Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.5 vs Apple iPhone 12 Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Aug 01, 2018	Oct 13, 2020
Prices (MSRP)
$450	$829

Design

Dimensions
10.24 x 6.34 x 0.31 inches 260 x 161.1 x 8 mm	5.78 x 2.81 x 0.29 inches (~0.35 inches with camera bump) 146.7 x 71.5 x 7.4 mm (~8.88 mm with camera bump)
Weight
18.84 oz / 534.0 g	5.78 oz / 164.0 g
Materials
Back: Plastic	Back: Glass Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
	Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
2D Face unlock	3D Face unlock
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Left: Volume control, Other; Right: Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Gray, Blue	Black, White, Red, Green, Blue, Purple
Phone functionality
Yes

Display

Size
10.5-inch, 76.32% screen-to-body	6.1-inch, 87.24% screen-to-body
Type
TFT	OLED, 60Hz, HDR, 1200 nits
Resolution
1920x1200px, 16:10 ratio, 216 PPI	2532x1170px, 19.5:9 ratio, 457 PPI
Protection
	Ceramic Shield
Features
	HDR support, Oleophobic coating, Scratch-resistant glass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

PhoneArena Display Test

Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested
Bright Min
Untested	1.8 (Good)

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Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 450 SDM450 (14 nm)	Apple A14 Bionic (5 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 1800 MHz ARM Cortex-A53	Hexa-core 3100 MHz
GPU
Adreno 506	Yes
Memory
3GB (LPDDR3)/32GB	4GB (LPDDR4)/64GB (NVMe) 4GB/128GB 4GB/256GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 400 GB	not expandable
OS
Android (9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo)	iOS (16.x, 15.x, 14.x)

PhoneArena Performance Test

GeekBench 6 Single
Untested	2009
GeekBench 6 Multi
Untested	4369
3D Mark High
Untested	2347
3D Mark Low
Untested	1801

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Battery

Type
7300 mAh, Li - Polymer	2815 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
Fast charging	USB Power Delivery Qi wireless charging, MagSafe wireless charging
Charge speed
	Wireless: 15.0W

PhoneArena Battery Tests

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

Battery Life Estimate

4h 59min

Browsing

12h 33min

Video

6h 38min

Gaming

6h 46min

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Camera

Rear
Single camera	Dual camera
Main camera
8 MP (Autofocus, CMOS image sensor, BSI sensor) Aperture size: F1.9 Focal length: 27 mm Sensor size: 1/4" Pixel size: 1.12 μm	12 MP (Sapphire crystal lens cover, OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.6 Focal length: 26 mm
Second camera
	12 MP (Ultra-wide, Sapphire crystal lens cover) Aperture size: F2.4 Focal Length: 13 mm
Flash
LED	LED
Video recording
1080p (30 fps)	4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps) OIS, HDR, Time-lapse video, Continuous autofocus, Picture-taking during video recording
Front
5 MP Video capture: 1080p	12 MP (EIS, HDR, Slow-motion videos) Video capture: 4K UHD (60 fps)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2	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, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax
USB
Type-C, USB 2.0	Lightning
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Hearing aid compatible
	M3/T4
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, QZSS, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
ANT+, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	NFC, UMA (Wi-Fi Calling)

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Multiple speakers	Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Features
Dolby Atmos, Album art cover, Background playback	Dolby Atmos
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share	Wireless screen share
Additional microphone(s)
	Noise cancellation

Cellular

5G Bands
	n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n20, n25, n28, n38, n40, n41, n66, n71, n77, n78, n79, n260, n261, Sub-6, mmWave
4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 28, 66	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 66, 71
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 40	34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 46, 48
3G Bands
5, 8, 4, 2, 1	1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A Cat 6 (300/50 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s, HSUPA, UMTS	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
	Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM, eSIM
HD Voice
	Yes
VoLTE
	Yes

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Aug 02, 2018 FCC ID value: A3LSMT595C
Measured SAR
Body: 1.26 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg

Alternative variants

Wi-Fi only

Weight	18.66 oz / 529.0 g
Prices (MSRP)	$330

with 128GB storage

Memory	128GB
Prices (MSRP)	$879

with 256GB storage

Memory	256GB
Prices (MSRP)	$979

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