Compare tablets
| Global Score | |
| 62.6 | 62.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| Android 11 | iPadOS 18.x, 17.x, 16.x, 15.x, 14.x |
| 2022-01-13 | 2020-09-18 |
| 9.72 x 6.37 x 0.27 inches | 9.87 x 6.85 x 0.30 inches |
| 17.92 ounces | 17.46 ounces |
| Gray, Pink Gold and Silver | Gold, Silver and Space gray |
| -- | Aluminum and Aluminum |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.5 inches | 10.2 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2160 x 1620 pixels |
| TFT | IPS LCD |
| 210 pixels per inch | 265 pixels per inch |
| -- | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 6.3 | 7.6 |
| Performance | |
| Unisoc Tiger T618 (12 nm) chipset | Apple A12 Bionic (7 nm) chipset |
| processor | processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Mali G52 MP2 GPU | Apple GPU 4 core GPU |
| 6.03 | 6.21 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 11.12 | 5.8 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 1.20 MP |
| -- | f/2.40 aperture |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 6.49 | 8.36 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| -- | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 7040mAh Battery | Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 8.32 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy Tab A8 is a bit better than iPad 10.2 (2020), with a 62.6 score against 62.2. Samsung Galaxy Tab A8's body is newer and a little bit thinner, but also a little bit heavier than iPad 10.2 (2020). The Samsung Galaxy Tab A8 has Android 11 operating system, while iPad 10.2 (2020) has iPadOS 18.x operating system.
IPad 10.2 (2020) counts with a bit better CPU than Galaxy Tab A8, although it has an inferior number of MHz cores, they both have a 3 GB RAM. The Apple iPad 10.2 (2020) features a much sharper screen than Galaxy Tab A8, because although it has a quite smaller display, it also counts with a better 1620 x 2160 pixels resolution and a better pixels density.
The Galaxy Tab A8 counts with a lot bigger storage capacity to store more games and applications than Apple iPad 10.2 (2020), and although they both have exactly the same 32 GB internal memory, the Galaxy Tab A8 also has an external memory card slot that admits a maximum of 1 TB. IPad 10.2 (2020) has a much better camera than Samsung Galaxy Tab A8. Both of them have a same resolution camera.
The Galaxy Tab A8 has a really longer battery duration than iPad 10.2 (2020).
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