Apple iPad (2020) vs Samsung Galaxy Tab A7 Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Sep 15, 2020	Oct 08, 2020
Prices (MSRP)
$459	$230 | €223

Design

Dimensions
9.87 x 6.85 x 0.30 inches 250.6 x 174.1 x 7.5 mm	9.75 x 6.20 x 0.28 inches 247.6 x 157.4 x 7 mm
Weight
17.46 oz / 495.0 g	16.79 oz / 476.0 g
Materials
Back: Aluminum
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Right: Volume control
Colors
Silver, Space gray, Gold	Dark gray, Silver, Gold

Display

Size
10.2-inch, 73.86% screen-to-body	10.4-inch, 78.94% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD, 500 nits	IPS LCD
Resolution
2160x1620px, 4:3 ratio, 265 PPI	2000x1200px, 5:3 ratio, 224 PPI
Features
Oleophobic coating, Ambient light sensor

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

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Hardware

System chip
Apple A12 Bionic APL1W81 (7 nm)	Snapdragon 662 SM6115 (11 nm)
Processor
Quad-core Vortex and Tempest	Octa-core 4x2.0GHz Kryo 260 4x1.8GHz Kryo 260
GPU
Apple G11P	Adreno 610
Memory
3GB/32GB 3GB/128GB	3GB/32GB 3GB/64GB
Storage expansion
not expandable	microSDXC up to 1024 GB
OS
iPadOS (14.x)	Android (12, 11, 10)

Battery

Type
8827 mAh, Li - Ion	7040 mAh
Charging
	Fast charging

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Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

11h 13min

Gaming

4h 50min

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

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Camera

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

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2	5.0
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band MIMO 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, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou
Other
UMA (Wi-Fi Calling)	Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	3.5mm jack
Speakers
Multiple speakers	Multiple speakers
Features
	Dolby Atmos
Screen mirroring
	Wireless screen share

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

with 128GB storage

Memory	128GB
Prices (MSRP)	$559

with 64GB storage

Memory	64GB
Prices (MSRP)	$280

Wi-Fi only

Weight	17.28 oz / 490.0 g
Prices (MSRP)	$329

with LTE support

Weight	16.83 oz / 477.0 g
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-A Cat 13/5 (400/75 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
SIM type	Nano SIM

Wi-Fi only with 128GB storage

Memory	128GB
Weight	17.28 oz / 490.0 g
Prices (MSRP)	$429

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