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| Global Score | |
| 60.6 | 74 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iPadOS 15.x | -- |
| -- | 2015-09-03 |
| -- | 9.34 x 6.65 x 0.22 inches |
| 16.26 ounces | 13.83 ounces |
| -- | 16 777 216 |
| Aluminum | Metal |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 12.9 inches | 9.7 inches |
| 2360 x 1640 pixels | 2048 x 1536 pixels |
| -- | Super AMOLED |
| 223 pixels per inch | 264 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 6.5 | 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 |
| Yes GPU | Mali-T760 MP6 GPU |
| 6.3 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 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 |
| -- | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA |
| 2.4 | 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 Galaxy Tab S2 9.7-inch has a score of 74, which is way better than Apple iPad Air 12.9 -inch (6th Gen)'s 60.6 general score. Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 9.7-inch counts with a brighter screen than iPad Air 12.9 -inch (6th Gen), because although it has a much smaller screen and a bit lower resolution of 1536 x 2048px, it also counts with a quite higher pixel quantity per inch of display.
The Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 9.7-inch has a very superior performance than iPad Air 12.9 -inch (6th Gen), although it has a lower amount of RAM memory, they both have a Octa-Core CPU. IPad Air 12.9 -inch (6th Gen) captures a lot better photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 9.7-inch, because it has a back camera with lot more mega pixels.
Galaxy Tab S2 9.7-inch features a lot bigger storage capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Apple iPad Air 12.9 -inch (6th Gen), and although they both have exactly the same 64 GB internal memory capacity, the Galaxy Tab S2 9.7-inch also has a slot for external memory cards that holds up to 128 GB.
The Galaxy Tab S2 9.7-inch counts with a very superior battery lifetime than iPad Air 12.9 -inch (6th Gen).
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