Apple iPad Air (2020) vs Samsung Galaxy Tab S7 Specs Comparison

Design

Dimensions
9.75 x 7.03 x 0.24 inches 247.6 x 178.5 x 6.1 mm	9.99 x 6.51 x 0.25 inches 253.8 x 165.3 x 6.3 mm
Weight
16.23 oz (460.0 g)	17.71 oz (502.0 g)
Materials
Back: Aluminum
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Rose gold, Space gray, Silver, Green, Sky blue	Phantom navy

Display

Size
10.9-inch	11.0-inch
Resolution
2360x1640px, 264 PPI	2560x1600px, 16:10 ratio, 274 PPI
Technology
IPS LCD	LCD
Refresh rate
60Hz	120Hz
Screen-to-body
81.23 %	83.62 %
Peak brightness
500 cd/m2 (nit)
Features
Oleophobic coating, Ambient light sensor	HDR support, Ambient light sensor

Hardware

System chip
Apple A14 Bionic (5 nm)	Qualcomm Snapdragon 865+ SM8250-AB (7 nm)
Processor
Hexa-core 3100 MHz Firestorm and Icestorm	Octa-core 3000 MHz Kryo 585
GPU
Apple 4-core GPU	Adreno 650
RAM
	6GB
Internal storage
64GB	128GB
Storage expansion
not expandable	microSDXC up to 1000 GB
OS
iPadOS (14.x)	Android (11, 10), Samsung One UI

Battery

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

Camera

Rear
Single camera	Dual camera
Main camera
12 MP (PDAF, BSI sensor) Aperture size: F1.8	13 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F2.0
Second camera
	5 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2
Flash
	Dual LED
Video recording
3840x2160 (4K UHD) (60 fps), 1920x1080 (Full HD) (240 fps) Time-lapse video, Continuous autofocus, Picture-taking during video recording, EIS	Yes
Front
7 MP (EIS, HDR), Video capture: 1920x1080 (Full HD)	8 MP

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,ax(Wi-Fi 6),dual-band MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct
USB
Type-C	Type-C, USB 3.2
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers)
Other
UMA (Wi-Fi Calling)	Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

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

Cellular

5G
	Bands SA, NSA
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	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

Buyers information

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

Availability

Officially announced
Sep 15, 2020	Aug 05, 2020

Alternative variants

with 256GB storage

Internal storage	256GB
MSRP	$ 879

with 256GB storage

RAM	8GB
Internal storage	256GB

Wi-Fi only

Weight	16.16 oz (458.0 g)
MSRP	$ 599

with 512GB storage

RAM	8GB
Internal storage	512GB

Wi-Fi only with 256GB storage

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

Links

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