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| Global Score | |
| 77.9 | 60.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iOS 8.x, 7.x | Android 4.4 |
| 2013-10-22 | 2015-06-30 |
| 9.45 x 6.67 x 0.30 inches | 9.52 x 5.89 x 0.33 inches |
| 16.86 ounces | 17.46 ounces |
| Black, Gray and White | 16 777 216 |
| Aluminium | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 273.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 9.7 inches | 9.6 inches |
| 2048 x 1536 pixels | 1280 x 800 pixels |
| IPS LCD | TFT |
| 264 pixels per inch | 157 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 6.2 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A7 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 8916 chipset |
| 64-bit Cyclone (Dual-Core 1400 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Quad-Core 1300 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB RAM | 1,5 GB RAM |
| PowerVR G6430 (600 MHz) GPU | Adreno 306 GPU |
| 9.27 | 8.19 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 8 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 5.62 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP + 1.20 MP | 5.00 MP + 2.00 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | -- |
| 33.00mm focal length | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1280 x 720 (30 fps) (HD) video resolution |
| 7.92 | 6.71 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EV-DO A, EV-DO B, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA | HSPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Micro SIM |
| 6.7 | 3.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 8820mAh Li-Polymer Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 9.52 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Apple iPad Air has an overall score of 77.9, which is way better than Galaxy Tab E's general score of 60.7. Apple iPad Air's body is a bit lighter and just a little thinner than the Galaxy Tab E, although it was released only 21 months before. The Apple iPad Air comes with iOS 8.x OS, while Galaxy Tab E works with Android 4.4 OS.
Apple iPad Air counts with an incredibly better screen than Samsung Galaxy Tab E, because it has a much higher resolution of 1536 x 2048px, much more pixels per inch in the screen and a little larger display. The Apple iPad Air counts with a way bigger storage to install games and applications than Samsung Galaxy Tab E, because although it has no SD card slot, it also counts with 128 GB internal memory capacity.
IPad Air has a superior processing power than Galaxy Tab E, because although it has a lower amount of RAM and 2 less CPU cores , it also counts with an additional graphics co-processor and a 64-bit processor. Apple iPad Air captures better photographs and videos than Samsung Galaxy Tab E, and although they both have a camera in the back with a 5 mega-pixels resolution, the Apple iPad Air also has a way better (Full HD) video quality.
The iPad Air features a much longer battery duration than Samsung Galaxy Tab E, because it has a 76% bigger battery size.
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