Samsung Galaxy Tab A8 (T618) vs iPad 2 (A5)

Samsung Galaxy Tab A8 (T618) $180
iPad 2 (A5) $499
Base Price (MSRP)
$180
Base Price (MSRP)
$499
CPU
Tiger T618
CPU
A5 (iPad)
GPU
Mali-G52 MP2 850MHz
GPU
PowerVR SGX543 MP2 A5
Memory
3GB
Memory
512MB
Storage
32GB
Storage
16GB
Display
10.5" LCD 1920x1200 Touch
Display
9.7" LCD IPS 1024x768 Touch
Tiger T618
8 Cores
8 Threads
2GHz Clock
A5 (iPad)
2 Cores
2 Threads
1GHz Clock
GB5S 395
17%
GB5M 1,350
5%
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N/A
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Mali-G52 MP2 850MHz
24 Shaders
850MHz
Shared Memory
PowerVR SGX543 MP2 A5
32 Shaders
200MHz
Shared Memory
N/A
0%
FP32 0.04 TFLOPS
0%
N/A
0%
FP32 0.01 TFLOPS
0%
3GB
LPDDR4X-3733
512MB
LPDDR2-800
4 Tabs
1%
Unknown # Tabs
0%
32GB
16GB
Unknown # min 4K Video
0%
Unknown # min 4K Video
0%
No Optical Drive
No Optical Drive
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10.5"
LCD
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9.7"
LCD IPS
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300 Nits
350 Nits Peak
400 Nits
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60Hz
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60Hz
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1920x1200
2.3 Million Pixels
216 PPI
1024x768
0.8 Million Pixels
132 PPI
LED Backlight
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1,000:1 Contrast
LED Backlight
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800:1 Contrast
Touch
Capacitive
Touch
Capacitive
Main
8.0MP
31mm Lens
ƒ/2.4 Aperture
1/4" Sensor Size
1.12 µm Pixel Size
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Main
0.7MP
31mm Lens
ƒ/2.4 Aperture
1/8.7" Sensor Size
1.75 µm Pixel Size
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Front
5.0MP
26mm Lens
ƒ/2.4 Aperture
1/5" Sensor Size
1.12 µm Pixel Size
80˚ Diagonal Field of View
Front
0.3MP
35mm Lens
ƒ/2.4 Aperture
1/9" Sensor Size
2.50 µm Pixel Size
63˚ Diagonal Field of View
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Zoom
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5x Digital Zoom-In
Zoom
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1x Digital Zoom-In
FPS
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1080p up to 30 FPS
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FPS
720p up to 30 FPS
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Front FPS
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1080p up to 30 FPS
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Features
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Not Included
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No Biometrics
No Biometrics
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2
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No Cellular
No Cellular
Modem
Qualcomm
MDM6600
3G
Speed
Up to 7.2Mbps Download
Up to 5.76Mbps Upload
Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
2 Stream
Up to 867Mbps
Wi-Fi 4E (802.11n)
1 Stream
Up to 150Mbps
Bluetooth 5.0
Bluetooth 2.1
Motion
Accelerometer
Gyroscope
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Accelerometer
Gyroscope
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Utility
Proximity
Ambient Light
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Proximity
Ambient Light
Magnetometer
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Location
GPS
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GLONASS
Galileo
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Beidou
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Compass
Location
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iBeacon
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Integrated Chipset
Integrated Chipset
Data
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1x USB-C 2.0 (480Mbps)
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Data
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1x Apple 30-pin
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Audio
1x Audio Jack
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Audio
1x Audio Jack
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Card
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1x micro SDXC Card
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External
External
8W
5.00V
1.55A
10W
5.10V
2.10A
USB-PD
1.55A 5V (7.75W)
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USB-PD
2.10A 5V (10.5W)
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USB-A
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Removable Cable
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USB-A
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Removable Cable
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27.1Wh
7040mAh
3.85V
Lithium-Ion
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25Wh
6579mAh
3.80V
Lithium-Ion
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Up to 10 Hours
Up to 10 Hours
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Android
iPadOS
Build Material
Aluminum, Glass
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Build Material
Aluminum, Glass
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Height
246.8 mm (9.7 in)
Width
161.9 mm (6.4 in)
Depth
6.9 mm (0.3 in)
Volume
0.300 L
Height
241.2 mm (9.5 in)
Width
185.7 mm (7.3 in)
Depth
8.8 mm (0.3 in)
Volume
0.400 L
Weight
508 g (17.92 oz)
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Weight
601 g (21.2 oz)
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CPU
Not Upgradable
CPU
Not Upgradable
GPU
Not Upgradable
GPU
Not Upgradable
Memory
Not Upgradable
Memory
Not Upgradable
Storage
Not Upgradable
Storage
Not Upgradable
Wi-Fi
Not Upgradable
Wi-Fi
Not Upgradable
Motherboard
Not Upgradable
Motherboard
Not Upgradable
Power Supply
Not Upgradable
Power Supply
Not Upgradable
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