Apple iPad 10.2-inch vs Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2019) Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Sep 10, 2019
Prices (MSRP)
3GB/128GB - $559	3GB/128GB - $330

Design

Dimensions
9.8 x 6.8 x 0.29 inches 248.9 x 172.7 x 7.4 mm	9.65 x 5.88 x 0.3 inches 245.1 x 149.4 x 7.6 mm
Weight
17.39 oz / 493.0 g	16.54 oz / 469.0 g
Materials
Back: Aluminum	Back: Aluminum
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Right: Volume control	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Silver, Space gray, Gold	Black, Gold, Gray

Display

Size
10.2-inch, 74.94% screen-to-body	10.1-inch, 80.80% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD, 500 nits	IPS LCD
Resolution
2160x1620px, 4:3 ratio, 265 PPI	1920x1200px, 16:10 ratio, 224 PPI
Features
Oleophobic coating, Ambient light sensor

PhoneArena Display Test

Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested
Bright Min
1.3 (Good)	Untested

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Hardware

System chip
Apple A10 Fusion APL1W24 (16 nm)	Samsung Exynos 7 7904 (14 nm)
Processor
Quad-core Hurricane and Zephy	Octa-core ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53
GPU
PowerVR 7XT GT7600 Plus	Mali-G71 MP2
Memory
3GB/128GB 3GB/32GB	3GB/128GB 3GB/32GB 3GB/64GB
Storage expansion
	microSDXC up to 512 GB
OS
iPadOS (13.x)	Android (11, 10, 9.0 Pie)

Battery

Type
8827 mAh, Li - Ion	6150 mAh, Li - Ion

Camera

Rear
Single camera	Single camera
Main camera
8 MP (Autofocus, BSI sensor) Aperture size: F2.4	8 MP (Autofocus) Aperture size: F2.0
Video recording
1080p (30 fps), 720p (120 fps) Time-lapse video, EIS	1080p (30 fps) Video calling, Video sharing
Front
1.2 MP (HDR) Video capture: 720p	5 MP

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2	5.0
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac	a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
Lightning	Type-C, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, Glonass, BeiDou
Other
UMA (Wi-Fi Calling)	ANT+, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	3.5mm jack
Speakers
Multiple speakers	Multiple speakers
Features
	Dolby Atmos, Album art cover, Background playback

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 25, 26, 29, 30, 66, 71
4G (TDD) Bands
34, 38, 39, 40, 41
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s, UMTS
Dual SIM
Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM, eSIM

Alternative variants

Wi-Fi only

Weight	17.04 oz / 483.0 g
Prices (MSRP)	$429

with 64 GB storage

Memory	64GB
Prices (MSRP)	$280

with 32 GB storage

Memory	32GB
Prices (MSRP)	$459

with 32 GB storage, no gold color

Memory	32GB
Prices (MSRP)	$230

with 32 GB storage, Wi-Fi only

Memory	32GB
Weight	17.04 oz / 483.0 g
Prices (MSRP)	$329

LTE version

Phone functionality	Yes
4G (FDD) Bands	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 28, 66
4G (TDD) Bands	38, 40
3G Bands	5, 8, 4, 2, 1
Data Speed	LTE, HSPA, HSUPA
SIM type	Nano SIM

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