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 Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) is much better than the Apple iPad (2020), getting a 74.6 score against 66.6. Even though the Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) and Apple iPad (2020) were only released 5 months apart, the Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) is just a little thinner and way lighter. The iPad (2020) has a slightly better looking screen than Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020), because although it has a bit lower pixels count per screen inch, it also counts with a higher 1620 x 2160 resolution and a bigger screen.
IPad (2020) counts with a little faster processing unit than Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020), because although it has 4 lesser processing cores , it also counts with a 64-bits processor. Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) shoots a little bit better photographs and videos than Apple iPad (2020), and although they both have the same 1920x1080 (Full HD) video definition, the same 30 frames per second video frame rates and the same resolution back camera, the Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) also has a much bigger aperture to capture better low-light images and videos.
Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) has a way bigger storage capacity for games and applications than Apple iPad (2020), and although they both have the same 32 GB internal memory capacity, the Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) also has a slot for an SD memory card that holds a maximum of 512 GB. The Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) has a way better battery life than Apple iPad (2020).
Despite of being the best tablet of the ones we are comparing, the Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) is also by far the cheapest one, making it very easy to pick between these tablets.
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