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| Global Score | |
| 74.6 | 74.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| Android 9.0 Pie | iPadOS 16.x |
| 2020-04-27 | 2022-10-26 |
| 7.95 x 4.93 x 0.28 inches | 9.87 x 6.85 x 0.30 inches |
| 10.90 ounces | 16.83 ounces |
| Mocha | Blue, Pink, Silver and Yellow |
| Aluminum | Aluminum |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 240.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8.4 inches | 10.9 inches |
| 1920 x 1200 pixels | 2360 x 1640 pixels |
| TFT | IPS LCD |
| 270 pixels per inch | 264 pixels per inch |
| -- | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.2 | 7.8 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7904 chipset | Apple A14 Bionic chipset |
| Arm Cortex-A73 and Arm Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor | 64-bit Hexa-Core 3000 MHz processor |
| 3 GB RAM | -- |
| Mali-G71 MP2 GPU | Apple 4-core GPU |
| 8.91 | 10.17 |
| 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 | 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 8.47 | 9.9 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.6 | 10 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Battery | Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.2 |
| GPS | -- |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Apple iPad (2022) has an overall score of 74.7, which is slightly better than the Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020)'s 74.6 score. The Apple iPad (2022) comes with iPadOS 16.x OS, and Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) has Android 9.0 Pie OS. Apple iPad (2022) is a way newer tablet device than the Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020), although it is just a little bit thicker and heavier.
The Apple iPad (2022) has a bit better screen than Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020), because although it has a just a little worse pixels density, it also counts with a larger display and a higher 1640 x 2360 pixels resolution. The iPad (2022) features a better performing processing unit than Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020), because although it has 2 lesser processing cores (but faster), it also counts with a 64 bits CPU.
The Apple iPad (2022) takes better photographs and videos than Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020), because it has a bigger camera aperture to capture better low-light captures, a back facing camera with a way better resolution and a way higher 3840x2160 video resolution. The Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) features a lot bigger memory to install games and applications than iPad (2022), because although it has less internal storage, it also counts with an external SD slot that allows a maximum of 512 GB.
Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) has a really longer battery duration than Apple iPad (2022).
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