Compare tablets
| Global Score | |
| 74.6 | 65.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| Android 9.0 Pie | iOS 12.x, 11.x, 10.x, 9.x |
| 2020-04-27 | 2015-07-15 |
| 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 A8 APL1011 chipset |
| Arm Cortex-A73 and Arm Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor | Typhoon, 64-bit, 20 nm (Dual-Core 1100 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 1 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP2 GPU | PowerVR Series 6XT GX6450 GPU |
| 8.91 | 7.92 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 9.84 | 10.1 |
| 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 | 1043mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 2.64 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.1 |
| GPS | -- |
| Accelerometer and Light Sensor | Accelerometer and Gyroscope |
Comparison review
The Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) is better than the Apple iPod touch 6th generation, getting a 74.6 score against 65.6. The Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) is a much newer tablet than the Apple iPod touch 6th generation, although it's much heavier and somewhat thicker. Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) works with Android 9.0 Pie operating system, while Apple iPod touch 6th generation works with iOS 12.x operating system.
Apple iPod touch 6th generation features a sharper display than Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020), because although it has a way worse resolution of 640 x 1136px and a lot smaller screen, it also counts with a just a bit greater count of pixels per inch of display. IPod touch 6th generation features a little bit more memory to install games and applications than Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020), because although it has no SD memory slot, it also counts with 96 GB more internal storage capacity.
Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) counts with a superior processing unit than iPod touch 6th generation, because it has 2 GB more RAM memory and a higher number of cores. Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) has a superior battery lifetime than iPod touch 6th generation, because it has a 379 percent larger battery capacity.
The Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) features a slightly better camera than iPod touch 6th generation, and although they both have a same resolution camera in the back, the same video frame rates and the same (Full HD) video resolution, the Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) also has a much bigger camera aperture to take better low light photography.
Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) is not only the best tablets of the ones we compare here, but it's also a bargain compared to the other ones.
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