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| Global Score | |
| 72.3 | 74 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iPadOS 15.x | -- |
| 0000-00-00 | 2015-09-03 |
| 9.72 x 7.03 x 0.24 inches | 9.34 x 6.65 x 0.22 inches |
| 16.26 ounces | 13.83 ounces |
| Blue, Purple and Starlight ,Space Gray | 16 777 216 |
| Aluminum | Metal |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 11 inches | 9.7 inches |
| 2360 x 1640 pixels | 2048 x 1536 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 261 pixels per inch | 264 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.6 | 7.3 |
| Performance | |
| Apple M2 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 5433 chipset |
| processor | ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 20 nm (Octa-Core 1900 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| 10-core GPU GPU | Mali-T760 MP6 GPU |
| 6.3 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 10.02 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 2.10 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | -- |
| -- | 2560 x 1440 (Quad HD / 2K) video resolution |
| 7.92 | 6.38 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA |
| 10 | 5.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | 5870mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 7.44 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.3 | Bluetooth 4.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 9.7-inch is a little bit better than the iPad Air 11-inch (M2, 2024), with a 74 score against 72.3. The Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 9.7-inch is a lighter and just a little thinner device than the iPad Air 11-inch (M2, 2024). Galaxy Tab S2 9.7-inch counts with a much more powerful CPU than iPad Air 11-inch (M2, 2024), although it has a smaller amount of RAM memory, they both have a Octa-Core processor.
The Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M2, 2024) counts with just a bit better display than Galaxy Tab S2 9.7-inch, because although it has a quite worse pixel count in each display inch, it also counts with a little bit bigger display and a quite better resolution of 1640 x 2360. IPad Air 11-inch (M2, 2024) has a little bit more storage capacity for applications and games than Galaxy Tab S2 9.7-inch, because although it has no slot for external memory cards, it also counts with 128 GB internal storage capacity.
The Galaxy Tab S2 9.7-inch has a really longer battery lifetime than Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M2, 2024). The iPad Air 11-inch (M2, 2024) shoots a lot better photos and videos than Galaxy Tab S2 9.7-inch, because it has a much more mega-pixels back facing camera.
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