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Apple iPad 2
16 GBSamsung Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 (AT&T)
SGH-I497| Global Score | |
| 59.2 | 65 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iOS 7.x, 6.1, 6, 5.1, 5, 4.x | Android 4.1, 4.0 |
| 2011-03-02 | 2012-09-28 |
| 9.50 x 7.31 x 0.34 inches | 10.10 x 6.90 x 0.38 inches |
| 21.62 ounces | 20.70 ounces |
| Black and White | -- |
| $ 279.00 | $ 250.00 |
| 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 | Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Plus MSM8960 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A9 (Dual-Core 1000 MHz) processor | Krait (Dual-Core 1500 MHz) processor |
| 512 MB RAM | 1 GB (500 MHz) RAM |
| PowerVR SGX543 MP2 (Dual-Core 200 MHz) GPU | Adreno 225 (400 MHz) GPU |
| 8.01 | 8.37 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 16 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSD, microSDHC (up to 32 GB) external memory slot |
| 4.4 | 5.72 |
| Camera | |
| 0.70 MP + 0.30 MP | 3.00 MP + 0.30 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | -- |
| 1280 x 720 (30 fps) (HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution |
| 6.16 | 5.5 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE and GSM | LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| Micro SIM | SIM |
| 3.5 | 6.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 6944mAh Li-Polymer Battery | 7000mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | 624 hours standby time |
| 8.24 | 8.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 2.1, EDR | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 (AT&T) is a little bit better than the Apple iPad 2, with a general score of 65 against 59.2. Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 (AT&T) comes with Android 4.1 OS, while Apple iPad 2 works with iOS 7.x OS. Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 (AT&T) is a newer and just a little lighter portable tablet than the Apple iPad 2, although it's thicker.
Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 (AT&T) has a more vivid display than Apple iPad 2, because it has a bit higher 800 x 1280px resolution, a quite larger screen and a quite better display pixels density. The Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 (AT&T) counts with a little better processing power than iPad 2, and although they both have a 400 MHz graphics processing unit and a Dual-Core processor, the Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 (AT&T) also has more RAM memory.
IPad 2 takes better photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 (AT&T), although it has a way lower (HD) video definition and a lot worse 0.7 mega-pixels resolution back camera. Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 (AT&T) has a much bigger memory capacity for games and applications than Apple iPad 2, and although they both have equal internal memory, the Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 (AT&T) also has a slot for external memory cards that admits up to 32 GB.
The Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 (AT&T) has a little longer battery life than iPad 2, because it has 7000mAh of battery capacity.
Despite of being the best tablet of the ones we are comparing, Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 (AT&T) is also cheap compared to the iPad 2, making buying this tablet a simple decision.
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