Samsung Galaxy S10 Lite vs Apple iPad Air (2020) Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Jan 03, 2020	Sep 15, 2020
Prices (MSRP)
$650	$729

Design

Dimensions
6.40 x 2.98 x 0.32 inches 162.5 x 75.6 x 8.1 mm	9.75 x 7.03 x 0.24 inches 247.6 x 178.5 x 6.1 mm
Weight
6.56 oz (186.0 g)	16.23 oz (460.0 g)
Materials
Back: Glass Frame: Metal	Back: Aluminum
Biometrics
2D Face unlock, Ultrasonic in-screen fingerprint	Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Prism white, Prism black, Prism blue	Rose gold, Space gray, Silver, Green, Sky blue

Display

Size
6.7-inch, 88.08% screen-to-body	10.9-inch, 81.23% screen-to-body
Type
Super AMOLED Plus, HDR	IPS LCD, 60Hz, 500 nits
Resolution
2400x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 393 PPI	2360x1640px, 264 PPI
Features
	Oleophobic coating, Ambient light sensor

Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 855 SM8150 (7 nm)	Apple A14 Bionic (5 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2840 MHz Kryo 485	Hexa-core Firestorm and Icestorm
GPU
Adreno 640	Apple 4-core GPU
Memory
8GB (LPDDR4)/128GB	4GB/64GB 4GB/256GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 1000 GB	not expandable
OS
Android (11, 10)	iPadOS (14.x)

Battery

Type
4500 mAh, Li - Polymer	Li - Ion
Charging
USB Power Delivery

PhoneArena Battery Tests

Battery Life Estimate

6h 21min

Browsing

11h 47min

Video

10h 30min

Gaming

9h 52min

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

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Camera

Rear
Triple camera	Single camera
Main camera
48 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F2.0 Focal length: 26 mm Sensor size: 1/2" Pixel size: 0.8 μm	12 MP (PDAF, BSI sensor) Aperture size: F1.8
Second camera
12 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Focal Length: 12 mm
Third camera
5 MP (Macro) Aperture size: F2.4 Sensor size: 1/5" Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Flash
LED
Video recording
4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps), 720p (960 fps) EIS	4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps) Time-lapse video, Continuous autofocus, Picture-taking during video recording, EIS
Front
32 MP Video capture: 1080p	7 MP (EIS, HDR) Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0	5.0
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac	a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6,dual-band MIMO 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax
USB
Type-C, USB 2.0	Type-C
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC, ANT+	UMA (Wi-Fi Calling)

Multimedia

Headphones
No 3.5mm jack	No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker	Multiple speakers
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 20, 26, 28, 66	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 25, 26, 29, 30, 66, 71
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 40, 41	34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 46, 48
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5, 8	1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A Cat 12 (600/100 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s, UMTS
Dual SIM
Yes	Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM, eSIM
HD Voice
Yes

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Mar 18, 2020 FCC ID value: A3LSMG770U
Measured SAR
Head: 0.36 W/kg Body: 1.18 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.20 W/kg Phablet: 2.53 W/kg

Alternative variants

with 256GB storage

Memory	256GB
Prices (MSRP)	$879

Wi-Fi only

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

Wi-Fi only with 256GB storage

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

Links

Full specifications
Samsung Galaxy S10 Lite Specs	Apple iPad Air (2020) Specs
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