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Apple iPad Air
128 GB| Global Score | |
| 77.9 | 58.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Alcatel |
| iOS 8.x, 7.x | Windows 10 |
| 2013-10-22 | 2017-02-27 |
| 9.45 x 6.67 x 0.30 inches | 11.18 x 6.89 x 0.31 inches |
| 16.86 ounces | 21.13 ounces |
| Black, Gray and White | 16 777 216 |
| Aluminium | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 273.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 9.7 inches | 11.6 inches |
| 2048 x 1536 pixels | 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 264 pixels per inch | 190 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 6.6 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A7 chipset | Intel Celeron N3350 chipset |
| 64-bit Cyclone (Dual-Core 1400 MHz) processor | Dual-Core 2400 MHz processor |
| 1 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| PowerVR G6430 (600 MHz) GPU | Intel HD 500 GPU |
| 9.27 | 8.82 |
| 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 | |
| 5.00 MP + 1.20 MP | 5.00 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | -- |
| 33.00mm focal length | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | -- |
| 7.92 | 0.66 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EV-DO A, EV-DO B, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA | LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | -- |
| 6.7 | 5.5 |
| Battery Life | |
| 8820mAh Li-Polymer Battery | 6900mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 9.52 | 8.24 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The iPad Air is much better than Alcatel PLUS 12, with a general score of 77.9 against 58.9. IPad Air counts with iOS 8.x OS, while Alcatel PLUS 12 works with Windows 10 OS. The iPad Air design is extremely lighter and a bit thinner than the Alcatel PLUS 12, despite of the fact that it was released 3 years before.
The Apple iPad Air has just a bit better performance than Alcatel PLUS 12, because although it has a smaller amount of RAM memory, and they both have 2 cores, the Apple iPad Air also counts with an extra graphics co-processor and a 64-bit CPU. The iPad Air has a much sharper screen than Alcatel PLUS 12, because although it has a little smaller display, it also counts with a greater amount of pixels per screen inch and a higher 1536 x 2048px resolution.
IPad Air features slightly more storage to install applications and games than Alcatel PLUS 12, because although it has no slot for an SD memory card, it also counts with 128 GB internal memory capacity. IPad Air features longer battery duration than Alcatel PLUS 12, because it has a 28 percent bigger battery size.
The iPad Air shoots greater videos and photos than Alcatel PLUS 12.
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