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| Global Score | |
| 74 | 66.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| 2015-09-03 | 2020-09-18 |
| 9.34 x 6.65 x 0.22 inches | 9.87 x 6.85 x 0.30 inches |
| 13.83 ounces | 17.46 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Gold, Silver and Space gray |
| Metal | Aluminum |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| -- | $ 459.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 9.7 inches | 10.2 inches |
| 2048 x 1536 pixels | 2160 x 1620 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 264 pixels per inch | 265 pixels per inch |
| -- | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.3 | 7.8 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 5433 chipset | Apple A12 Bionic APL1W81 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 20 nm (Octa-Core 1900 MHz) processor | 64-bit Vortex and Tempest, 64-bit, 7 nm (Quad-Core 2490 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | -- |
| Mali-T760 MP6 GPU | Apple G11P GPU |
| 9 | 9.72 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.02 | 5.8 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 2.10 MP | 8.00 MP + 1.20 MP |
| -- | f/2.40 aperture |
| 2560 x 1440 (Quad HD / 2K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 6.38 | 8.36 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| -- | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 5.7 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5870mAh Battery | Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 7.44 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| 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 S2 9.7-inch has a score of 74, which is better than iPad (2020)'s general score of 66.6. The Galaxy Tab S2 9.7-inch design is notably lighter and much thinner than iPad (2020), even though it was released many years before. IPad (2020) has a little faster processing unit than Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 9.7-inch, because although it has less CPU cores , it also counts with a 64-bits processing unit.
IPad (2020) features a bit more vivid screen than Galaxy Tab S2 9.7-inch, because it has a quite bigger screen, a little higher 1620 x 2160 resolution and a little bit more pixels per inch in the display. Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 9.7-inch counts with a superior storage capacity for games and applications than iPad (2020), because it has a slot for an SD memory card that admits up to 128 GB and 32 GB more internal storage capacity.
The Galaxy Tab S2 9.7-inch has a really longer battery lifetime than Apple iPad (2020). Apple iPad (2020) features a lot better camera than Galaxy Tab S2 9.7-inch. Both have the same (Full HD) video definition, the same video frame rates and a 8 MP camera.
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