Apple iPad 9.7-inch (2018) vs Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2019) Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Mar 27, 2018
Prices (MSRP)
$559	$330

Design

Dimensions
9.4 x 6.6 x 0.29 inches 238.8 x 167.6 x 7.4 mm	9.65 x 5.88 x 0.3 inches 245.1 x 149.4 x 7.6 mm
Weight
16.86 oz / 478.0 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
Gold, Gray, Silver	Black, Gold, Gray

Display

Size
9.7-inch, 72.80% screen-to-body	10.1-inch, 80.80% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD	IPS LCD
Resolution
2048x1536px, 4:3 ratio, 264 PPI	1920x1200px, 16:10 ratio, 224 PPI
Features
Oleophobic coating, Ambient light sensor

Hardware

System chip
Apple A10 Fusion APL1W24 (16 nm)	Samsung Exynos 7 7904 (14 nm)
Processor
Quad-core 2340 MHz Hurricane and Zephy	Octa-core 1800 MHz ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53
GPU
PowerVR 7XT GT7600 Plus	Mali-G71 MP2
Memory
2GB/128GB 2GB/32GB	3GB/128GB 3GB/32GB 3GB/64GB
Storage expansion
	microSDXC up to 512 GB
OS
iOS (13.x, 12.x, 11.x)	Android (11, 10, 9.0 Pie)

Battery

Type
8827 mAh, Li - Polymer	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) Time-lapse video, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing	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), Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync, AirDrop	ANT+, 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

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 39, 40, 41
3G Bands
5, 8, 4, 2, 1
Data Speed
LTE-A Cat 6 (300/50 Mbit/s), HSPA, HSUPA
SIM type
Nano SIM

Alternative variants

with 32 GB storage

Memory	32GB
Prices (MSRP)	$459

with 64 GB storage

Memory	64GB
Prices (MSRP)	$280

Wi-Fi only

Memory	32GB
Weight	16.54 oz / 469.0 g
Prices (MSRP)	$329

with 32 GB storage, no gold color

Memory	32GB
Prices (MSRP)	$230

Wi-Fi only

Weight	16.54 oz / 469.0 g
Prices (MSRP)	$429

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

Links

Full specifications
Apple iPad 9.7-inch (2018) Specs	Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2019) Specs
PhoneArena Review
Apple iPad 9.7-inch (2018) Review
User Reviews
	Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2019) User Reviews