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| Global Score | |
| 53.9 | 74.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Samsung |
| Android 2.2 | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo |
| 2010-09-02 | 2018-08-24 |
| 7.48 x 4.74 x 0.47 inches | 10.24 x 6.34 x 0.31 inches |
| 13.40 ounces | 18.84 ounces |
| -- | Black, Blue and Gray |
| -- | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 529.00 | $ 450.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 7 inches | 10.5 inches |
| 1024 x 600 pixels | 1920 x 1200 pixels |
| TFT | TFT |
| 170 pixels per inch | 216 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 6.6 | 6.9 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 3 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 450 SDM450 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A8 (Single-Core 1000 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor |
| 512 MB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| PowerVR SGX540 (200 MHz) GPU | Adreno 506 GPU |
| 7.47 | 8.91 |
| Storage | |
| 2 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot |
| 1.9 | 9.44 |
| Camera | |
| 3.00 MP + 1.30 MP | 8.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.90 aperture |
| -- | 27.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.25 inches (1/4") sensor |
| 720 x 480 (30 fps) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 6.16 | 8.36 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| EV-DO A and CDMA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| -- | Nano SIM |
| 2.6 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Li-Ion Battery | 7300mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 8.48 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 3.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Galaxy Tab A 10.5 has a score of 74.5, which is a lot better than Galaxy Tab CDMA's 53.9 global score. Both of these tablets work with Android OS, but Galaxy Tab A 10.5 has 9.0 Pie version and Galaxy Tab CDMA has Android 2.2, providing you a lot of extra features. The Galaxy Tab A 10.5 body is a lot newer and thinner, but much heavier than Galaxy Tab CDMA.
The Galaxy Tab A 10.5 has a better processing unit than Galaxy Tab CDMA, because although it has doesn't have an extra GPU, it also counts with a larger amount of RAM memory and a higher number of faster cores. The Galaxy Tab A 10.5 has a bit sharper display than Samsung Galaxy Tab CDMA, because it has a way better 1200 x 1920 resolution, a higher screen density and a much bigger screen.
The Galaxy Tab A 10.5 features a way bigger storage capacity to store more apps and games than Galaxy Tab CDMA, because it has 30 GB more internal memory capacity. Galaxy Tab A 10.5 features a very superior camera than Galaxy Tab CDMA, because it has a lot better 1920x1080 (Full HD) video quality and a much more mega pixels back-facing camera.
Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.5 has a really longer battery performance than Galaxy Tab CDMA, because it has an 83% larger battery capacity.
Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.5 is not only the best tablets of the ones in this comparison, but it's also cheaper than the Galaxy Tab CDMA.
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