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| Global Score | |
| 77.9 | 57.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Verizon |
| iOS 8.x, 7.x | Android 6.0 Marshmallow |
| 2013-10-22 | 2016-11-10 |
| 9.45 x 6.67 x 0.30 inches | 8.26 x 5.04 x 0.31 inches |
| 16.86 ounces | 11.99 ounces |
| Black, Gray and White | 16 777 216 |
| Aluminium | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 273.00 | $ 250.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 9.7 inches | 8 inches |
| 2048 x 1536 pixels | 1920 x 1200 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 264 pixels per inch | 283 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 7.3 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A7 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 617 8952 chipset |
| 64-bit Cyclone (Dual-Core 1400 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 28 nm (Octa-Core 1500 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| PowerVR G6430 (600 MHz) GPU | Adreno 405 GPU |
| 9.27 | 8.64 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 16 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 6.72 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP + 1.20 MP | 8.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 33.00mm focal length | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 7.92 | 8.47 |
| 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) |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 5.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 8820mAh Li-Polymer Battery | 5100mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 9.52 | 6.88 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
IPad Air is way better than the Verizon Ellipsis 8 HD, having a 77.9 score against 57.6. The iPad Air design is a little bit thinner than the Verizon Ellipsis 8 HD, although it's extremely heavier and was released 3 years before. The iPad Air works with iOS 8.x OS, while Verizon Ellipsis 8 HD counts with Android 6.0 Marshmallow OS.
The iPad Air features a better looking display than Verizon Ellipsis 8 HD, because although it has a bit lower pixel quantity per inch in the screen, it also counts with a larger display and a bit higher resolution of 1536 x 2048. Apple iPad Air features a way bigger memory to install applications and games than Verizon Ellipsis 8 HD, because although it has no external memory card slot, it also counts with 112 GB more internal memory capacity.
Apple iPad Air counts with a little faster processor than Verizon Ellipsis 8 HD, because although it has a lower amount of RAM and an inferior number of cores, it also counts with a 64 bits processor and an extra graphics processing unit. Verizon Ellipsis 8 HD shoots slightly better photographs and videos than iPad Air, and although they both have the same video definition and the same 30 fps video frame rate, the Verizon Ellipsis 8 HD also has a back facing camera with lot more megapixels and a larger camera aperture to capture better low-light images and video.
The iPad Air has a really longer battery life than Verizon Ellipsis 8 HD, because it has a 73% bigger battery capacity.
The iPad Air is a bit more expensive than Verizon Ellipsis 8 HD, but you can get a much better tablet for that extra dollars.
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