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Samsung Galaxy Tab S 10.5
32 GBSM-T805
| Global Score | |
| 74.3 | 71.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| Android 4.4.2 | iPadOS 14.x |
| 2014-06-12 | 2020-10-16 |
| 9.74 x 6.98 x 0.26 inches | 9.75 x 7.03 x 0.24 inches |
| 16.47 ounces | 16.23 ounces |
| Black and White | Green, Rose gold, Silver, Sky blue and Space gray |
| -- | Aluminum |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 189.00 | $ 729.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.5 inches | 10.9 inches |
| 2560 x 1600 pixels | 2360 x 1640 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 288 pixels per inch | 264 pixels per inch |
| -- | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.3 | 7.8 |
| Performance | |
| Exynos 5 Octa 5420 chipset | Apple A14 Bionic chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A15 (Quad-Core 1900 MHz + Quad-Core 1300 MHz) processor | 64-bit Firestorm and Icestorm, 64-bit, 5 nm (Hexa-Core 3100 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB (933 MHz) RAM | -- |
| ARM Mali-T628 MP6 GPU | Apple 4-core GPU GPU |
| 8.82 | 10.26 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 8.12 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 2.10 MP | 12.00 MP + 7.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.80 aperture |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 7.48 | 9.9 |
| 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 | Li - Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 8.88 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Galaxy Tab S 10.5 has a general score of 74.3, which is just a bit better than iPad Air (2020)'s general score of 71.7. Galaxy Tab S 10.5 comes with Android 4.4.2 OS, and iPad Air (2020) works with iPadOS 14.x OS. Even being the best in this comparison, the Galaxy Tab S 10.5 design is notably older, just a little bit thicker and a bit heavier than the iPad Air (2020).
The Samsung Galaxy Tab S 10.5 counts with just a bit better screen than iPad Air (2020), because although it has a little smaller screen, it also counts with a little more pixels per inch in the display and a slightly better 1600 x 2560 pixels resolution. The Apple iPad Air (2020) counts with a better performing CPU than Galaxy Tab S 10.5, because although it has an inferior number of cores , it also counts with a 64 bits processor.
The iPad Air (2020) has a lot better camera than Galaxy Tab S 10.5, because it has a camera in the back with a lot higher resolution and a much higher 3840x2160 video resolution. The Galaxy Tab S 10.5 features a slightly better storage to store more games and applications than iPad Air (2020), because although it has 0 less internal memory, it also counts with a SD memory card expansion slot that supports a maximum of 128 GB.
Galaxy Tab S 10.5 counts with a much better battery performance than iPad Air (2020).
Galaxy Tab S 10.5 not only is the best devices of the ones we are comparing, but it's also by far the cheapest one, which makes this tablet a no doubt choice.
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