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| Global Score | |
| 71.3 | 60.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iPadOS 15.x | Android 5.1 Lollipop |
| 0000-00-00 | 2016-04-01 |
| 11.05 x 8.46 x 0.24 inches | 7.36 x 4.28 x 0.34 inches |
| 21.80 ounces | 9.98 ounces |
| -- | 16 777 216 |
| Aluminum | -- |
| -- | $ 150.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 13 inches | 7 inches |
| 2732 x 2048 pixels | 1280 x 800 pixels |
| -- | TFT |
| 263 pixels per inch | 216 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 6.8 | 6.7 |
| Performance | |
| Apple M2 chipset | Samsung Exynos 3 Quad 3475 chipset |
| processor | ARM Cortex-A7, 28 nm (Quad-Core 1300 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 1,5 GB RAM |
| 10-core GPU GPU | Mali-T720 GPU |
| 6.3 | 8.19 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 8 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 200 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 6.06 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP | 5.00 MP + 2.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | -- |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (30 fps) (HD) video resolution |
| 7.92 | 6.71 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | -- |
| 10 | 2.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.3 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M2, 2024) has a global score of 71.3, which is better than the Galaxy Tab A (2016)'s global score of 60.4. The Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M2, 2024) body is noticeably thinner but much heavier than Galaxy Tab A (2016). The Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M2, 2024) counts with iPadOS 15.x OS, and Galaxy Tab A (2016) comes with Android 5.1 Lollipop OS.
The Galaxy Tab A (2016) has a much powerful processor than iPad Air 13-inch (M2, 2024), although it has less processing cores and less RAM memory. IPad Air 13-inch (M2, 2024) features a bit more vivid display than Galaxy Tab A (2016), because it has a way bigger screen, a little bit higher display density and a way better resolution of 2048 x 2732.
IPad Air 13-inch (M2, 2024) features a very superior memory capacity to store more apps and games than Galaxy Tab A (2016), because although it has no external memory card slot, it also counts with 120 GB more internal memory capacity. Galaxy Tab A (2016) counts with a very superior battery lifetime than iPad Air 13-inch (M2, 2024).
IPad Air 13-inch (M2, 2024) has a much better camera than Galaxy Tab A (2016), because it has a back camera with much more mega pixels.
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