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

Availability

Officially announced
Feb 15, 2019	Sep 15, 2020
Prices (MSRP)
4GB/128GB - $480 4GB/64GB - $400	4GB/64GB - $729 4GB/256GB - $879 Wi-Fi only version - $599

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 Wi-Fi only version - 458 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, 81.50% 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
Untested	1.9 (Good)

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Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 670 SDM670 (10 nm)	Apple A14 Bionic (5 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2000 MHz ARM Cortex-A75 and ARM Cortex-A53	Hexa-core Firestorm and Icestorm
GPU
Adreno 615	Apple 4-core GPU
Memory
4GB (LPDDR4)/128GB 4GB/64GB 6GB/128GB	4GB/64GB 4GB/256GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 512 GB	not expandable
OS
Android (10, 9.0 Pie)	iPadOS (14.x)

Battery

Type
7040 mAh, 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
4K UHD (30 fps) Hyperlapse	4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps) Time-lapse video, Continuous autofocus, Picture-taking during video recording, EIS
Front
8 MP (Autofocus) Video capture: 1080p (30 fps)	7 MP (EIS, HDR) Video capture: 1080p (60 fps)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0	5.0
WLAN
dual-band MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 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, 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	No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Multiple speakers	Multiple speakers
Features
Dolby Atmos

Cellular

LTE Bands
	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 25, 26, 29, 30, 66, 71
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

with 64 GB storage

Memory	64GB
Prices (MSRP)	$400

with 256GB storage

Memory	256GB
Prices (MSRP)	$879

with LTE support

Phone functionality	Yes
LTE 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	16.16 oz / 458.0 g
Prices (MSRP)	$599

with 6GB RAM

Memory	6GB

Wi-Fi only with 256GB storage

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

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