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| Global Score | |
| 71.3 | 70.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iPadOS 15.x | Android 8.1 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow |
| 0000-00-00 | 2016-06-01 |
| 11.05 x 8.46 x 0.24 inches | 10.01 x 6.11 x 0.32 inches |
| 21.80 ounces | 18.52 ounces |
| -- | 16 777 216 |
| Aluminum | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 13 inches | 10.1 inches |
| 2732 x 2048 pixels | 1920 x 1200 pixels |
| -- | Super PLS LCD |
| 263 pixels per inch | 224 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 6.8 | 6.9 |
| Performance | |
| Apple M2 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7870 chipset |
| processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1600 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 2 GB RAM |
| 10-core GPU GPU | Mali-T830 MP2 GPU |
| 6.3 | 8.73 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 16 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 200 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 7.16 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 2.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 7.92 | 8.36 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| -- | Nano SIM |
| 10 | 6 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | 7300mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 8.48 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.3 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
IPad Air 13-inch (M2, 2024) has a general score of 71.3, which is slightly better than the Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016)'s score of 70.2. IPad Air 13-inch (M2, 2024) is a heavier but a lot thinner tablet than Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016). The iPad Air 13-inch (M2, 2024) comes with iPadOS 15.x OS, and Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016) works with Android 8.1 Oreo OS.
Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016) has a bit more vivid screen than iPad Air 13-inch (M2, 2024), although it has a really smaller display, a much lower 1200 x 1920 resolution and a just a bit worse screen pixel density. The Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016) has a much better hardware performance than iPad Air 13-inch (M2, 2024), although it has a lower amount of RAM memory, they both have the same number of cores.
The Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016) captures slightly better videos and photos than Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M2, 2024), although it has a tinier diafragm aperture and a camera in the back with much less megapixels resolution. The iPad Air 13-inch (M2, 2024) has a lot bigger memory capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016), because although it has no slot for an SD memory card, it also counts with 128 GB internal storage capacity.
Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016) features a much longer battery performance than iPad Air 13-inch (M2, 2024).
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