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

Design

Dimensions
9.99 x 6.51 x 0.25 inches 253.8 x 165.3 x 6.3 mm	9.75 x 7.03 x 0.24 inches 247.6 x 178.5 x 6.1 mm
Weight
17.71 oz / 502.0 g	16.23 oz / 460.0 g
Materials
	Back: Aluminum
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Phantom navy	Rose gold, Space gray, Silver, Green, Sky blue

Display

Size
11.0-inch, 83.62% screen-to-body	10.9-inch, 81.23% screen-to-body
Type
LCD, 120Hz, HDR	IPS LCD, 60Hz, 500 nits
Resolution
2560x1600px, 16:10 ratio, 274 PPI	2360x1640px, 264 PPI
Features
HDR support, Ambient light sensor	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 865+ SM8250-AB (7 nm)	Apple A14 Bionic (5 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 3000 MHz 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
8000 mAh	Li - Ion
Charge speed
Wired: 45.0W

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
Dual 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

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0	5.0
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6,dual-band MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax	a,b,g,n,ac,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
Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	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
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, 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	Nano SIM, eSIM

Alternative variants

with 256GB storage

Memory	8GB/256GB

with 256GB storage

Memory	256GB
Prices (MSRP)	$879

with 512GB storage

Memory	8GB/512GB

Wi-Fi only

Weight	16.16 oz / 458.0 g
Prices (MSRP)	$599

Wi-Fi only with 256GB storage

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

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