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| Global Score | |
| 74.6 | 66.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| Android 9.0 Pie | iOS 13.x, 12.x |
| 2020-04-27 | 2019-05-28 |
| 7.95 x 4.93 x 0.28 inches | 4.86 x 2.31 x 0.24 inches |
| 10.90 ounces | 3.10 ounces |
| Mocha | 16 777 216 |
| Aluminum | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 240.00 | $ 399.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8.4 inches | 4 inches |
| 1920 x 1200 pixels | 1136 x 640 pixels |
| TFT | IPS LCD |
| 270 pixels per inch | 326 pixels per inch |
| -- | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.2 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7904 chipset | Apple A10 Fusion APL1W24 chipset |
| Arm Cortex-A73 and Arm Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor | Hurricane and Zephyr, 64-bit, 16 nm (Quad-Core 2340 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | -- |
| Mali-G71 MP2 GPU | PowerVR Series 7XT GT7600 Plus GPU |
| 8.91 | 8.91 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 9.84 | 13.3 |
| 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 |
| 8.47 | 8.25 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | -- |
| Nano SIM | -- |
| 6.6 | 2.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Battery | Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.1 |
| GPS | -- |
| Accelerometer and Light Sensor | Accelerometer and Gyroscope |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) has an overall score of 74.6, which is much better than the Apple iPod Touch (2019)'s general score of 66.9. Although Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) is newer than the Apple iPod Touch (2019), it's notably heavier and somewhat thicker. The Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) comes with Android 9.0 Pie operating system, and Apple iPod Touch (2019) counts with iOS 13.x operating system.
IPod Touch (2019) has a processing unit that's very similar to the processing unit in Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020), although the iPod Touch (2019) has less CPU cores. The Apple iPod Touch (2019) counts with a more vivid display than Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020), because although it has a lot worse 640 x 1136 pixels resolution and a really smaller display, it also counts with a just a little better display pixel density.
IPod Touch (2019) has a superior storage to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020), because although it has no SD extension slot, it also counts with more internal storage. The Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) takes a bit better photographs and videos than iPod Touch (2019), and although they both have the same (Full HD) video resolution, a camera with an 8 mega-pixels and the same 30 fps video frame rates, the Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) also has a lot bigger aperture for better low-light photography and videos.
Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) features a way better battery lifetime than Apple iPod Touch (2019).
In addition to being the best tablet in this comparison, the Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) is also by far the cheapest, making it a no doubt choice.
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