Global Score | |
74.6 | 74.2 |
Basic Information | |
Samsung | Apple |
Android 9.0 Pie | iOS 8.x |
2020-04-27 | 2014-10-16 |
7.95 x 4.93 x 0.28 inches | 9.45 x 6.67 x 0.24 inches |
10.90 ounces | 15.41 ounces |
Mocha | Gold and Gray |
Aluminum | Aluminium |
Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
$ 240.00 | $ 221.00 |
Display / Screen | |
8.4 inches | 9.7 inches |
1920 x 1200 pixels | 1536 x 2048 pixels |
TFT | IPS LCD |
270 pixels per inch | 264 pixels per inch |
No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
7.2 | 8.2 |
Performance | |
Samsung Exynos 7904 chipset | Apple A8X chipset |
Arm Cortex-A73 and Arm Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor | 64-bit Cyclone (Single-Core 1500 MHz) processor |
3 GB RAM | 2 GB (1600 MHz) RAM |
Mali-G71 MP2 GPU | PowerVR GXA6850 GPU |
8.91 | 8.82 |
Storage | |
32 GB internal memory | 16 GB internal memory |
microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
9.84 | 4.4 |
Camera | |
8.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 1.20 MP |
f/1.90 aperture | f/2.40 aperture |
-- | 31.00mm focal length |
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 | 8.47 |
Networks | |
Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EV-DO A, EV-DO B, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA |
Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
6.6 | 6.7 |
Battery Life | |
5000mAh Battery | 7340mAh Battery |
Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
6.8 | 8.56 |
Other Features | |
Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
GPS | GPS |
-- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
Accelerometer and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
The Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) is a bit better than the Apple iPad Air 2, getting a score of 74.6 against 74.2. The Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) works with Android 9.0 Pie OS, and Apple iPad Air 2 works with iOS 8.x OS. Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020)'s construction is incredibly newer and notably lighter, but also thicker than the Apple iPad Air 2.
Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) has a bit better processing power than iPad Air 2, because although it has a 32-bits processing unit against 64-bits, it also counts with a greater amount of RAM memory and a larger number of cores. The Apple iPad Air 2 has a better screen than Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020), because although it has a little inferior amount of pixels per inch of display, it also counts with a bigger screen and a little higher 2048 x 1536px resolution.
IPad Air 2's camera is very similar to Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020)'s camera, and although the iPad Air 2 has a much tinier diafragm aperture, they both have the same video quality, a back facing camera with an 8 MP and the same video frame rates. The Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) features much more memory to store more games and applications than iPad Air 2, because it has a slot for an external memory card that admits a maximum of 512 GB and 16 GB more internal memory.
Apple iPad Air 2 has a much better battery performance than Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020), because it has a 47 percent larger battery size.
Although Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) is a better device, it costs a bit more money than iPad Air 2, and it doesn't have such a good relation between it's price and quality as iPad Air 2. If you are trying to save some dollars, you can buy iPad Air 2, and give up a few specs and features, but you'll get the most out of your savings.
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