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| Global Score | |
| 70 | 62.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo, 7.1 Nougat | iPadOS 18.x, 17.x, 16.x, 15.x, 14.x |
| 2017-11-01 | 2020-09-18 |
| 8.45 x 5.02 x 0.39 inches | 9.87 x 6.85 x 0.30 inches |
| 14.78 ounces | 17.46 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Gold, Silver and Space gray |
| -- | Aluminum and Aluminum |
| $ 520.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8 inches | 10.2 inches |
| 1280 x 800 pixels | 2160 x 1620 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 189 pixels per inch | 265 pixels per inch |
| -- | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 6.6 | 7.6 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880 chipset | Apple A12 Bionic (7 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1600 MHz) processor | processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Mali-T830 MP3 GPU | Apple GPU 4 core GPU |
| 8.73 | 6.21 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 7.48 | 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 | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 7.48 | 8.36 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.3 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4450mAh Battery | Li - Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.32 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
Galaxy Tab Active 2 has an overall score of 70, which is much better than the iPad 10.2 (2020)'s 62.2 overall score. The Galaxy Tab Active 2 counts with Android 9.0 Pie operating system, and iPad 10.2 (2020) counts with iPadOS 18.x operating system. The Galaxy Tab Active 2 design is lighter than the iPad 10.2 (2020), but it is notably thicker and was released 3 years before.
IPad 10.2 (2020) features a more vivid screen than Galaxy Tab Active 2, because it has a much higher 1620 x 2160 pixels resolution, a larger display and a greater count of pixels per screen inch. Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 2 features an extremely better processor than iPad 10.2 (2020), and although they both have the same RAM memory amount, the Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 2 also has a greater number of faster cores.
The Galaxy Tab Active 2 has a much better memory capacity for games and applications than iPad 10.2 (2020), because although it has 0 less internal storage capacity, it also counts with a SD extension slot that supports up to 256 GB. The Galaxy Tab Active 2 counts with a superior battery duration than iPad 10.2 (2020).
The iPad 10.2 (2020) shoots much better photos and videos than Galaxy Tab Active 2. Both of them have the same resolution back-facing camera, the same (Full HD) video quality and the same video frame rate.
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