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| Global Score | |
| 78.6 | 71.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| Android 10, 9.0 Pie | iPadOS 14.x |
| 2019-04-26 | 2020-10-16 |
| 9.65 x 6.30 x 0.22 inches | 9.75 x 7.03 x 0.24 inches |
| 14.11 ounces | 16.23 ounces |
| Black, Gold and Silver | Green, Rose gold, Silver, Sky blue and Space gray |
| Aluminum | Aluminum |
| $ 316.00 | $ 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 |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.4 | 7.8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 670 SDM670 chipset | Apple A14 Bionic chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A75 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor | 64-bit Firestorm and Icestorm, 64-bit, 5 nm (Hexa-Core 3100 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | -- |
| Adreno 615 GPU | Apple 4-core GPU GPU |
| 9.09 | 10.26 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 14.14 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 7.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.29 inches (1/3.4") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 9.46 | 9.9 |
| 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 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 S5e is slightly better than Apple iPad Air (2020), with a global score of 78.6 against 71.7. The Galaxy Tab S5e design is somewhat lighter and just a little thinner than Apple iPad Air (2020), even though it was released just 18 months before. The Galaxy Tab S5e comes with Android 10 OS, while Apple iPad Air (2020) works with iPadOS 14.x OS.
IPad Air (2020) has a faster CPU than Galaxy Tab S5e, because although it has less CPU cores , it also counts with a 64 bits processor. The iPad Air (2020) counts with just a bit better looking screen than Samsung Galaxy Tab S5e, because although it has a little lower resolution of 1640 x 2360px and a just a bit lower pixel number per inch of screen, it also counts with a quite larger display.
The Galaxy Tab S5e has much more storage capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than Apple iPad Air (2020), because it has an external SD slot that supports up to 512 GB and more internal storage capacity. The Galaxy Tab S5e counts with a much longer battery duration than Apple iPad Air (2020).
The Apple iPad Air (2020) has a bit better camera than Galaxy Tab S5e, because although it has a back facing camera with a worse 12 mega pixels resolution and a worse video quality, it also counts with a larger aperture for better captures in low-light environments.
Despite of being the best tablet between the ones we are comparing here, Galaxy Tab S5e is also by far the cheapest.
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