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

Availability

Officially announced
Oct 08, 2020	Sep 10, 2019
Prices (MSRP)
$230 | €223	$559

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, 78.94% screen-to-body	10.2-inch, 74.94% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD	IPS LCD, 500 nits
Resolution
2000x1200px, 5:3 ratio, 224 PPI	2160x1620px, 4:3 ratio, 265 PPI
Features
	Oleophobic coating, Ambient light sensor

PhoneArena Display Test

Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested
Bright Min
Untested	1.3 (Good)

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Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 662 SM6115 (11 nm)	Apple A10 Fusion APL1W24 (16 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 4x2.0GHz Kryo 260 4x1.8GHz Kryo 260	Quad-core 2340 MHz Hurricane and Zephy
GPU
Adreno 610	PowerVR 7XT GT7600 Plus
Memory
3GB/32GB 3GB/64GB	3GB/128GB 3GB/32GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 1024 GB
OS
Android (12, 11, 10)	iPadOS (13.x)

Battery

Type
7040 mAh	8827 mAh, 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
1080p (30 fps)	1080p (30 fps), 720p (120 fps) Time-lapse video, EIS
Front
5 MP Video capture: 1080p	1.2 MP (HDR) Video capture: 720p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0	4.2
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac	a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
Type-C, USB 2.0	Lightning
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
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, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 25, 26, 29, 30, 66, 71
4G (TDD) Bands
	34, 38, 39, 40, 41
3G Bands
	5, 8, 4, 2, 1
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 64GB storage

Memory	64GB
Prices (MSRP)	$280

Wi-Fi only

Weight	17.04 oz / 483.0 g
Prices (MSRP)	$429

with LTE support

Weight	16.83 oz / 477.0 g
4G (FDD) Bands	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 28, 66
4G (TDD) Bands	38, 40
3G Bands	5, 8, 4, 2, 1
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

Memory	32GB
Prices (MSRP)	$459

with 32 GB storage, Wi-Fi only

Memory	32GB
Weight	17.04 oz / 483.0 g
Prices (MSRP)	$329

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