Samsung Galaxy Tab S7 FE 5G vs Apple iPad Air (2020) Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
May 27, 2021	Sep 15, 2020
Prices (MSRP)
	$729

Design

Dimensions
7.28 x 11.21 x 0.25 inches 185.0 x 284.8 x 6.3 mm	9.75 x 7.03 x 0.24 inches 247.6 x 178.5 x 6.1 mm
Weight
21.45 oz (608.0 g)	16.23 oz (460.0 g)
Materials
	Back: Aluminum
Biometrics
	Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Mystic Black, Mystic Silver, Mystic Green, Mystic Pink	Rose gold, Space gray, Silver, Green, Sky blue

Display

Size
12.4-inch, 84.68% screen-to-body	10.9-inch, 81.23% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD, 60Hz	IPS LCD, 60Hz, 500 nits
Resolution
2560x1600px, 16:10 ratio, 243 PPI	2360x1640px, 264 PPI
Features
	Oleophobic coating, Ambient light sensor

Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 750G SM7225 (8 nm)	Apple A14 Bionic (5 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2x2.2GHz Kryo 570 6x1.8GHz Kryo 570	Hexa-core Firestorm and Icestorm
GPU
Adreno 619	Apple 4-core GPU
Memory
4GB/64GB 6GB/128GB	4GB/64GB 4GB/256GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 1024 GB	not expandable
OS
Android (11)	iPadOS (14.x)

Battery

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

Camera

Rear
Single camera	Single camera
Main camera
8 MP (Autofocus)	12 MP (PDAF, BSI sensor) Aperture size: F1.8
Flash
LED
Video recording
1080p (30 fps)	4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps) Time-lapse video, Continuous autofocus, Picture-taking during video recording, EIS
Front
5 MP	7 MP (EIS, HDR) Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0	5.0
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac	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, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou	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, Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share

Cellular

5G Bands
n1, n3, n5, n7, n8, n20, n28, n38, n40, n41, n77, n78, Sub-6
4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 66	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 25, 26, 29, 30, 66, 71
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 40, 41	34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 46, 48
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5, 8	1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 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 6GB RAM and 128GB internal storage

Memory	6GB/128GB

with 256GB storage

Memory	256GB
Prices (MSRP)	$879

With Wi-fi only and Snapdragon 778G processor

System chip	Snapdragon 778G SM7325 (6 nm)
Processor	Octa-core 2200 MHz Cortex-A78
GPU	Adreno 642L

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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