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

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Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020)	Apple iPad (2020)
Released · Apr 27, 2020	Released · Sep 18, 2020
8.4-inch · 1920x1200px	10.2-inch · 2160x1620px
Single camera	Single camera
3GB · 32GB	3GB · 32GB
5000 mAh	8827 mAh
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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)
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	10.2-inch
Resolution
1920x1200px, 16:10 ratio, 270 PPI	2160x1620px, 4:3 ratio, 265 PPI
Technology
TFT	IPS LCD
Screen-to-body
80.91 %	73.86 %
Peak brightness
	500 cd/m2 (nit)
Features
Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3), Ambient light sensor	Oleophobic coating, Ambient light sensor

Hardware

System chip
Samsung Exynos 7904 (14 nm)	Apple A12 Bionic APL1W81 (7 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2x 1.8GHz Cortex-A73 + 6x 1.GHz Cortex-A53	Quad-core Vortex and Tempest
GPU
Mali-G71 MP2	Apple G11P
RAM
3GB (LPDDR4)	3GB
Internal storage
32GB	32GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 512 GB	not expandable
OS
Android (9.0 Pie)	iPadOS (14.x)

Battery

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

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

11h 13min

Gaming

4h 50min

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
1920x1080 (Full HD) (30 fps)	1920x1080 (Full HD) (30 fps), 1280x720 (HD) (120 fps) Time-lapse video, EIS
Front
5 MP	1.2 MP (HDR), Video capture: 1280x720 (HD)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0	4.2
WLAN
802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band Hotspot	802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band MIMO
USB
Type-C, USB 2.0	Lightning
Location
GPS, Glonass	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Sensors
Accelerometer	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer
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

4G (FDD)
Bands 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 13(700 c), 20(800 DD), 66(AWS-3)	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+)
3G
Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 5(850), 8(900)	Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 8(900)
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

Buyers information

MSRP
$ 240	$ 459
In The Box
Charging block, USB-C cable, SIM eject tool, QuickStart Guide	Lightning to USB cable, USB-C Power Adapter

Availability

Officially announced
Mar 25, 2020	Sep 15, 2020

Alternative variants

with 128GB storage


Internal storage	128GB
MSRP	$ 559

Wi-Fi only


Weight	17.28 oz (490.0 g)
MSRP	$ 329

Wi-Fi only with 128GB storage


Internal storage	128GB
Weight	17.28 oz (490.0 g)
MSRP	$ 429

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