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Samsung Galaxy Tab S 10.5
32 GBSM-T805
| Global Score | |
| 74.3 | 71.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| Android 4.4.2 | iPadOS 15.x |
| 2014-06-12 | 0000-00-00 |
| 9.74 x 6.98 x 0.26 inches | 11.05 x 8.46 x 0.24 inches |
| 16.47 ounces | 21.80 ounces |
| Black and White | -- |
| -- | Aluminum |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 189.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.5 inches | 13 inches |
| 2560 x 1600 pixels | 2732 x 2048 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | -- |
| 288 pixels per inch | 263 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.3 | 6.8 |
| Performance | |
| Exynos 5 Octa 5420 chipset | Apple M2 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A15 (Quad-Core 1900 MHz + Quad-Core 1300 MHz) processor | processor |
| 3 GB (933 MHz) RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| ARM Mali-T628 MP6 GPU | 10-core GPU GPU |
| 8.82 | 6.3 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 8.12 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 2.10 MP | 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.80 aperture |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | -- |
| 7.48 | 7.92 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE (4G) and GSM | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Micro SIM | -- |
| 5.5 | 10 |
| Battery Life | |
| 7900mAh Battery | -- |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 8.88 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.3 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Galaxy Tab S 10.5 is a little bit better than iPad Air 13-inch (M2, 2024), with a global score of 74.3 against 71.3. The Galaxy Tab S 10.5 counts with Android 4.4.2 OS, and iPad Air 13-inch (M2, 2024) counts with iPadOS 15.x OS. Galaxy Tab S 10.5 is a lighter but a little bit thicker tablet than the iPad Air 13-inch (M2, 2024).
The Samsung Galaxy Tab S 10.5 has an incredibly better screen than Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M2, 2024), because although it has a bit smaller display and a quite lower 1600 x 2560 resolution, it also counts with a little higher pixels amount in each inch in the display. The Galaxy Tab S 10.5 has a very superior performance than iPad Air 13-inch (M2, 2024), although it has a lower amount of RAM memory, they both have the same number of cores.
The iPad Air 13-inch (M2, 2024) has a much greater memory to store more games and applications than Samsung Galaxy Tab S 10.5, because although it has no SD card slot, it also counts with 128 GB internal memory. The Samsung Galaxy Tab S 10.5 counts with a very superior battery duration than iPad Air 13-inch (M2, 2024).
The iPad Air 13-inch (M2, 2024) has a slightly better camera than Galaxy Tab S 10.5, because it has a much better resolution back-facing camera.
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