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Samsung Galaxy Tab S 10.5
32 GBSM-T805
| Global Score | |
| 74.3 | 85.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| Android 4.4.2 | -- |
| 2014-06-12 | 2019-03-18 |
| 9.74 x 6.98 x 0.26 inches | 9.80 x 6.80 x 0.24 inches |
| 16.47 ounces | 16.37 ounces |
| Black and White | Gold, Gray and Silver |
| -- | Aluminum |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 189.00 | $ 779.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.5 inches | 10.5 inches |
| 2560 x 1600 pixels | 2224 x 1668 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 288 pixels per inch | 265 pixels per inch |
| -- | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.3 | 7.8 |
| Performance | |
| Exynos 5 Octa 5420 chipset | Apple A12 Bionic APL1W81 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A15 (Quad-Core 1900 MHz + Quad-Core 1300 MHz) processor | 64-bit Vortex and Tempest, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2490 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB (933 MHz) RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| ARM Mali-T628 MP6 GPU | Apple 4-core GPU GPU |
| 8.82 | 10.35 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 8.12 | 13.3 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 2.10 MP | 8.00 MP + 7.00 MP |
| -- | f/2.40 aperture |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (120 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 7.48 | 8.91 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE (4G) and GSM | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Micro SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 5.5 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 7900mAh Battery | 8134mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 8.88 | 9.04 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
IPad Air (2019) has a global score of 85.9, which is better than Galaxy Tab S 10.5's 74.3 score. IPad Air (2019)'s design is extremely newer, a little bit lighter and just a little thinner than Galaxy Tab S 10.5. IPad Air (2019) has a quite better performance than Galaxy Tab S 10.5, and although they both have the same RAM memory amount and 8 cpu cores, the iPad Air (2019) also has a 64-bit CPU.
Galaxy Tab S 10.5 features just a bit better looking display than iPad Air (2019), and although they both have a screen with the same size, the Galaxy Tab S 10.5 also has a slightly better 1600 x 2560px resolution and a little higher pixels number per screen inch. The iPad Air (2019) has a superior camera than Galaxy Tab S 10.5, and although they both have the same (Full HD) video quality and the same resolution back facing camera, the iPad Air (2019) also has faster video frame rates.
IPad Air (2019) has a much bigger storage for games and applications than Galaxy Tab S 10.5, because although it has no external memory card slot, it also counts with 224 GB more internal storage capacity. The Apple iPad Air (2019) has just a little bit longer battery duration than Galaxy Tab S 10.5, because it has 8134mAh of battery capacity instead of 7900mAh.
Although iPad Air (2019) is a better device, it is way more expensive than Samsung Galaxy Tab S 10.5, and it doesn't have such a good price and quality relation as Samsung Galaxy Tab S 10.5. So if you need that extra specs and features, you can buy iPad Air (2019), otherwise you can save a couple dollars and get the Samsung Galaxy Tab S 10.5, resigning a couple features and specs.
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