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

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Apple iPad Air (2020)	Samsung Galaxy Tab S5e
Released · Oct 16, 2020	Released · Apr 26, 2019
10.9-inch	10.5-inch
Single camera	Single camera
64GB	4GB · 128GB
	7040 mAh
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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	10.5-inch
Resolution
2360x1640px, 264 PPI	2560x1600px, 16:10 ratio, 288 PPI
Technology
IPS LCD	Super AMOLED
Refresh rate
60Hz
Screen-to-body
81.23 %	81.50 %
Peak brightness
500 cd/m2 (nit)
Features
Oleophobic coating, Ambient light sensor	Ambient light sensor

Hardware

System chip
Apple A14 Bionic (5 nm)	Qualcomm Snapdragon 670 SDM670 (10 nm)
Processor
Hexa-core 3100 MHz Firestorm and Icestorm	Octa-core 2000 MHz ARM Cortex-A75 and ARM Cortex-A53
GPU
Apple 4-core GPU	Adreno 615
RAM
	4GB (LPDDR4)
Internal storage
64GB	128GB
Storage expansion
not expandable	microSDXC up to 512 GB
OS
iPadOS (14.x)	Android (10, 9.0 Pie), Samsung One UI

Battery

Capacity
	7040 mAh
Type
Li - Ion	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
3840x2160 (4K UHD) (60 fps), 1920x1080 (Full HD) (240 fps) Time-lapse video, Continuous autofocus, Picture-taking during video recording, EIS	3840x2160 (4K UHD) (30 fps) Hyperlapse
Front
7 MP (EIS, HDR), Video capture: 1920x1080 (Full HD)	8 MP (Autofocus), Video capture: 1920x1080 (Full HD)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0	5.0
WLAN
802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,ax(Wi-Fi 6),dual-band MIMO	802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
USB
Type-C	Type-C, USB 3.1
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Wi-Fi positioning
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers)
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)
Noise cancellation, Video recording	Yes

Cellular

4G (FDD)
Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700 a), 13(700 c), 14(700 PS), 17(700 b), 18(800 Lower), 19(800 Upper), 20(800 DD), 21(1500 Upper), 25(1900+), 26(850+), 29(700 d), 30(2300 WCS), 66(AWS-3), 71(600)
4G (TDD)
Bands 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900+), 40(2300), 41(2600+), 46, 48(3600)
3G
Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 8(900)
Data Speed
LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s, UMTS
Dual SIM
Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM, eSIM

Buyers information

MSRP
$ 729	$ 480
In The Box
USB‑C Charge Cable (1 meter), 20W USB‑C Power Adapter

Availability

Officially announced
Sep 15, 2020	Feb 15, 2019

Alternative variants

with 256GB storage


Internal storage	256GB
MSRP	$ 879

with 64 GB storage


Internal storage	64GB
MSRP	$ 400

Wi-Fi only


Weight	16.16 oz (458.0 g)
MSRP	$ 599

with LTE support


Phone functionality	Yes
4G (FDD)	Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700 a), 13(700 c), 17(700 b), 20(800 DD), 28(700 APT), 66(AWS-3)
3G	Bands 5(850), 8(900), 4(1700/2100), 2(1900), 1(2100)
SIM type	Nano SIM

Wi-Fi only with 256GB storage


Internal storage	256GB
Weight	16.16 oz (458.0 g)
MSRP	$ 749

with 6GB RAM


RAM	6GB

Links

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