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Apple iPad 2
16 GB Wi-FiSamsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 LTE
32 GBSCH-I905
| Global Score | |
| 57 | 62.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iOS 7.x, 6.1, 6, 5.1, 5, 4.x | Android 3.1 |
| 2011-03-02 | 0000-00-00 |
| 9.50 x 7.31 x 0.34 inches | 10.09 x 6.81 x 0.34 inches |
| 21.20 ounces | 20.99 ounces |
| Black and White | Gray and White |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 280.00 | $ 239.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 9.7 inches | 10.1 inches |
| 1024 x 768 pixels | 1280 x 800 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super PLS LCD |
| 132 pixels per inch | 149 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 6.3 | 7 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A5 chipset | NVIDIA Tegra 2 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A9 (Dual-Core 1000 MHz) processor | Dual-Core 1000 MHz processor |
| 512 MB RAM | 1 GB RAM |
| PowerVR SGX543 MP2 (Dual-Core 200 MHz) GPU | Yes GPU |
| 8.01 | 7.65 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 4.4 | 5.8 |
| Camera | |
| 0.70 MP + 0.30 MP | 3.00 MP + 2.00 MP |
| 1280 x 720 (30 fps) (HD) video resolution | 1280 x 720 (HD) video resolution |
| 5.28 | 5.61 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | LTE (4G), EV-DO A and CDMA |
| 2.4 | 5 |
| Battery Life | |
| 6944mAh Li-Polymer Battery | 6800mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 8.24 | 8.16 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 2.1, EDR | Bluetooth 2.1, EDR |
| -- | GPS |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Galaxy Tab 10.1 LTE has a general score of 62.5, which is a little bit better than iPad 2's 57 score. Galaxy Tab 10.1 LTE comes with Android 3.1 operating system, while iPad 2 comes with iOS 7.x operating system. The Galaxy Tab 10.1 LTE construction has the same thickness than the iPad 2, but it is a little lighter.
Galaxy Tab 10.1 LTE has a better display than Apple iPad 2, because it has a little bit higher 800 x 1280px resolution, a quite greater display pixels density and a bit bigger display. IPad 2 counts with a little faster processing unit than Galaxy Tab 10.1 LTE, because although it has a lower amount of RAM, and they both have 2 cores, the iPad 2 also counts with an extra graphics processing unit.
The Galaxy Tab 10.1 LTE features a lot bigger storage for games and applications than iPad 2, because it has 32 GB internal storage. Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 LTE counts with a slightly better camera than Apple iPad 2, and although they both have the same video frame rate and the same 1280x720 video definition, the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 LTE also has a much better 3 MP resolution back-facing camera.
The iPad 2 has just a little better battery lifetime than Galaxy Tab 10.1 LTE, because it has a 2% larger battery capacity.
The Galaxy Tab 10.1 LTE is not only the best tablets of the ones we are comparing here, but it's also the cheapest one, which makes it an easy choice.
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