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

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Samsung Galaxy Tab S5e	Apple iPad Air (2020)
Released · Apr 26, 2019	Released · Oct 16, 2020
10.5-inch	10.9-inch
Single camera	Single camera
4GB · 128GB	64GB
7040 mAh
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Design

Dimensions
9.65 x 6.30 x 0.22 inches 245 x 160 x 5.5 mm	9.75 x 7.03 x 0.24 inches 247.6 x 178.5 x 6.1 mm
Weight
14.11 oz (400.0 g)	16.23 oz (460.0 g)
Materials
Back: Aluminum	Back: Aluminum
Biometrics
2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch)	Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Gold, Silver	Rose gold, Space gray, Silver, Green, Sky blue

Display

Size
10.5-inch	10.9-inch
Resolution
2560x1600px, 16:10 ratio, 288 PPI	2360x1640px, 264 PPI
Technology
Super AMOLED	IPS LCD
Refresh rate
	60Hz
Screen-to-body
81.50 %	81.23 %
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 A14 Bionic (5 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2000 MHz ARM Cortex-A75 and ARM Cortex-A53	Hexa-core 3100 MHz Firestorm and Icestorm
GPU
Adreno 615	Apple 4-core GPU
RAM
4GB (LPDDR4)
Internal storage
128GB	64GB
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
Type
Li - Ion	Li - Ion
Charging
Fast charging

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	12 MP (PDAF, BSI sensor) Aperture size: F1.8
Video recording
3840x2160 (4K UHD) (30 fps) Hyperlapse	3840x2160 (4K UHD) (60 fps), 1920x1080 (Full HD) (240 fps) Time-lapse video, Continuous autofocus, Picture-taking during video recording, EIS
Front
8 MP (Autofocus), Video capture: 1920x1080 (Full HD)	7 MP (EIS, HDR), Video capture: 1920x1080 (Full HD)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0	5.0
WLAN
802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot	802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,ax(Wi-Fi 6),dual-band MIMO
USB
Type-C, USB 3.1	Type-C
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	No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Multiple speakers	Multiple speakers
Features
Dolby Atmos
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share
Additional microphone(s)
Yes	Noise cancellation, Video recording

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+), 46, 48(3600)
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	$ 729
In The Box
	USB‑C Charge Cable (1 meter), 20W 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 256GB storage


Internal storage	256GB
MSRP	$ 879

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	16.16 oz (458.0 g)
MSRP	$ 599

with 6GB RAM


RAM	6GB

Wi-Fi only with 256GB storage


Internal storage	256GB
Weight	16.16 oz (458.0 g)
MSRP	$ 749

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