Samsung Galaxy Tab S4 vs Apple iPad 10.2-inch Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Aug 01, 2018	Sep 10, 2019
Prices (MSRP)
$650	$559

Design

Dimensions
9.81 x 6.47 x 0.28 inches 249.3 x 164.3 x 7.1 mm	9.8 x 6.8 x 0.29 inches 248.9 x 172.7 x 7.4 mm
Weight
17.04 oz / 483.0 g	17.39 oz / 493.0 g
Materials
Back: Glass	Back: Aluminum
Biometrics
Iris scanner, 2D Face unlock	Fingerprint (touch)
Features
Stylus
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control
Colors
Black, Gray	Silver, Space gray, Gold

Display

Size
10.5-inch, 78.07% screen-to-body	10.2-inch, 74.94% screen-to-body
Type
Super AMOLED	IPS LCD, 500 nits
Resolution
2560x1600px, 16:10 ratio, 288 PPI	2160x1620px, 4:3 ratio, 265 PPI
Features
	Oleophobic coating, Ambient light sensor

PhoneArena Display Test

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

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Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 (10 nm)	Apple A10 Fusion APL1W24 (16 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2350 MHz Kryo 280	Quad-core 2340 MHz Hurricane and Zephy
GPU
Adreno 540	PowerVR 7XT GT7600 Plus
Memory
4GB (LPDDR4)/64GB 4GB/256GB	3GB/128GB 3GB/32GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 400 GB
OS
Android (10, 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo)	iPadOS (13.x)

Battery

Type
7300 mAh, Li - Polymer	8827 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
Fast charging

Camera

Rear
Single camera	Single camera
Main camera
13 MP (PDAF, CMOS image sensor) Aperture size: F1.9 Focal length: 27 mm Sensor size: 1/3.06" Pixel size: 1.12 μm	8 MP (Autofocus, BSI sensor) Aperture size: F2.4
Flash
LED
Video recording
4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p Hyperlapse, Video calling, Video sharing	1080p (30 fps), 720p (120 fps) Time-lapse video, EIS
Front
8 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 MIMO, 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 3.1	Lightning
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Pedometer, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor
HDMI
Yes
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, Album art cover, Background playback
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

LTE support

Weight	17.04 oz / 483.0 g
Data Speed	LTE-A Pro Cat 16 (1000/150 Mbit/s)
Prices (MSRP)	€760

Wi-Fi only

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

with 256 GB storage

Memory	256GB
Prices (MSRP)	$750

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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