Samsung Galaxy Tab A7 vs Apple iPad 10.2-inch Specs Comparison

Design

Dimensions
9.75 x 6.20 x 0.28 inches 247.6 x 157.4 x 7 mm	9.8 x 6.8 x 0.29 inches 248.9 x 172.7 x 7.4 mm
Weight
16.79 oz (476.0 g)	17.39 oz (493.0 g)
Materials
	Back: Aluminum
Biometrics
	Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
	Right: Volume control
Colors
Dark gray, Silver, Gold	Silver, Space gray, Gold

Display

Size
10.4-inch	10.2-inch
Resolution
2000x1200px, 5:3 ratio, 224 PPI	2160x1620px, 4:3 ratio, 265 PPI
Technology
IPS LCD	IPS LCD
Screen-to-body
78.94 %	74.94 %
Peak brightness
	500 cd/m2 (nit)
Features
Ambient light sensor	Oleophobic coating, Ambient light sensor

Hardware

System chip
Qualcomm Snapdragon 662 SM6115 (11 nm)	Apple A10 Fusion APL1W24 (16 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 4x 2.0GHz Kryo 260 + 4x 1.8GHz Kryo 260	Quad-core 2340 MHz Hurricane and Zephy
GPU
Adreno 610	PowerVR 7XT GT7600 Plus
RAM
3GB	3GB
Internal storage
32GB, available to use: 19.5 GB	128GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 1024 GB
OS
Android (12, 11, 10)	iPadOS (13.x)

Battery

Capacity
7040 mAh	8827 mAh
Type
	Li - Ion
Charging
Fast charging

Camera

Rear
Single camera	Single camera
Main camera
8 MP (Autofocus)	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, Video capture: 1920x1080 (Full HD)	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 Wi-Fi Direct	802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct
USB
Type-C, USB 2.0	Lightning
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers)	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer
Other
Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	UMA (Wi-Fi Calling)

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	3.5mm jack
Speakers
Multiple speakers	Multiple speakers
Features
Dolby Atmos
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share
Additional microphone(s)
	Video recording

Cellular

4G (FDD)
	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 5(850), 8(900), 4(1700/2100), 2(1900), 1(2100)
Data Speed
	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s, UMTS
Dual SIM
	Yes
SIM type
	Nano SIM, eSIM

Buyers information

MSRP
$ 230 / € 223	$ 559
In The Box
	Lightning to USB cable, USB power adapter

Availability

Officially announced
Oct 08, 2020	Sep 10, 2019

Alternative variants

with 64GB storage

Internal storage	64GB
MSRP	$ 280

Wi-Fi only

Weight	17.04 oz (483.0 g)
MSRP	$ 429

with LTE support

Weight	16.83 oz (477.0 g)
4G (FDD)	Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700 a), 17(700 b), 20(800 DD), 28(700 APT), 66(AWS-3)
4G (TDD)	Bands 38(2600), 40(2300)
3G	Bands 5(850), 8(900), 4(1700/2100), 2(1900), 1(2100)
Data Speed	LTE-A Cat 13/5 (400/75 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
SIM type	Nano SIM

with 32 GB storage

Internal storage	32GB
MSRP	$ 459

with 32 GB storage, Wi-Fi only

Internal storage	32GB
Weight	17.04 oz (483.0 g)
MSRP	$ 329

Links

Full specifications
Samsung Galaxy Tab A7 Specs	Apple iPad 10.2-inch Specs
PhoneArena Review
	Apple iPad 10.2-inch Review