Samsung Galaxy Tab S7+ vs Apple iPad Air (2020) Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Aug 05, 2020	Sep 15, 2020
Prices (MSRP)
	4GB/64GB - $729 4GB/256GB - $879 Wi-Fi only version - $599

Design

Dimensions
11.22 x 7.28 x 0.22 inches 285 x 185 x 5.7 mm	9.75 x 7.03 x 0.24 inches 247.6 x 178.5 x 6.1 mm
Weight
20.81 oz / 575.0 g	16.23 oz / 460.0 g Wi-Fi only version - 458 g
Materials
Back: Aluminum	Back: Aluminum
Biometrics
2D Face unlock, Optical in-screen fingerprint	Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Mystic black, Mystic bronze, Mystic silver, Phantom navy	Rose gold, Space gray, Silver, Green, Sky blue

Display

Size
12.4-inch, 84.65% screen-to-body	10.9-inch, 81.23% screen-to-body
Type
Super AMOLED, 120Hz, HDR	IPS LCD, 60Hz, 500 nits
Resolution
2800x1752px, 266 PPI	2360x1640px, 264 PPI
Features
HDR support, Ambient light sensor	Oleophobic coating, Ambient light sensor

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Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested
Bright Min
6.2 (Poor)	1.9 (Good)

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Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 865+ SM8250-AB (7 nm)	Apple A14 Bionic (5 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 1x3.1GHz Kryo 585 3x2.42GHz Kryo 585 4x1.80GHz Kryo 585	Hexa-core Firestorm and Icestorm
GPU
Adreno 650	Apple 4-core GPU
Memory
6GB/128GB 8GB/256GB 8GB/512GB	4GB/64GB 4GB/256GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 1000 GB	not expandable
OS
Android (11, 10)	iPadOS (14.x)

Battery

Type
10090 mAh	Li - Ion
Charging
Fast charging
Charge speed
Wired: 45.0W

PhoneArena Battery Tests

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

6h 43min

Gaming

10h 10min

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

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Camera

Rear
Dual camera	Single camera
Main camera
13 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F2.0	12 MP (PDAF, BSI sensor) Aperture size: F1.8
Second camera
5 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2
Flash
LED
Video recording
Yes	4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps) Time-lapse video, Continuous autofocus, Picture-taking during video recording, EIS
Front
8 MP	7 MP (EIS, HDR) Video capture: 1080p (60 fps)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0	5.0
WLAN
Wi-Fi 6,dual-band MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax	Wi-Fi 6,dual-band MIMO 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax
USB
Type-C, USB 3.2	Type-C
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
	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

Cellular

5G Bands
SA, NSA
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 Pro Cat 20 (2000/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s, UMTS
Dual SIM
	Yes
SIM type
	Nano SIM, eSIM

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