Apple iPad Air (2019) vs Samsung Galaxy Tab S7 Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Mar 18, 2019	Aug 05, 2020
Prices (MSRP)
$779

Design

Dimensions
9.8 x 6.8 x 0.24 inches 248.9 x 172.7 x 6.1 mm	9.99 x 6.51 x 0.25 inches 253.8 x 165.3 x 6.3 mm
Weight
16.37 oz / 464.0 g	17.71 oz / 502.0 g
Materials
Back: Aluminum
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Gold, Gray, Silver	Phantom navy

Display

Size
10.5-inch, 79.41% screen-to-body	11.0-inch, 83.62% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD, 500 nits	LCD, 120Hz, HDR
Resolution
2224x1668px, 4:3 ratio, 265 PPI	2560x1600px, 16:10 ratio, 274 PPI
Features
Oleophobic coating, Ambient light sensor	HDR support, 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)	Snapdragon 865+ SM8250-AB (7 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2490 MHz Vortex and Tempest	Octa-core 3000 MHz Kryo 585
GPU
Apple 4-core GPU	Adreno 650
Memory
3GB (LPDDR4)/256GB 3GB/64GB	6GB/128GB 8GB/256GB 8GB/512GB
Storage expansion
	microSDXC up to 1000 GB
OS
iPadOS (13.x)	Android (11, 10)

Battery

Type
8134 mAh, Li - Ion	8000 mAh
Charge speed
	Wired: 45.0W

Camera

Rear
Single camera	Dual camera
Main camera
8 MP (Autofocus, BSI sensor) 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 (120 fps) Time-lapse video, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing	Yes
Front
7 MP (HDR) Video capture: 1080p	8 MP

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0	5.0
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band MIMO 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac	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, 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, AirDrop	Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Multiple speakers	Multiple speakers
Features
	Dolby Atmos
Screen mirroring
	Wireless screen share
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation, Video recording

Cellular

5G Bands
	SA, NSA
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, 46
3G Bands
5, 8, 4, 2, 1
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

with 64 GB storage

Memory	64GB
Prices (MSRP)	$629

with 256GB storage

Memory	8GB/256GB

Wi-Fi only with 64 GB storage

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

with 512GB storage

Memory	8GB/512GB

Wi-Fi only

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

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