Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy Tab A7 10.4 (2020) vs Apple iPad 10.2 (2020) vs Apple iPad Air (2020)

general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Apple Apple
Announced September 2020 2020, September 15 2020, September 15
Status Coming Soon - September 2020 Coming soon. Exp. release 2020, September 18 Coming Soon - October 2020
Price - Rs. 29,900 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 54,900 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Dark Gray, Silver, Gold Silver, Gold, Space Gray Space Gray, Silver, Rose Gold, Green, Sky Blue
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 247.6 x 157.4 x 7 mm
(9.75 x 6.2 x 0.28 in)
250.6 x 174.1 x 7.5 mm
(9.87 x 6.85 x 0.3 in)
247.6 x 178.5 x 6.1 mm
(9.75 x 7.03 x 0.24 in)
Weight 476 g, 477 g (16.79 oz, 16.83 oz) 490 g / 495 g (17.28 oz / 17.46 oz) 458 g / 460 g (16.16 oz / 16.23 oz)
SIM Type Nano-SIM Nano-SIM, eSIM Nano-SIM, eSIM
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 11, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 25, 26, 29, 30, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 66, 71 - A2428 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 11, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 25, 26, 29, 30, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 46, 48, 66, 71 - A2324
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 11, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 46, 48, 66 - A2072
Messaging
Build Features - - Fingerprint Sensor
Stylus support (1st gen only)
- Fingerprint Sensor (top-mounted)
Stylus support

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android 10 iPadOS 14 iPadOS 14
User Interface One UI 2.1 - -
Processor Octa-core (4x2.0 GHz Kryo 260 Gold & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 260 Silver), Qualcomm SM6115 Snapdragon 662 (11 nm) Hexa-core (2x2.5 GHz Vortex + 4x1.6 GHz Tempest), Apple A12 Bionic (7 nm) Hexa-core, Apple A14 Bionic (5 nm)
GPU Adreno 610 Apple GPU (4-core graphics) Apple GPU (4-core graphics)
RAM 4 GB 3 GB N/A
Internal Memory 64 GB 128 GB 64 GB or 256 GB
External Memory microSDXC No No

display Display

Type IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen Retina IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Scratch-resistant Glass, Oleophobic Coating
500 nits typ. brightness (advertised)
Liquid Retina IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Scratch-resistant Glass, Oleophobic Coating
True-tone
Wide color gamut
500 nits typ. brightness (advertised)
Colors 16M Colour 16M Colour 16M Colour
Size 10.4 inches 10.2 inches 10.9 inches
Resolution 1200 x 2000 pixels (224 ppi) 1620 x 2160 pixels (265 ppi) 1640 x 2360 pixels (264 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 79.18% 73.68% 81.06%
Multi-Touch no yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes no
Radio No No No
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP 8 MP 12 MP
Flash No No No
Features 8 MP, AF
8 MP, f/2.4, 31mm (standard), 1.12µm, AF
HDR, Panorama
12 MP, f/1.8, (wide), 1/3", 1.22µm, dual pixel PDAF
HDR
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps, 720p@120fps, HDR 4K@24/30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps; gyro-EIS
Front Camera 5 MP
1080p@30fps [Similar]
1.2 MP, f/2.2, 31mm (standard)
HDR
720p@30fps [Similar]
7 MP, f/2.0, 31mm (standard)
HDR
1080p@30/60fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (2CA) Cat13 400/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (CA) HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (CA)
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE 4.2, A2DP, EDR, LE 5.0, A2DP, EDR
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, hotspot
USB 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector Type-C 1.0 reversible connector; magnetic connector Type-C 1.0 reversible connector; magnetic connector
GPS Yes, with A-GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS (Wi‑Fi + Cellular model only) Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS (LTE model only)
Browser Yes Yes Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 64 GB, 4 GB RAM or 32 GB, 3 GB RAM 128 GB, 3 GB RAM or 32 GB, 3 GB RAM 64 GB or 256 GB
Expandable Storage microSDXC No No
USB OTG Supported Not Supported Not Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint supported fingerprint supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor not present proximity sensor not present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
Magnetic-Field Sensor (Compass) magnetic field sensor present magnetic field sensor present magnetic field sensor present
Gyroscope Sensor gyroscope sensor present gyroscope sensor present gyroscope sensor present
Barometer Sensor barometer sensor not present barometer sensor present barometer sensor present
NFC NFC not supported NFC not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast battery charging 15W
Non-removable Li-Po Battery (32.4 Wh) Li-Po, non-removable (28.6 Wh)
Capacity 7040 mAh - -
Stand by - - -
Talk Time - Up to 10 h (multimedia) Up to 10 h (multimedia)