Apple iPad 9.7” (6th Gen, 2018) vs Samsung Galaxy Tab A8 10.5 (2021)

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Overview

Why Apple iPad?

Apple A10 Fusion chipset
9.7 inches display
2 GB/32 GB
8827 mAh battery

Why Samsung Galaxy?

Unisoc Tiger T618 chipset
10.5 inches display
2 GB/32 GB
7040 mAh battery

Apple iPad 9.7”

Score

Samsung Galaxy Tab

57	Display	48
38	Camera	76
27	Performance

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Apple iPad 9.7”

Samsung Galaxy Tab

Apple iPad 9.7”

Summary

Samsung Galaxy Tab

9.7 inches IPS LCD 1536 x 2048 pixels	Screen	10.5 inches TFT LCD 1200 x 1920 pixels
Apple A10 Fusion	SoC	Unisoc Tiger T618
8 megapixels	Camera	8 megapixels
8827 mAh	Battery	7040 mAh
iPadOS 11.3 (Can be upgraded to iPadOS 17.7)	OS	Android 11 (Can be upgraded to Android 14)
469 g (16.54 oz)	Weight	508 g (17.92 oz)

Apple iPad 9.7”

Display

Samsung Galaxy Tab

IPS LCD	Type	TFT LCD
9.7 inches	Size	10.5 inches
1536 x 2048 pixels	Resolution	1200 x 1920 pixels
4:3	Aspect ratio	16:10
264 ppi	PPI	216 ppi
60 Hz	Refresh rate	60 Hz
No	Adaptive refresh rate	No
500 nits	Max rated brightness	350 nits
—	Max rated brightness in HDR	—
No	HDR support	No
Tempered glass	Screen protection	Tempered glass
71.60%	Screen-to-body ratio	80%
—	Display features	—
—	Display tests	—
97.50%	RGB color space	—
Not detected	PWM	—
26 ms	Response time	—
869:1	Contrast	—
514 nits	Peak brightness test (auto)	—

Apple iPad 9.7”

Benchmarks

Samsung Galaxy Tab

872	Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)	445
1218	Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)	1419
—	Compute Score (GPU)	1016
—	Compute Score (GPU)	1016
872	Single-core score	445
1218	Multi-core score	1419
516981	AnTuTu Benchmark 11	364048
202669	CPU	156390
63274	GPU	30014
84317	Memory	72269
166721	UX	105375
516981	Total score	364048
—	3DMark Steel Nomad Light	—
—	Stability	98%
—	Graphics test	1 FPS
—	Graphics score	185
—	3DMark Solar Bay	—
—	Graphics test	—
—	Section 1	—
—	Section 2	—
—	Section 3	—
—	Graphics score	—
—	PCMark 3.0	7585
—	Web score	7085
—	Video editing	3913
—	Photo editing	15223
—	Data manipulation	6203
—	Writing score	9356

Apple iPad 9.7”

Performance

Samsung Galaxy Tab

—	SoC	—
Apple A10 Fusion	Chipset	Unisoc Tiger T618
2340 MHz	Max clock	2000 MHz
4 (2 + 2)	CPU cores	8 (2 + 6)
- 2 cores at 1.05 GHz: Zephyr - 2 cores at 2.34 GHz: Hurricane	Architecture	- 6 cores at 1.8 GHz: Cortex-A55 - 2 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A75
4 MB	L3 cache	—
TSMC	Manufacturing	TSMC
16 nanometers	Lithography process	12 nanometers
No	Neural processor (NPU)	No
—	GPU	—
PowerVR GT7600	Graphics	Mali G52 MP2
192	GPU shading units	48
650 MHz	GPU clock	850 MHz
~249.6 GFLOPS	FLOPS	~81.6 GFLOPS

Apple iPad 9.7”

Design and build

Samsung Galaxy Tab

240 mm (9.45 inches)	Height	246.8 mm (9.72 inches)
169.5 mm (6.67 inches)	Width	161.9 mm (6.37 inches)
7.5 mm (0.3 inches)	Thickness	6.9 mm (0.27 inches)
469 g (16.54 oz)	Weight	508 g (17.92 oz)
No	Waterproof	No
—	Advanced cooling	—
Metal	Rear material	Metal
Metal	Frame material	Metal
Silver, Gold, Gray	Colors	Silver, Gold, Gray, Pink
Yes, in-button	Fingerprint scanner	No
407 cm 2 (63 inches 2 )	Area	400 cm 2 (61.9 inches 2 )
—	Repairability	—
71.60%	Screen-to-body ratio	80%

Apple iPad 9.7”

Memory

Samsung Galaxy Tab

2 / 32 GB	Configuration	2 / 32 GB
—	RAM	—
2 GB	RAM size	2 GB
LPDDR4	Memory type	LPDDR4X
1333 MHz	Memory clock	1866 MHz
2	Channels	2
—	Storage	—
32 GB	Storage size	32 GB
NVMe	Storage type	eMMC 5.1
No	Memory card	MicroSD
—	Memory card max size	Up to 1024 GB

Apple iPad 9.7”

Software

Samsung Galaxy Tab

iPadOS 11.3 (Can be upgraded to iPadOS 17.7)	Operating system	Android 11 (Can be upgraded to Android 14)
—	ROM	One UI 6.1
—	OS updates	—

Apple iPad 9.7”

Battery

Samsung Galaxy Tab

8827 mAh	Capacity	7040 mAh
12 W	Max charge power	15 W
Li-Po	Battery type	Li-Ion
No	Replaceable	No
No	Wireless charging	No
No	Reverse charging	No
No	Fast charging	Yes (20% in 45 min)
4:20 hr	Full charging time	2:30 hr
—	Battery cycles	—

Apple iPad 9.7”

Main camera

Samsung Galaxy Tab

8 megapixels	Matrix	8 megapixels
—	Image resolution	—
Digital	Zoom	Digital
No	Flash	No
Digital	Stabilization	Digital
No	8K video recording	No
No	4K video recording	No
Up to 30FPS	1080p video recording	Up to 30FPS
1) Standard: 8 MP	Lenses	1) Standard: 8 MP
-	Camera features	-
—	Standard lens	—
8 MP	Image resolution	8 MP
f/2.4	Aperture	—
31 mm	Focal length	—
—	Sensor size	—
1.12 micron	Pixel size	—
No	Autofocus	Phase autofocus
Digital	Stabilization	Digital

Apple iPad 9.7”

Selfie camera

Samsung Galaxy Tab

1.2 megapixels	Megapixels	5 megapixels
—	Image resolution	—
f/2.2	Aperture	—
—	Sensor	CMOS
No	Autofocus	No
No	Stabilization	No
720p at 30 FPS	Video resolution	1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS
No	Depth sensor (TOF 3D)	No

Apple iPad 9.7”

Connectivity

Samsung Galaxy Tab

Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac)	Wi-Fi standard	Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac)
- Dual Band - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display	Wi-Fi features	- Dual Band - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display
4.2	Bluetooth version	5
LE	Bluetooth features	LE
No	USB type	USB Type-C
2	USB version	2
- Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG	USB features	- Charging - USB-Storage mode
No	DisplayPort	No
GPS, GLONASS	GPS	GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, QZSS
No	NFC*	No
No	Infrared port	No
—	Network	—
1	Number of SIM*	1
Nano	Type of SIM card	Nano
—	Multi SIM mode	—
Yes	eSIM support*	No
No	Hybrid slot	No
—	2G network	—
—	3G network	—
—	4G network	—
No	5G support	No

Apple iPad 9.7”

Sound

Samsung Galaxy Tab

Stereo	Speakers	4
Yes	Headphone audio jack	Yes
No	FM radio	No
Yes	Dolby Atmos	Yes
—	Speakers test	—
75.7 dB	Max loudness	—

Apple iPad 9.7”

Other

Samsung Galaxy Tab

Mid-range	Category	Budget
March 2018	Announced	December 2021
March 2018	Release date	January 2022
0.99 W/kg	SAR (body)	—
- Barometer - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint	Sensors	- Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass
Yes, 10 W	Bundled charger	Yes, 8 W