Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) vs Apple iPad (2020) Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Mar 25, 2020	Sep 15, 2020
Prices (MSRP)
$240	3GB/32GB - $459 3GB/128GB - $559 Wi-Fi only version - $329

Design

Dimensions
7.95 x 4.93 x 0.28 inches 201.9 x 125.2 x 7.1 mm	9.87 x 6.85 x 0.30 inches 250.6 x 174.1 x 7.5 mm
Weight
10.9 oz / 309.0 g	17.46 oz / 495.0 g Wi-Fi only version - 490 g
Materials
Back: Aluminum	Back: Aluminum
Biometrics
2D Face unlock	Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control
Colors
Mocha	Silver, Space gray, Gold

Display

Size
8.4-inch, 80.91% screen-to-body	10.2-inch, 73.86% screen-to-body
Type
TFT	IPS LCD, 500 nits
Resolution
1920x1200px, 16:10 ratio, 270 PPI	2160x1620px, 4:3 ratio, 265 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Features
	Oleophobic coating, Ambient light sensor

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Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested
Bright Min
Untested	1.7 (Good)

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Hardware

System chip
Samsung Exynos 7904 (14 nm)	Apple A12 Bionic APL1W81 (7 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2x1.8GHz Cortex-A73 6x1.GH​z Cortex-A53	Quad-core Vortex and Tempest
GPU
Mali-G71 MP2	Apple G11P
Memory
3GB (LPDDR4)/32GB	3GB/32GB 3GB/128GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 512 GB	not expandable
OS
Android (9.0 Pie)	iPadOS (14.x)

Battery

Type
5000 mAh	8827 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
Fast charging

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Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

11h 13min

Gaming

4h 50min

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Camera

Rear
Single camera	Single camera
Main camera
8 MP (Autofocus) Aperture size: F1.9 Pixel size: 1.12 μm	8 MP (Autofocus, BSI sensor) Aperture size: F2.4
Video recording
1080p (30 fps)	1080p (30 fps), 720p (120 fps) Time-lapse video, EIS
Front
5 MP	1.2 MP (HDR) Video capture: 720p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0	4.2
WLAN
dual-band Hotspot 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, Ambient light sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor
Location
GPS, Glonass	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
ANT+	UMA (Wi-Fi Calling)

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	3.5mm jack
Speakers
Multiple speakers	Multiple speakers
Features
Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share

Cellular

LTE Bands
2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 13, 20, 66	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
3G Bands
1, 2, 5, 8	1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE, 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
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM, eSIM

Alternative variants

with 128GB storage

Memory	128GB
Prices (MSRP)	$559

Wi-Fi only

Weight	17.28 oz / 490.0 g
Prices (MSRP)	$329

Wi-Fi only with 128GB storage

Memory	128GB
Weight	17.28 oz / 490.0 g
Prices (MSRP)	$429

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