Apple iPad Air (2020) vs Samsung Galaxy Tab S5e Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Sep 15, 2020	Feb 15, 2019
Prices (MSRP)
$729	$480

Design

Dimensions
9.75 x 7.03 x 0.24 inches 247.6 x 178.5 x 6.1 mm	9.65 x 6.30 x 0.22 inches 245 x 160 x 5.5 mm
Weight
16.23 oz / 460.0 g	14.11 oz / 400.0 g
Materials
Back: Aluminum	Back: Aluminum
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Rose gold, Space gray, Silver, Green, Sky blue	Black, Gold, Silver

Display

Size
10.9-inch, 81.23% screen-to-body	10.5-inch, 81.50% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD, 60Hz, 500 nits	Super AMOLED
Resolution
2360x1640px, 264 PPI	2560x1600px, 16:10 ratio, 288 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 670 SDM670 (10 nm)
Processor
Hexa-core Firestorm and Icestorm	Octa-core 2000 MHz ARM Cortex-A75 and ARM Cortex-A53
GPU
Apple 4-core GPU	Adreno 615
Memory
4GB/64GB 4GB/256GB	4GB (LPDDR4)/128GB 4GB/64GB 6GB/128GB
Storage expansion
not expandable	microSDXC up to 512 GB
OS
iPadOS (14.x)	Android (10, 9.0 Pie)

Battery

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

Camera

Rear
Single camera	Single camera
Main camera
12 MP (PDAF, BSI sensor) Aperture size: F1.8	13 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F2.0 Focal length: 26 mm Sensor size: 1/3.4" Pixel size: 1 μm
Video recording
4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps) Time-lapse video, Continuous autofocus, Picture-taking during video recording, EIS	4K UHD (30 fps) Hyperlapse
Front
7 MP (EIS, HDR) Video capture: 1080p	8 MP (Autofocus) 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 MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
Type-C	Type-C, USB 3.1
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, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
UMA (Wi-Fi Calling)	ANT+

Multimedia

Headphones
No 3.5mm jack	No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Multiple speakers	Multiple speakers
Features
	Dolby Atmos
Screen mirroring
	Wireless screen share
Additional microphone(s)
	Yes

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 64 GB storage

Memory	64GB
Prices (MSRP)	$400

Wi-Fi only

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

with LTE support

Phone functionality	Yes
4G (FDD) Bands	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 20, 28, 66
3G Bands	5, 8, 4, 2, 1
SIM type	Nano SIM

Wi-Fi only with 256GB storage

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

with 6GB RAM

Memory	6GB

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