Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2019) vs Apple iPad Air (2019) Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
	Mar 18, 2019
Prices (MSRP)
3GB/128GB - $330 3GB/32GB - $230 3GB/64GB - $280	3GB/256GB - $779 3GB/64GB - $629 Wi-Fi only version - $649

Design

Dimensions
9.65 x 5.88 x 0.3 inches 245.1 x 149.4 x 7.6 mm	9.8 x 6.8 x 0.24 inches 248.9 x 172.7 x 6.1 mm
Weight
16.54 oz / 469.0 g	16.37 oz / 464.0 g Wi-Fi only version - 456 g
Materials
Back: Aluminum	Back: Aluminum
Biometrics
	Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Gold, Gray	Gold, Gray, Silver

Display

Size
10.1-inch, 80.80% screen-to-body	10.5-inch, 79.41% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD	IPS LCD, 500 nits
Resolution
1920x1200px, 16:10 ratio, 224 PPI	2224x1668px, 4:3 ratio, 265 PPI
Features
	Oleophobic coating, Ambient light sensor

PhoneArena Display Test

Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested
Bright Min
Untested	2 (Good)

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Hardware

System chip
Samsung Exynos 7 7904 (14 nm)	Apple A12 Bionic APL1W81 (7 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 1800 MHz ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53	Octa-core Vortex and Tempest
GPU
Mali-G71 MP2	Apple 4-core GPU
Memory
3GB/128GB 3GB/32GB 3GB/64GB	3GB (LPDDR4)/256GB 3GB/64GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 512 GB
OS
Android (11, 10, 9.0 Pie)	iPadOS (13.x)

Battery

Type
6150 mAh, Li - Ion	8134 mAh, Li - Ion

Camera

Rear
Single camera	Single camera
Main camera
8 MP (Autofocus) Aperture size: F2.0	8 MP (Autofocus, BSI sensor) Aperture size: F2.4
Video recording
1080p (30 fps) Video calling, Video sharing	1080p (120 fps) Time-lapse video, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing
Front
5 MP	7 MP (HDR) Video capture: 1080p (30 fps)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0	5.0
WLAN
dual-band Wi-Fi Direct 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac	dual-band MIMO 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
Type-C, USB 2.0	Lightning
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Barometer, Ambient light sensor
Location
GPS, Glonass, BeiDou	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
ANT+, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	UMA (Wi-Fi Calling), Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync, AirDrop

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	3.5mm jack
Speakers
Multiple speakers	Multiple speakers
Features
Dolby Atmos, Album art cover, Background playback

Cellular

LTE Bands
	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 25, 26, 29, 30, 66, 71
TDD Bands
	34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 46
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 64 GB storage

Memory	64GB
Prices (MSRP)	$280

with 64 GB storage

Memory	64GB
Prices (MSRP)	$629

with 32 GB storage, no gold color

Memory	32GB
Prices (MSRP)	$230

Wi-Fi only with 64 GB storage

Memory	64GB
Weight	16.08 oz / 456.0 g
Prices (MSRP)	$499

LTE version

Phone functionality	Yes
LTE Bands	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 28, 66
TDD Bands	38, 40
3G Bands	5, 8, 4, 2, 1
Data Speed	LTE, HSPA, HSUPA
SIM type	Nano SIM

Wi-Fi only

Weight	16.08 oz / 456.0 g
Prices (MSRP)	$649

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