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| Global Score | |
| 78.6 | 66.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| Android 10, 9.0 Pie | -- |
| 2019-04-26 | 2020-09-18 |
| 9.65 x 6.30 x 0.22 inches | 9.87 x 6.85 x 0.30 inches |
| 14.11 ounces | 17.46 ounces |
| Black, Gold and Silver | Gold, Silver and Space gray |
| Aluminum | Aluminum |
| $ 316.00 | $ 459.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.5 inches | 10.2 inches |
| 2560 x 1600 pixels | 2160 x 1620 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 288 pixels per inch | 265 pixels per inch |
| -- | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.4 | 7.8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 670 SDM670 chipset | Apple A12 Bionic APL1W81 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A75 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor | 64-bit Vortex and Tempest, 64-bit, 7 nm (Quad-Core 2490 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | -- |
| Adreno 615 GPU | Apple G11P GPU |
| 9.09 | 9.72 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 14.14 | 5.8 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 1.20 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/2.40 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.29 inches (1/3.4") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.46 | 8.36 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| -- | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 3 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 7040mAh Li - Ion Battery | Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 8.32 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | 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
Galaxy Tab S5e is better than the Apple iPad (2020), having a 78.6 score against 66.6. The Galaxy Tab S5e is an older tablet than the Apple iPad (2020), but it is lighter and a lot thinner anyway. The Apple iPad (2020) counts with a bit superior CPU than Galaxy Tab S5e, because although it has lesser cores (although faster), it also counts with a 64-bits CPU.
Apple iPad (2020) has a bit sharper screen than Samsung Galaxy Tab S5e, although it has a little smaller display, a bit worse resolution of 1620 x 2160px and a bit inferior count of pixels per inch of screen. The Galaxy Tab S5e takes much better pictures and videos than Apple iPad (2020), because it has a way higher (4K) video definition, a bigger camera aperture for better photos and videos in low light environments and a back-facing camera with lot more megapixels.
The Samsung Galaxy Tab S5e has a much better memory for apps and games than iPad (2020), because it has more internal storage and a SD card slot that holds a maximum of 512 GB. The Samsung Galaxy Tab S5e counts with a really longer battery performance than iPad (2020).
Even being the best tablet in our comparison, the Samsung Galaxy Tab S5e is also by far the cheapest one.
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