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Apple iPad Air
128 GBSamsung Ativ Tab
64 GBP8510
| Global Score | |
| 77.9 | 66.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iOS 8.x, 7.x | Windows RT |
| 2013-10-22 | 2012-08-29 |
| 9.45 x 6.67 x 0.30 inches | 10.46 x 6.62 x 0.35 inches |
| 16.86 ounces | 20.11 ounces |
| Black, Gray and White | -- |
| Aluminium | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 273.00 | $ 650.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 9.7 inches | 10.1 inches |
| 2048 x 1536 pixels | 1366 x 768 pixels |
| IPS LCD | LCD |
| 264 pixels per inch | 155 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8.2 | 6.6 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A7 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Plus APQ8060A chipset |
| 64-bit Cyclone (Dual-Core 1400 MHz) processor | Krait (Dual-Core 1500 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB RAM | 2 GB (500 MHz) RAM |
| PowerVR G6430 (600 MHz) GPU | Adreno 225 (400 MHz) GPU |
| 9.27 | 8.46 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 9.46 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP + 1.20 MP | 5.00 MP + 1.90 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | -- |
| 33.00mm focal length | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1280 x 720 (HD) video resolution |
| 7.92 | 6.05 |
| 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 | 8200mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 9.52 | 9.12 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The iPad Air is much better than Samsung Ativ Tab, getting a 77.9 score against 66.7. The iPad Air is a newer tablet, and it's also somewhat thinner and somewhat lighter than Samsung Ativ Tab. IPad Air counts with iOS 8.x operating system, while Samsung Ativ Tab has Windows RT operating system. The iPad Air features a bit superior processor than Samsung Ativ Tab, because although it has lesser RAM, and they both have a Dual-Core processing unit, the iPad Air also counts with a 64 bits processing unit and a faster graphics co-processor working at 600 MHz.
IPad Air features a much better display than Samsung Ativ Tab, because although it has a little smaller screen, it also counts with a lot better resolution of 1536 x 2048 and a lot better amount of pixels per display inch. IPad Air features a slightly bigger memory to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Samsung Ativ Tab, because although it has no slot for an SD memory card, it also counts with 128 GB internal memory capacity.
The iPad Air has a greater camera than Samsung Ativ Tab, and although they both have the same resolution back camera, the iPad Air also has a lot better 1920x1080 (Full HD) video quality. The iPad Air has just a bit longer battery lifetime than Samsung Ativ Tab, because it has an 8820mAh battery size instead of 8200mAh.
Even being the best tablet of the ones we are comparing here, Apple iPad Air is also very cheap compared to the other ones.
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