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

Availability

Officially announced
Feb 15, 2019	Sep 15, 2020
Prices (MSRP)
$480	$459

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, 81.50% screen-to-body	10.2-inch, 73.86% 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

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Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested
Bright Min
Untested	1.7 (Good)

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Hardware

System chip
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
Memory
4GB (LPDDR4)/128GB 4GB/64GB 6GB/128GB	3GB/32GB 3GB/128GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 512 GB	not expandable
OS
Android (10, 9.0 Pie)	iPadOS (14.x)

Battery

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

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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
4K UHD (30 fps) Hyperlapse	1080p (30 fps), 720p (120 fps) Time-lapse video, EIS
Front
8 MP (Autofocus) 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, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac	a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band MIMO 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
Type-C, USB 3.1	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, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
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, 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
	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

with 64 GB storage

Memory	64GB
Prices (MSRP)	$400

with 128GB storage

Memory	128GB
Prices (MSRP)	$559

with LTE support

Phone functionality	Yes
4G (FDD) Bands	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 20, 28, 66
3G Bands	5, 8, 4, 2, 1
SIM type	Nano SIM

Wi-Fi only

Weight	17.28 oz / 490.0 g
Prices (MSRP)	$329

with 6GB RAM

Memory	6GB

Wi-Fi only with 128GB storage

Memory	128GB
Weight	17.28 oz / 490.0 g
Prices (MSRP)	$429

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