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Apple iPad Air
Wi-Fi Only 32 GB| Global Score | |
| 74.6 | 73.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| Android 9.0 Pie | iOS 8.x, 7.x |
| 2020-04-27 | 2013-10-22 |
| 7.95 x 4.93 x 0.28 inches | 9.45 x 6.67 x 0.30 inches |
| 10.90 ounces | 16.86 ounces |
| Mocha | Black, Gray and White |
| Aluminum | Aluminium |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 240.00 | $ 211.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8.4 inches | 9.7 inches |
| 1920 x 1200 pixels | 2048 x 1536 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 A7 chipset |
| Arm Cortex-A73 and Arm Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor | 64-bit Cyclone (Dual-Core 1400 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 1 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP2 GPU | PowerVR G6430 (600 MHz) GPU |
| 8.91 | 9.27 |
| 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 | 5.00 MP + 1.20 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/2.40 aperture |
| -- | 33.00mm focal length |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 8.47 | 7.92 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE (4G), HSPA, EV-DO A, EV-DO B, EDGE and GPRS |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.6 | 6.5 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Battery | 8820mAh Li-Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 9.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Accelerometer and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) is just a bit better than the Apple iPad Air, having a global score of 74.6 against 73.9. Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) works with Android 9.0 Pie operating system, and Apple iPad Air counts with iOS 8.x operating system. Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) is a incredibly newer tablet, and it's also a bit thinner and much lighter than Apple iPad Air.
The iPad Air counts with a sharper screen than Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020), because although it has a little inferior quantity of pixels per inch of display, it also counts with a bit higher 1536 x 2048 resolution and a larger screen. The Apple iPad Air features a little faster CPU than Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020), because although it has an inferior number of cores and slower and 2 GB lesser RAM, it also counts with a GPU and a 64-bits CPU.
Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) features a much bigger storage capacity to install games and applications than iPad Air, and although they both have the same internal memory capacity, the Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) also has an external memory slot that supports a maximum of 512 GB. IPad Air has a superior battery duration than Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020), because it has a 76 percent larger battery capacity.
The Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) has a bit better camera than iPad Air, and although they both have the same video frame rates and the same video resolution, the Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) also has a camera in the back with a way better 8 mega pixels resolution and a much bigger aperture to capture better low light captures.
Although Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) is a better device, it costs a bit more than the iPad Air, and it doesn't have such a good quality/price relation as iPad Air. If you prefer to save some dollars, you can buy the iPad Air, and give up a few features and specifications, but you'll get the most with your savings.
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