Apple Ipad Air 2020 vs Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 5

General

Also Known As
Also Known As	Apple iPad Air 4	-
Brand
Brand	Apple	Samsung
Custom UI
Custom UI	-	Samsung One UI
Fingerprint Sensor
Fingerprint Sensor	Yes	Yes
Launch Date
Launch Date	October 23, 2020 (Official)	August 22, 2024 (Expected)
Model
Model	iPad Air 2020	Galaxy Tab Active 5
Network
Network	5G: Not Supported in India, 4G: Not Available, 3G: Not Available	5G: Supported in India, 4G: Available Supported in India, 3G: Available, 2G: Available
Operating System
Operating System	iPadOS v14	Android v14
SIM Size
SIM Size	-	SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano
SIM Slot(s)
SIM Slot(s)	-	Dual SIM, GSM+GSM

Battery

Capacity
Capacity	-	5050 mAh
Type
Type	Li-Polymer	Li-Polymer
USB Type-C
USB Type-C	Yes	Yes
User Replaceable
User Replaceable	No	Yes

Camera

Autofocus
Autofocus	Yes, Phase Detection autofocus, Dual Pixel autofocus	-
Camera Features
Camera Features	Digital Zoom Auto Flash Face detection Touch to focus	-
Flash
Flash	Yes, Retina Flash	-
Image Resolution
Image Resolution	4000 x 3000 Pixels	-
Resolution
Resolution	7 MP Front Camera	-
Sensor
Sensor	BSI Sensor	-
Settings
Settings	Exposure compensation, ISO control	-
Shooting Modes
Shooting Modes	High Dynamic Range mode (HDR) Burst mode	-
Video Recording
Video Recording	1920x1080 @ 60 fps	-

Design

Build Material
Build Material	Back: Aluminium	-
Colours
Colours	Space Gray, Silver, Rose Gold, Green, Sky Blue	Black
Height
Height	247.6 mm	213.8 mm
Ruggedness
Ruggedness	-	Dust proof
Thickness
Thickness	6.1 mm	10.1 mm
Waterproof
Waterproof	-	Yes, Water resistant (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 1.5 meter), IP68
Weight
Weight	458 grams	433 grams
Width
Width	178.5 mm	126.8 mm

Display

Display Colour
Display Colour	16M	-
Display Type
Display Type	IPS LCD	TFT LCD
Pixel Density
Pixel Density	264 ppi	283 ppi
Screen Protection
Screen Protection	Yes	Corning Gorilla Glass v5
Screen Resolution
Screen Resolution	1640 x 2360 pixels	1200 x 1920 pixels
Screen Size
Screen Size	10.9 inches (27.69 cm)	8.0 inches (20.32 cm)
Screen to Body Ratio
Screen to Body Ratio	81.07 %	68.69 %
Touch Screen
Touch Screen	Yes, Capacitive Touchscreen, Multi-touch	-

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Front Camera

Resolution
Resolution	-	5 MP f/2.2, Primary Camera
Video Recording
Video Recording	-	1920x1080 @ 30 fps

Key Specs

Display
Display	10.9" (27.69 cm)	-

Main Camera

Autofocus
Autofocus	-	Yes
Camera Features
Camera Features	-	Digital Zoom Auto Flash
Flash
Flash	-	Yes, LED Flash
Image Resolution
Image Resolution	-	4128 x 3096 Pixels
Resolution
Resolution	-	13 MP f/1.9, Primary Camera
Video Recording
Video Recording	-	3840x2160 @ 30 fps

Multimedia

Audio Features
Audio Features	Dolby Digital, Dolby Digital Plus	-
Audio Jack
Audio Jack	USB Type-C	3.5 mm
FM Radio
FM Radio	No	No
Fm Radio
FM Radio	No	-
Music
Music	Yes, Music Formats: AAX, AAX+, AC3, M4A (Apple lossless), MP3, WAV	-
Video Player
Video Player	Yes, Video Formats: H.264, M4V, MOV, MP4, MPEG4	-
Video player
Video player	Yes, Video Formats: H.264, M4V, MOV, MP4, MPEG4	-

Network & Connectivity

Bluetooth
Bluetooth	Yes, v5.0	Yes, v5.3
GPS
GPS	Yes	Yes with A-GPS, Glonass
NFC
NFC	-	Yes
Network Support
Network Support	5G Not Supported in India	5G Supported in India, 4G Supported in India, 3G, 2G
SIM 1
SIM 1	-	5G Bands: FDD N3 TDD N40 4G Bands: TD-LTE 2300(band 40) FD-LTE 1800(band 3) 3G Bands: UMTS 1900 / 2100 / 850 / 900 MHz 2G Bands: GSM 1800 / 1900 / 850 / 900 MHz GPRS: Available EDGE: Available
SIM 2
SIM 2	-	5G Bands: FDD N3 TDD N40 4G Bands: TD-LTE 2300(band 40) FD-LTE 1800(band 3) 3G Bands: UMTS 1900 / 2100 / 850 / 900 MHz 2G Bands: GSM 1800 / 1900 / 850 / 900 MHz GPRS: Available EDGE: Available
SIM Size
SIM Size	-	SIM1: Nano, SIM2: Nano
USB Connectivity
USB Connectivity	Mass storage device, USB charging	Mass storage device, USB charging
Voice Calling
Voice Calling	No	-
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi	-	Yes, Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) 6GHz
Wi-Fi Features
Wi-Fi Features	-	Mobile Hotspot
WiFi
WiFi	Yes, Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax), MIMO	-

Performance

Architecture
Architecture	64 bit	64 bit
Chipset
Chipset	Apple A14 Bionic	Samsung Exynos 1380
Coprocessor
Coprocessor	Apple M14 motion	-
Graphics
Graphics	Apple GPU (four-core graphics)	Mali-G68 MP5
Processor
Processor	Hexa Core (3.1 GHz, Dual core, Firestorm + 1.8 GHz, Quad core, Icestorm)	Octa core (2.4 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A78 + 2 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A55)
Ram
RAM	4 GB	-

Smart TV Features

Camera
Camera	12 MP	-

Special Features

Browser
Browser	Yes, HTML5	-
Email
Email	Yes	-
Fingerprint Sensor Position
Fingerprint Sensor Position	Top	Front
Games
Games	Yes	-
Instant Messaging
Instant Messaging	Yes	-
Other Facilities
Other Facilities	World clock, Calendar, Alarm, Document viewer	-
Other Sensors
Other Sensors	Light sensor, Proximity sensor, Accelerometer, Barometer, Gyroscope	Light sensor, Proximity sensor, Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope

Storage

Expandable Memory
Expandable Memory	No	Yes, Up to 1 TB
Internal Memory
Internal Memory	64 GB	128 GB