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

Availability

Officially announced
Sep 15, 2020	Oct 08, 2020
Prices (MSRP)
4GB/64GB - $729	3GB/32GB - $230 | €223

Design

Dimensions
9.75 x 7.03 x 0.24 inches 247.6 x 178.5 x 6.1 mm	9.75 x 6.20 x 0.28 inches 247.6 x 157.4 x 7 mm
Weight
16.23 oz / 460.0 g	16.79 oz / 476.0 g
Materials
Back: Aluminum
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Rose gold, Space gray, Silver, Green, Sky blue	Dark gray, Silver, Gold

Display

Size
10.9-inch, 81.23% screen-to-body	10.4-inch, 78.94% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD, 60Hz, 500 nits	IPS LCD
Resolution
2360x1640px, 264 PPI	2000x1200px, 5:3 ratio, 224 PPI
Features
Oleophobic coating, Ambient light sensor

PhoneArena Display Test

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

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Hardware

System chip
Apple A14 Bionic (5 nm)	Snapdragon 662 SM6115 (11 nm)
Processor
Hexa-core Firestorm and Icestorm	Octa-core 4x2.0GHz Kryo 260 4x1.8GHz Kryo 260
GPU
Apple 4-core GPU	Adreno 610
Memory
4GB/64GB 4GB/256GB	3GB/32GB 3GB/64GB
Storage expansion
not expandable	microSDXC up to 1024 GB
OS
iPadOS (14.x)	Android (12, 11, 10)

Battery

Type
Li - Ion	7040 mAh
Charging
	Fast charging

Camera

Rear
Single camera	Single camera
Main camera
12 MP (PDAF, BSI sensor) Aperture size: F1.8	8 MP (Autofocus)
Video recording
4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps) Time-lapse video, Continuous autofocus, Picture-taking during video recording, EIS	1080p (30 fps)
Front
7 MP (EIS, HDR) Video capture: 1080p	5 MP Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0	5.0
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6,dual-band MIMO 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax	a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
Type-C	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
No 3.5mm jack	3.5mm jack
Speakers
Multiple speakers	Multiple speakers
Features
	Dolby Atmos

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, 46, 48
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 256GB storage

Memory	256GB
Prices (MSRP)	$879

with 64GB storage

Memory	64GB
Prices (MSRP)	$280

Wi-Fi only

Weight	16.16 oz / 458.0 g
Prices (MSRP)	$599

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 256GB storage

Memory	256GB
Weight	16.16 oz / 458.0 g
Prices (MSRP)	$749

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