Apple iPad 9.7 (2018) vs Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.5

Apple iPad 9.7 (2018)

Apple iPad 9.7 (2018)

Announced On:March, 2018

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Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.5

Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.5

Announced On:August, 2018

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Apple iPad 9.7 (2018) vs Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.5

Apple iPad 9.7 (2018)	Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.5

Price
EUR: €350	EUR: €250
USD: N/A	USD: N/A
GBP: N/A	GBP: N/A
INR: N/A	INR: N/A
PKR: N/A	PKR: N/A

Form Factor
Body
Candybar, Touchscreen, Tablet PC	Candybar, Touchscreen, Tablet PC
Dimensions
240 x 169.5 x 7.5 mm (9.45 x 6.67 x 0.30 in)	260 x 161.1 x 8 mm (10.24 x 6.34 x 0.31 in)
Weight
469 g (Wi-Fi) / 478 g (LTE) (1.05 lb)	529g (Wi-Fi), 534g (LTE) (1.17 lb)
Build
Glass front, aluminum back, aluminum frame Stylus support (1st gen only)
Colors
Silver, Gold, Space Gray	Black, Blue, White
Models
A1893, A1954, iPad7,5, iPad7,6	SM-T590, SM-T595

Type
Display
IPS LCD	IPS LCD
Size
9.7 inches, 291.4 cm² (~71.6% screen-to-body ratio)	10.5 inches, 319.7 cm² (~76.3% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution
1536 x 2048 pixels, 4:3 ratio (~264 ppi density)	1200 x 1920 pixels, 16:10 ratio (~216 ppi density)
Multitouch
Yes	Yes
Protection
Scratch-resistant glass, oleophobic coating

Technology
Network
GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE	GSM / HSPA / LTE
2G Bands
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Bands
HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 38, 39, 40, 41 A1954	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 28, 38, 40, 66

Alert Types
Notifications
	MP3, WAV ringtones

Internal Memory
Memory
32GB ROM, 2GB RAM 128GB ROM, 2GB RAM	32GB ROM, 3GB RAM
Storage Type
	eMMC 5.1
Card Slot
No	microSDXC (dedicated slot)

GPRS
Connectivity
Yes	Yes
EDGE
Yes	Yes
Speed
HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat6 300/50 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps	HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE (2CA) Cat6 300/50 Mbps
WLAN
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, hotspot	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct
Bluetooth
4.2, A2DP, EDR, LE	4.2, A2DP, LE
USB
Lightning, USB 2.0	USB Type-C 2.0, magnetic connector
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS (Wi‑,Fi + Cellular model only)	Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
NFC
No	No

Main Camera
Camera
8 MP, f/2.4, 31mm (standard), 1.12µm, AF	8 MP, f/1.9, AF
Camera Features
HDR	LED flash, panorama
Video
1080p@30fps, 720p@120fps, HDR, stereo sound rec.	1080p@30fps
Selfie Camera
1.2 MP, f/2.2, 31mm (standard) Features: Face detection, HDR, panorama Video: 720p@30fps	5 MP, f/2.2 Video: 1080p@30fps

Audio Format Support
Multimedia
MP3/WAV/AAX+/AIFF/Apple Lossless	MP3/WAV/eAAC+/Flac
Video Format Support
MP4/H.264	MP4/H.264
Radio
No	No

Operating System (OS)
Software
iOS 11.3	Android OS, v8.1 (Oreo)
Upgradable
Upgradable to iPadOS 17	Upgradable to Android 10
Browser
HTML5 (Safari)	HTML5
Messaging
iMessage, Email, Push Email, IM	Email, Push Email, IM

Chipset
Hardware
Apple A10 Fusion (16 nm)	Qualcomm SDM450 Snapdragon 450 (14 nm)
CPU
Quad-core 2.34 GHz (2x Hurricane + 2x Zephyr)	Octa-core 1.8 GHz Cortex-A53
GPU
PowerVR Series7XT Plus (six-core graphics)	Adreno 506
Sensors
Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, compass, barometer	Accelerometer, gyro, compass
SIM
Nano-SIM and eSIM	Nano-SIM
Speakers
Yes, with stereo speakers	Yes, with stereo speakers (4 speakers)
Audio Jack
3.5 mm	3.5 mm

Battery Type
Battery
Li-Po 8827 mAh, non-removable (32.9 Wh)	Li-Po 7300 mAh, non-removable
Charging
	10W wired
Talk Time
Up to 10 h (multimedia)

Features
Additional Features
	ANT+

SAR EU
Misc
0.99 W/kg (body)	0.56 W/kg (body)

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