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Apple iPad Air
128 GB| Global Score | |
| 77.9 | 59.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | |
| iOS 8.x, 7.x | Android 6.0 |
| 2013-10-22 | 2015-09-29 |
| 9.45 x 6.67 x 0.30 inches | 9.53 x 7.05 x 0.28 inches |
| 16.86 ounces | 17.60 ounces |
| Black, Gray and White | -- |
| Aluminium | Aluminum |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 273.00 | $ 645.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 9.7 inches | 10.2 inches |
| 2048 x 1536 pixels | 2560 x 1800 pixels |
| IPS LCD | LCD |
| 264 pixels per inch | 307 pixels per inch |
| -- | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8.2 | 9 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A7 chipset | NVIDIA Tegra X1 chipset |
| 64-bit Cyclone (Dual-Core 1400 MHz) processor | processor |
| 1 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| PowerVR G6430 (600 MHz) GPU | NVIDIA Maxwell GPU |
| 9.27 | 6.03 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP + 1.20 MP | 8.00 MP + 2.10 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | -- |
| 33.00mm focal length | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution |
| 7.92 | 6.49 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EV-DO A, EV-DO B, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA | -- |
| Nano SIM | -- |
| 6.7 | 2.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 8820mAh Li-Polymer Battery | -- |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 9.52 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Apple iPad Air is much better than the Google Pixel C, getting a general score of 77.9 against 59.4. Apple iPad Air is an older and a little thicker tablet than Google Pixel C, but Apple was able to build it a little bit lighter anyway. Apple iPad Air counts with iOS 8.x OS, while Google Pixel C works with Android 6.0 OS.
IPad Air has a much greater hardware performance than Google Pixel C, because although it has 2 GB lesser RAM, it also counts with a 64 bits CPU, an additional graphics processor and more processing cores. The Google Pixel C counts with just a bit better looking display than iPad Air, because it has a higher 1800 x 2560 resolution, a little bit bigger screen and a quite better pixels count per display inch.
IPad Air counts with a way bigger storage for applications, games, photos and videos than Google Pixel C, because it has 128 GB internal memory. The iPad Air features a superior battery life than Google Pixel C. IPad Air counts with a greater camera than Google Pixel C, although it has a worse video resolution and a camera with a way worse resolution.
In addition to being the best tablet between the ones we are comparing, the iPad Air is also a bargain compared to the other ones.
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