Apple iPad Air (2019) vs Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2019) Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Mar 18, 2019
Prices (MSRP)
3GB/256GB - $779 3GB/64GB - $629 Wi-Fi only version - $649	3GB/128GB - $330 3GB/32GB - $230 3GB/64GB - $280

Design

Dimensions
9.8 x 6.8 x 0.24 inches 248.9 x 172.7 x 6.1 mm	9.65 x 5.88 x 0.3 inches 245.1 x 149.4 x 7.6 mm
Weight
16.37 oz / 464.0 g Wi-Fi only version - 456 g	16.54 oz / 469.0 g
Materials
Back: Aluminum	Back: Aluminum
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Gold, Gray, Silver	Black, Gold, Gray

Display

Size
10.5-inch, 79.41% screen-to-body	10.1-inch, 80.80% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD, 500 nits	IPS LCD
Resolution
2224x1668px, 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
2 (Good)	Untested

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Hardware

System chip
Apple A12 Bionic APL1W81 (7 nm)	Samsung Exynos 7 7904 (14 nm)
Processor
Octa-core Vortex and Tempest	Octa-core 1800 MHz ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53
GPU
Apple 4-core GPU	Mali-G71 MP2
Memory
3GB (LPDDR4)/256GB 3GB/64GB	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
8134 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 (120 fps) Time-lapse video, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing	1080p (30 fps) Video calling, Video sharing
Front
7 MP (HDR) Video capture: 1080p (30 fps)	5 MP

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0	5.0
WLAN
dual-band MIMO 802.11 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, 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
	Dolby Atmos, Album art cover, Background playback

Cellular

LTE Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 25, 26, 29, 30, 66, 71
TDD Bands
34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 46
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 64 GB storage

Memory	64GB
Prices (MSRP)	$629

with 64 GB storage

Memory	64GB
Prices (MSRP)	$280

Wi-Fi only with 64 GB storage

Memory	64GB
Weight	16.08 oz / 456.0 g
Prices (MSRP)	$499

with 32 GB storage, no gold color

Memory	32GB
Prices (MSRP)	$230

Wi-Fi only

Weight	16.08 oz / 456.0 g
Prices (MSRP)	$649

LTE version

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

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