Apple iPad 10.2 (2020) vs Samsung Galaxy Tab A8 10.5 (2021)

Apple iPad 10.2 (2020) vs Samsung Galaxy Tab A8 10.5 (2021)


Apple iPad 10.2 (2020)

Samsung Galaxy Tab A8 10.5 (2021)

Price
EUR: €370EUR: €230
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Body
Form Factor
Candybar, Touchscreen, Tablet PCCandybar, Touchscreen, Tablet PC
Dimensions
250.6 x 174.1 x 7.5 mm (9.87 x 6.85 x 0.30 in)246.8 x 161.9 x 6.9 mm (9.72 x 6.37 x 0.27 in)
Weight
490 g (Wi-Fi) / 495 g (LTE) (1.08 lb)508 g (1.12 lb)
Build
Glass front, aluminum back, aluminum frame

Stylus support (1st gen only)
Colors
Silver, Gold, Space GrayGray, Silver, Pink Gold
Models
A2428, A2429, A2270, A2430, iPad11,6, iPad11,7SM-X200, SM-X205
Display
Type
Retina IPS LCD, 500 nits (typ)TFT LCD
Size
10.2 inches, 324.6 cm2 (~74.4% screen-to-body ratio)10.5 inches, 319.7 cm2 (~80.0% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution
1620 x 2160 pixels, 4:3 ratio (~264 ppi density)1200 x 1920 pixels, 16:10 ratio (~216 ppi density)
Protection
Scratch-resistant glass, oleophobic coating
Brightness
500 nits typ. brightness (advertised)
Network
Technology
GSM / HSPA / LTEGSM / HSPA / LTE
2G Bands
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Bands
HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 11, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 25, 26, 29, 30, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 66, 71 A24281, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66
Memory
Internal Memory
32GB ROM, 3GB RAM

128GB ROM, 3GB RAM
32GB ROM, 2GB RAM

32GB ROM, 3GB RAM

64GB ROM, 4GB RAM

128GB ROM, 3GB RAM

128GB ROM, 4GB RAM
Card Slot
NomicroSDXC (dedicated slot)
Connectivity
Speed
HSPA, LTE (CA)HSPA, LTE
WLAN
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, hotspotWi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct
Bluetooth
4.2, A2DP, EDR, LE5.0, A2DP, LE
USB
Lightning, USB 2.0, magnetic connectorUSB Type-C 2.0
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS (Wi‑Fi + Cellular model only)Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO, QZSS
NFC
NoNo
Camera
Main Camera
8 MP, f/2.4, 31mm (standard), 1.12µm, AF8 MP, AF
Camera Features
HDR, panorama
Video
1080p@30fps, 720p@120fps, HDR1080p@30fps
Selfie Camera
1.2 MP, f/2.2, 31mm (standard)

Features: HDR

Video: 720p@30fps
5 MP

Video: 1080p@30fps
Multimedia
Radio
NoNo
Software
Operating System (OS)
iPadOS 14Android OS, v11
Upgradable
Upgradable to iPadOS 17Upgradable to Android 13
UI
One UI 5
Hardware
Chipset
Apple A12 Bionic (7 nm)Unisoc Tiger T618 (12 nm)
CPU
Hexa-core (2x2.5 GHz Vortex + 4x1.6 GHz Tempest)Octa-core (2x2.0 GHz Cortex-A75 & 6x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55)
GPU
Apple GPU (4-core graphics)Mali G52 MP2
Sensors
Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, compass, barometerAccelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
SIM
Nano-SIM and eSIMNano-SIM
Speakers
Yes, with stereo speakersYes, with stereo speakers (4 speakers)
Audio Jack
3.5 mm3.5 mm
Battery
Battery Type
Li-Ion, non-removable (32.4 Wh)Li-Po 7040 mAh, non-removable
Charging
15W wired
Talk Time
Up to 10 h (multimedia)
Misc
SAR EU
0.92 W/kg (body)

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