Samsung Galaxy Tab A 7.0 (2016) vs Apple iPad Air 13 (2024)

Samsung Galaxy Tab A 7.0 (2016)

Samsung Galaxy Tab A 7.0 (2016)

Announced On:March, 2016

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Apple iPad Air 13 (2024)

Apple iPad Air 13 (2024)

Announced On:May, 2024

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Samsung Galaxy Tab A 7.0 (2016) vs Apple iPad Air 13 (2024)

Samsung Galaxy Tab A 7.0 (2016)	Apple iPad Air 13 (2024)

Price
EUR: €130	EUR: €950
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
186.9 x 108.8 x 8.7 mm (7.36 x 4.28 x 0.34 in)	280.6 x 214.9 x 6.1 mm (11.05 x 8.46 x 0.24 in)
Weight
283 g (9.98 oz)	617 g (Wi-Fi) / 618 g (5G) (1.36 lb)
Build
Glass front, plastic back, plastic frame	Glass front, aluminum back, aluminum frame Stylus support (Apple Pencil Pro, Apple Pencil 2)
Colors
Pearl White, Metallic Black	Space Gray, Starlight, Purple, Blue
Models
SM-T280, SM-T285	A2903, A2904

Type
Display
IPS LCD	Liquid Retina IPS LCD, 600 nits (typ)
Size
7.0 inches, 142.1 cm² (~69.9% screen-to-body ratio)	13.0 inches, 519.3 cm² (~86.1% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution
800 x 1280 pixels, 16:10 ratio (~216 ppi density)	2048 x 2732 pixels, 4:3 ratio (~264 ppi density)
Multitouch
Yes
Protection
	Scratch-resistant glass, oleophobic coating

Technology
Network
GSM / HSPA / LTE	GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G
2G Bands
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Bands
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G Bands
1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 11, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48, 66, 71 A2903
5G Bands
	1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 14, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 66, 70, 71, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA/Sub6 A2903, A2904

Alert Types
Notifications
MP3, WAV ringtones

Internal Memory
Memory
8GB ROM, 1.5GB RAM	128GB ROM, 8GB RAM 256GB ROM, 8GB RAM 512GB ROM, 8GB RAM 1TB ROM, 8GB RAM
Storage Type
eMMC 4.5
Card Slot
microSDXC (dedicated slot)	No

GPRS
Connectivity
Yes
EDGE
Yes
Speed
HSPA, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps	HSPA, LTE (CA), 5G
WLAN
Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e, dual-band, hotspot
Bluetooth
4.0, A2DP	5.3, A2DP, LE
USB
microUSB 2.0	USB Type-C 3.1 Gen2, DisplayPort, magnetic connector
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
NFC
No	No

Main Camera
Camera
5 MP, f/2.2, AF	12 MP, f/1.8, (wide), 1/3.0", 1.22µm, dual pixel PDAF
Camera Features
Panorama	HDR
Video
720p@30fps	4K@24/25/30/60fps, 1080p@25/30/60/120/240fps, gyro-EIS
Selfie Camera
2 MP, f/2.2	12 MP, f/2.4, 122" (ultrawide) Features: HDR Video: 1080p@25/30/60fps, gyro-EIS

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

Operating System (OS)
Software
Android OS, v5.1.1 (Lollipop)	iPadOS 17.4
Browser
HTML5
Messaging
Email, Push Email, IM

Chipset
Hardware
Qualcomm MSM8916 Snapdragon 410 (28 nm) Spreadtrum SC9830	Apple M2
CPU
Quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A53 Quad-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A7	Octa-core (4 performance cores and 4 efficiency cores)
GPU
Adreno 306 Mali-400MP2	Apple GPU (10-core graphics)
Sensors
Accelerometer	Fingerprint (top-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, compass, barometer
SIM
Micro-SIM	eSIM
Speakers
Yes	Yes, with stereo speakers
Audio Jack
3.5 mm	No

Battery Type
Battery
Li-Ion 4000 mAh, non-removable	Li-Po (36.59 Wh), non-removable
Talk Time
Up to 11 h (multimedia)
Music Play
Up to 100 h

SAR EU
Misc
0.64 W/kg (head) 0.85 W/kg (body)

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