Compare tablets
| Global Score | |
| 77.9 | 63 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iOS 8.x, 7.x | Android 4.4.2, 4.1 |
| 2013-10-22 | 2013-01-07 |
| 9.45 x 6.67 x 0.30 inches | 10.30 x 7.00 x 0.35 inches |
| 16.86 ounces | 20.80 ounces |
| Black, Gray and White | -- |
| Aluminium | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 273.00 | $ 605.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 9.7 inches | 10.1 inches |
| 2048 x 1536 pixels | 1280 x 800 pixels |
| IPS LCD | -- |
| 264 pixels per inch | 149 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8.2 | 6.6 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A7 chipset | Samsung Exynos chipset |
| 64-bit Cyclone (Dual-Core 1400 MHz) processor | Quad-Core 1400 MHz processor |
| 1 GB RAM | 2 GB RAM |
| PowerVR G6430 (600 MHz) GPU | Yes GPU |
| 9.27 | 8.28 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 16 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 6.16 |
| 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 | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EV-DO A, EV-DO B, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA | LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EV-DO A, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA |
| Nano SIM | SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 8820mAh Li-Polymer Battery | Li-Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | 720 hours standby time |
| 9.52 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The iPad Air is way better than the Galaxy Note 10.1 LTE, with a score of 77.9 against 63. IPad Air is a newer tablet, and it's also lighter and somewhat thinner than Galaxy Note 10.1 LTE. The iPad Air has iOS 8.x OS, while Galaxy Note 10.1 LTE comes with Android 4.4.2 OS. The iPad Air has a much sharper display than Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 LTE, because although it has a bit smaller display, it also counts with a much better resolution of 1536 x 2048 pixels and way more pixels per inch of screen.
Apple iPad Air features much more memory for games and applications than Galaxy Note 10.1 LTE, because although it has no slot for an external memory card, it also counts with 128 GB internal storage. IPad Air has a superior processing unit than Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 LTE, because although it has a lower amount of RAM and a lower number of cores, it also counts with a graphics processing unit and a 64-bits CPU.
Apple iPad Air counts with a very superior battery lifetime than Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 LTE. The iPad Air counts with a greater camera than Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 LTE, and although they both have a 5 mega pixels resolution back camera, the iPad Air also has a much higher 1920x1080 video definition.
IPad Air is not only the best tablets between the ones we are comparing here, but it's also by far the cheapest one, making this tablet an obvious call.
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