Samsung Galaxy Tab S5e vs Apple iPad (2020) Specs Comparison

Design

Dimensions
9.65 x 6.30 x 0.22 inches 245 x 160 x 5.5 mm	9.87 x 6.85 x 0.30 inches 250.6 x 174.1 x 7.5 mm
Weight
14.11 oz (400.0 g)	17.46 oz (495.0 g)
Materials
Back: Aluminum	Back: Aluminum
Biometrics
2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch)	Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control
Colors
Black, Gold, Silver	Silver, Space gray, Gold

Display

Size
10.5-inch	10.2-inch
Resolution
2560x1600px, 16:10 ratio, 288 PPI	2160x1620px, 4:3 ratio, 265 PPI
Technology
Super AMOLED	IPS LCD
Screen-to-body
81.50 %	73.86 %
Peak brightness
	500 cd/m2 (nit)
Features
Ambient light sensor	Oleophobic coating, Ambient light sensor

Hardware

System chip
Qualcomm Snapdragon 670 SDM670 (10 nm)	Apple A12 Bionic APL1W81 (7 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2000 MHz ARM Cortex-A75 and ARM Cortex-A53	Quad-core Vortex and Tempest
GPU
Adreno 615	Apple G11P
RAM
4GB (LPDDR4)	3GB
Internal storage
128GB	32GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 512 GB	not expandable
OS
Android (10, 9.0 Pie), Samsung One UI	iPadOS (14.x)

Battery

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

PhoneArena Battery Tests

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

11h 13min

Gaming

4h 50min

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Camera

Rear
Single camera	Single camera
Main camera
13 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F2.0 Focal length: 26 mm Sensor size: 1/3.4" Pixel size: 1 μm	8 MP (Autofocus, BSI sensor) Aperture size: F2.4
Video recording
3840x2160 (4K UHD) (30 fps) Hyperlapse	1920x1080 (Full HD) (30 fps), 1280x720 (HD) (120 fps) Time-lapse video, EIS
Front
8 MP (Autofocus), 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 MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot	802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band MIMO
USB
Type-C, USB 3.1	Lightning
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers)	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer
Other
ANT+	UMA (Wi-Fi Calling)

Multimedia

Headphones
No 3.5mm jack	3.5mm jack
Speakers
Multiple speakers	Multiple speakers
Features
Dolby Atmos
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share
Additional microphone(s)
Yes

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 1(2100), 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 8(900)
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
$ 480	$ 459
In The Box
	Lightning to USB cable, USB-C Power Adapter

Availability

Officially announced
Feb 15, 2019	Sep 15, 2020

Alternative variants

with 64 GB storage

Internal storage	64GB
MSRP	$ 400

with 128GB storage

Internal storage	128GB
MSRP	$ 559

with LTE support

Phone functionality	Yes
4G (FDD)	Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700 a), 13(700 c), 17(700 b), 20(800 DD), 28(700 APT), 66(AWS-3)
3G	Bands 5(850), 8(900), 4(1700/2100), 2(1900), 1(2100)
SIM type	Nano SIM

Wi-Fi only

Weight	17.28 oz (490.0 g)
MSRP	$ 329

with 6GB RAM

RAM	6GB

Wi-Fi only with 128GB storage

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

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Full specifications
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