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Apple iPad 2
16 GB Verizon| Global Score | |
| 57.3 | 73.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iOS 7.x, 6.1, 6, 5.1, 5, 4.x | Android 5.0 |
| 2011-03-02 | 2015-07-20 |
| 9.50 x 7.31 x 0.34 inches | 7.82 x 5.31 x 0.22 inches |
| 21.41 ounces | 9.59 ounces |
| Black and White | -- |
| -- | Metal |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 405.00 | $ 389.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 9.7 inches | 8 inches |
| 1024 x 768 pixels | 1536 x 2048 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 132 pixels per inch | 320 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 6.3 | 8.4 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A5 chipset | Exynos 7 Octa 5433 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A9 (Dual-Core 1000 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Single-Core 1900 MHz) processor |
| 512 MB RAM | 3 GB (825 MHz) RAM |
| PowerVR SGX543 MP2 (Dual-Core 200 MHz) GPU | Mali-T760 MP6 GPU |
| 8.01 | 8.28 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 4.4 | 10.02 |
| Camera | |
| 0.70 MP + 0.30 MP | 8.00 MP + 2.10 MP |
| 1280 x 720 (30 fps) (HD) video resolution | 2560 x 1440 (Quad HD / 2K) video resolution |
| 5.28 | 6.49 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| EV-DO A and CDMA | LTE-A (4G), HSPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| -- | SIM |
| 2.6 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 6944mAh Li-Polymer Battery | 4000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 8.24 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 2.1, EDR | Bluetooth 4.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Galaxy Tab S2 8.0-inch is a lot better than the iPad 2, getting a overall score of 73.4 against 57.3. Galaxy Tab S2 8.0-inch's body is much newer, noticeably lighter and notably thinner than iPad 2. The Galaxy Tab S2 8.0-inch comes with Android 5.0 OS, while iPad 2 has iOS 7.x OS. The Galaxy Tab S2 8.0-inch counts with a much more vibrant display than iPad 2, because although it has a bit smaller display, it also counts with a lot higher resolution of 2048 x 1536 pixels and much more pixels per inch in the display.
Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 8.0-inch counts with a way bigger storage for applications, games, photos and videos than iPad 2, because it has a slot for an SD memory card that admits up to 128 GB and 64 GB internal storage capacity. Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 8.0-inch features a bit faster CPU than Apple iPad 2, because although it has an inferior number of cores and doesn't have an extra graphics co-processor, it also counts with 2,5 GB more RAM.
The Apple iPad 2 counts with a much better battery lifetime than Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 8.0-inch, because it has 6944mAh of battery capacity. Galaxy Tab S2 8.0-inch counts with a very superior camera than Apple iPad 2, because it has a much better resolution back camera and a much higher video definition.
The Galaxy Tab S2 8.0-inch not only is the best tablets in our current comparison, but it's also cheaper than the Apple iPad 2.
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