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Apple iPad Air (2019) vs Samsung Galaxy Tab A7 Specs Comparison

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Apple iPad Air (2019) Samsung Galaxy Tab A7
Released · Mar 18, 2019
Released · Oct 08, 2020
10.5-inch · 2224x1668px
10.4-inch · 2000x1200px
Single camera
Single camera
3GB · 256GB
3GB · 32GB
8134 mAh
7040 mAh
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Availability

Officially announced
Mar 18, 2019 Oct 08, 2020
Prices (MSRP)
3GB/256GB - $779
3GB/64GB - $629
Wi-Fi only version - $649
3GB/32GB - $230 | €223
3GB/64GB - $280

Design

Dimensions
9.8 x 6.8 x 0.24 inches
248.9 x 172.7 x 6.1 mm
9.75 x 6.20 x 0.28 inches
247.6 x 157.4 x 7 mm
Weight
16.37 oz / 464.0 g
Wi-Fi only version - 456 g
16.79 oz / 476.0 g
Materials
Back: Aluminum
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Gold, Gray, Silver Dark gray, Silver, Gold

Display

Size
10.5-inch, 79.41% screen-to-body 10.4-inch, 78.94% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD, 500 nits IPS LCD
Resolution
2224x1668px, 4:3 ratio, 265 PPI 2000x1200px, 5:3 ratio, 224 PPI
Features
Oleophobic coating, Ambient light sensor
PhoneArena Display Test
Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested Untested
Bright Min
2 (Good) Untested

Hardware

System chip
Apple A12 Bionic APL1W81 (7 nm) Snapdragon 662 SM6115 (11 nm)
Processor
Octa-core
Vortex and Tempest
Octa-core
4x2.0GHz Kryo 260
4x1.8GHz Kryo 260
GPU
Apple 4-core GPU Adreno 610
Memory
3GB (LPDDR4)/256GB
3GB/64GB
3GB/32GB
3GB/64GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 1024 GB
OS
iPadOS (13.x) Android (12, 11, 10)

Battery

Type
8134 mAh, Li - Ion 7040 mAh
Charging
Fast charging

Camera

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

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, 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, AirDrop Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Multiple speakers Multiple speakers
Features
Dolby Atmos

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