Samsung Galaxy Tab S4 vs Apple iPad Air (2020) Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Aug 01, 2018	Sep 15, 2020
Prices (MSRP)
4GB/64GB - $650	4GB/64GB - $729

Design

Dimensions
9.81 x 6.47 x 0.28 inches 249.3 x 164.3 x 7.1 mm	9.75 x 7.03 x 0.24 inches 247.6 x 178.5 x 6.1 mm
Weight
17.04 oz / 483.0 g	16.23 oz / 460.0 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, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Gray	Rose gold, Space gray, Silver, Green, Sky blue

Display

Size
10.5-inch, 78.07% screen-to-body	10.9-inch, 81.23% screen-to-body
Type
Super AMOLED	IPS LCD, 60Hz, 500 nits
Resolution
2560x1600px, 16:10 ratio, 288 PPI	2360x1640px, 264 PPI
Features
	Oleophobic coating, Ambient light sensor

PhoneArena Display Test

Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested
Bright Min
1 (Excellent)	1.9 (Good)

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Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 (10 nm)	Apple A14 Bionic (5 nm)
Processor
Octa-core Kryo 280	Hexa-core Firestorm and Icestorm
GPU
Adreno 540	Apple 4-core GPU
Memory
4GB (LPDDR4)/64GB 4GB/256GB	4GB/64GB 4GB/256GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 400 GB	not expandable
OS
Android (10, 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo)	iPadOS (14.x)

Battery

Type
7300 mAh, Li - Polymer	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	12 MP (PDAF, BSI sensor) Aperture size: F1.8
Flash
LED
Video recording
4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p Hyperlapse, Video calling, Video sharing	4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps) Time-lapse video, Continuous autofocus, Picture-taking during video recording, EIS
Front
8 MP Video capture: 1080p	7 MP (EIS, HDR) Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0	5.0
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac	a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6,dual-band MIMO 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax
USB
Type-C, USB 3.1	Type-C
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Pedometer, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity 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	No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Multiple speakers	Multiple speakers
Features
Dolby Atmos, Album art cover, Background playback

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, 46, 48
3G Bands
	1, 2, 4, 5, 8
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

with 256GB storage

Memory	256GB
Prices (MSRP)	$879

with 256 GB storage

Memory	256GB
Prices (MSRP)	$750

Wi-Fi only

Weight	16.16 oz / 458.0 g
Prices (MSRP)	$599

Wi-Fi only with 256GB storage

Memory	256GB
Weight	16.16 oz / 458.0 g
Prices (MSRP)	$749

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