What are some similarities and differences between the Samsung tablet and the iPad?

As of 2015, one similarity between the iPad and Samsung tablets is that the newest versions are both very thin. However, the iPad is 8 percent thinner, while the Samsung is 3 percent longer and 4 percent wider.

Both the iPad and the Samsung tablets are very light, but the iPad is about 6 percent lighter. The iPad is also made with better or higher-end materials, while the Samsung is made with mostly plastic. Both tablets come in a white or dark gray casing color. However, the iPad also offers a gold casing option.

When it comes to display size, the Samsung tablet has a nearly 10 percent larger screen than an iPad. As for aspect ratios, the iPad has a boxy 4:3 ratio, while the Samsung has an elongated 16:10 ratio. This means the iPad has a great picture in both portrait and landscape positions with an IPS display, while the Samsung is better suited to landscape only and has a 9 percent sharper resolution with an active-matrix organic light-emitting diode display. The iPad also includes an anti-reflective coating on the screen that reduces glare by 56 percent.

Both tablets use a fingerprint sensor home button. The iPad's sensor is faster and more user friendly because it only requires the user to rest his finger on the touch ID sensor for a brief moment. Samsung's sensor requires the user to swipe his finger over the sensor. Both tablets allow the sensor to be compatible for specific applications with security measures.