Apple iPad 10.2-inch (2021) vs Samsung Galaxy Tab S7 Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Sep 14, 2021	Aug 05, 2020

Design

Dimensions
9.84 x 6.85 x 0.30 inches 250 x 174.1 x 7.5 mm	9.99 x 6.51 x 0.25 inches 253.8 x 165.3 x 6.3 mm
Weight
17.18 oz / 487.0 g Wi-Fi only - 487 g	17.71 oz / 502.0 g
Materials
Back: Aluminum Frame: Aluminum
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Right: Volume control
Colors
Silver, Space gray	Phantom navy

Display

Size
10.2-inch, 74.94% screen-to-body	11.0-inch, 83.62% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD, 60Hz, 500 nits	LCD, 120Hz, HDR
Resolution
2160x1620px, 4:3 ratio, 265 PPI	2560x1600px, 16:10 ratio, 274 PPI
Features
Oleophobic coating, Ambient light sensor	HDR support, Ambient light sensor

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

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Hardware

System chip
Apple A13 Bionic APL1W85 (7 nm)	Snapdragon 865+ SM8250-AB (7 nm)
Processor
Hexa-core 2650 MHz Lightning and Thunde	Octa-core 3000 MHz Kryo 585
GPU
Yes	Adreno 650
Memory
64GB	6GB/128GB 8GB/256GB 8GB/512GB
Storage expansion
not expandable	microSDXC up to 1000 GB
OS
iPadOS (15.x)	Android (11, 10)

Battery

Type
8526 mAh, Li - Ion	8000 mAh
Charge speed
	Wired: 45.0W

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Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

11h 40min

Gaming

8h 22min

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

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Camera

Rear
Single camera	Dual camera
Main camera
8 MP (Autofocus) Aperture size: F2.4	13 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F2.0
Second camera
	5 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2
Flash
	Dual LED
Video recording
1080p (30 fps), 720p (120 fps) Time-lapse video, EIS	Yes
Front
12 MP (HDR)	8 MP

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2	5.0
WLAN
dual-band MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac	Wi-Fi 6,dual-band MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax
USB
Lightning	Type-C, USB 3.2
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS
Other
UMA (Wi-Fi Calling)	Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Multiple speakers	Multiple speakers
Features
Album art cover, Background playback	Dolby Atmos
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share	Wireless screen share
Additional microphone(s)
Video recording

Cellular

5G Bands
	SA, NSA
LTE Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 25, 26, 29, 30, 66, 71
TDD Bands
34, 38, 39, 40, 41
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5, 6
Data Speed
LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s, UMTS	LTE-A Pro Cat 20 (2000/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM, eSIM	Nano SIM

Alternative variants

Wi-Fi Only

Weight	17.18 oz / 487.0 g

with 256GB storage

Memory	8GB/256GB

with 512GB storage

Memory	8GB/512GB

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