Compare tablets
| Global Score | |
| 60.5 | 71.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| Android 7.1 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow, 5.0 Lollipop | iPadOS 14.x |
| 2015-05-02 | 2020-10-16 |
| 9.55 x 6.57 x 0.29 inches | 9.75 x 7.03 x 0.24 inches |
| 15.84 ounces | 16.23 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Green, Rose gold, Silver, Sky blue and Space gray |
| -- | Aluminum |
| $ 160.00 | $ 729.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 9.7 inches | 10.9 inches |
| 1024 x 768 pixels | 2360 x 1640 pixels |
| TFT | IPS LCD |
| 132 pixels per inch | 264 pixels per inch |
| -- | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 5.9 | 7.8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 8916 chipset | Apple A14 Bionic chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Quad-Core 1200 MHz) processor | 64-bit Firestorm and Icestorm, 64-bit, 5 nm (Hexa-Core 3100 MHz) processor |
| 1,5 GB RAM | -- |
| Adreno 306 GPU | Apple 4-core GPU GPU |
| 8.1 | 10.26 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 6.72 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP + 2.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 7.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.80 aperture |
| 1280 x 720 (HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 6.05 | 9.9 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| -- | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| -- | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 3 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 6000mAh Li - Ion Battery | Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 7.52 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
IPad Air (2020) has a global score of 71.7, which is much better than the Samsung Galaxy Tab A 9.7's overall score of 60.5. The iPad Air (2020) comes with iPadOS 14.x operating system, and Samsung Galaxy Tab A 9.7 works with Android 7.1 Nougat operating system. The iPad Air (2020) design is newer and somewhat thinner, but a little bit heavier than the Samsung Galaxy Tab A 9.7.
The Apple iPad Air (2020) counts with an incredibly better looking display than Galaxy Tab A 9.7, because it has a lot better 1640 x 2360px resolution, a little bit bigger screen and much more pixels per inch of screen. The iPad Air (2020) features a quite bigger storage capacity for applications and games than Galaxy Tab A 9.7, because although it has no SD card slot, it also counts with more internal memory.
The Apple iPad Air (2020) counts with a way better processing power than Galaxy Tab A 9.7, because it has 2 more cores and a 64-bits CPU. Apple iPad Air (2020) captures way better pictures and videos than Galaxy Tab A 9.7, because it has a much higher 3840x2160 video resolution and a much higher 12 MP resolution camera.
Galaxy Tab A 9.7 features a really longer battery performance than Apple iPad Air (2020).
Although iPad Air (2020) is a better device, it is way more expensive than the Galaxy Tab A 9.7, and it doesn't have such a good price and quality relation as the Galaxy Tab A 9.7. If you want to save some money, you can buy Galaxy Tab A 9.7, letting go a few features and specifications, but you'll get the most with your savings.
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