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| Global Score | |
| 74.6 | 71.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| Android 9.0 Pie | iPadOS 14.x |
| 2020-04-27 | 2020-10-16 |
| 7.95 x 4.93 x 0.28 inches | 9.75 x 7.03 x 0.24 inches |
| 10.90 ounces | 16.23 ounces |
| Mocha | Green, Rose gold, Silver, Sky blue and Space gray |
| Aluminum | Aluminum |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 240.00 | $ 729.00 |
| 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 Firestorm and Icestorm, 64-bit, 5 nm (Hexa-Core 3100 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | -- |
| Mali-G71 MP2 GPU | Apple 4-core GPU GPU |
| 8.91 | 10.26 |
| 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 + 7.00 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 | 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 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) has a score of 74.6, which is a bit better than Apple iPad Air (2020)'s global score of 71.7. The Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) counts with Android 9.0 Pie OS, and Apple iPad Air (2020) counts with iPadOS 14.x OS. Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020)'s construction is somewhat thicker but incredibly lighter than the Apple iPad Air (2020), and both of them were released with only 6 months difference.
The iPad Air (2020) has a better processing power than Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020), because although it has less cpu cores , it also counts with a 64-bit processing unit. IPad Air (2020) has a bit more vivid screen than Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020), because although it has a little worse screen density, it also counts with a better 1640 x 2360 pixels resolution and a larger screen.
IPad Air (2020) counts with a much better camera than Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020), because it has a way more MP camera in the back, a larger aperture for better low light photos and a lot better (4K) video quality. The Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) has a lot bigger memory for apps and games than iPad Air (2020), because although it has just 32 GB internal storage capacity, it also counts with a SD memory slot that allows up to 512 GB.
Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) features a much better battery lifetime than Apple iPad Air (2020).
Even being the best tablet in our current comparison, the Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) is also very cheap compared to the other tablets.
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