Apple iPad 10.2-inch (2021) vs Samsung Galaxy Tab A8 Specs Comparison

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Apple iPad 10.2-inch (2021)	Samsung Galaxy Tab A8
Released · Sep 24, 2021	Released · Jan 13, 2022
10.2-inch · 2160x1620px	10.5-inch · 1920x1080px
Single camera	Single camera
64GB	3GB · 32GB
8526 mAh	7040 mAh
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Design

Dimensions
9.84 x 6.85 x 0.30 inches 250 x 174.1 x 7.5 mm	9.72 x 6.37 x 0.27 inches 246.8 x 161.9 x 6.9 mm
Weight
17.18 oz (487.0 g)	17.92 oz (508.0 g)
Materials
Back: Aluminum Frame: Aluminum
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Right: Volume control
Colors
Silver, Space gray	Gray, Silver, Pink Gold

Display

Size
10.2-inch	10.5-inch
Resolution
2160x1620px, 4:3 ratio, 265 PPI	1920x1080px, 16:10 ratio, 210 PPI
Technology
IPS LCD	TFT
Refresh rate
60Hz	60Hz
Screen-to-body
74.94 %	76.09 %
Peak brightness
500 cd/m2 (nit)
Features
Oleophobic coating, Ambient light sensor	Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

Hardware

System chip
Apple A13 Bionic APL1W85 (7 nm)	Unisoc Tiger T618 (12 nm)
Processor
Hexa-core 2650 MHz Lightning and Thunde	Octa-core 2x 2.0GHz Cortex-A75 + 6x 2.0GHz Cortex-A55
GPU
Yes	Mali G52 MP2
RAM
	3GB
Internal storage
64GB	32GB
Storage expansion
not expandable	microSDXC up to 1024 GB
OS
iPadOS (15.x)	Android (11)

Battery

Capacity
8526 mAh	7040 mAh
Type
Li - Ion
Charging
	Fast charging
Charge speed
	Wired: 15.0W

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

11h 40min

Gaming

8h 22min

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

Camera

Rear
Single camera	Single camera
Main camera
8 MP (Autofocus) Aperture size: F2.4	8 MP (Autofocus)
Video recording
1920x1080 (Full HD) (30 fps), 1280x720 (HD) (120 fps) Time-lapse video, EIS	Yes
Front
12 MP (HDR)	5 MP

Connectivity & Features

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

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	3.5mm jack
Speakers
Multiple speakers	Multiple speakers
Features
Album art cover, Background playback	Dolby Atmos, Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share	Wireless screen share
Additional microphone(s)
Video recording

Cellular

4G (FDD)
Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700 a), 14(700 PS), 17(700 b), 18(800 Lower), 19(800 Upper), 20(800 DD), 21(1500 Upper), 25(1900+), 26(850+), 29(700 d), 30(2300 WCS), 66(AWS-3), 71(600)
4G (TDD)
Bands 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900+), 40(2300), 41(2600+)
3G
Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 6(800)
Data Speed
LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s, UMTS
Dual SIM
Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM, eSIM

Availability

Officially announced
Sep 14, 2021	Dec 15, 2021

Alternative variants

Wi-Fi Only


Weight	17.18 oz (487.0 g)

With LTE


Data Speed	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s

With 4GB RAM and 64GB internal storage


RAM	4GB
Internal storage	64GB

With 4GB RAM and 128GB internal storage


RAM	4GB
Internal storage	128GB

Links

Full specifications
Apple iPad 10.2-inch (2021) Specs	Samsung Galaxy Tab A8 Specs
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