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| Global Score | |
| 70.4 | 65 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iPadOS 18.x | Android 4.1, 4.0 |
| 2025-03-12 | 2012-09-28 |
| -- | 10.10 x 6.90 x 0.38 inches |
| 21.76 ounces | 20.70 ounces |
| Blue, Purple, Space Gray and Starlight | -- |
| -- | $ 250.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 13 inches | 10.1 inches |
| -- | 1280 x 800 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super PLS LCD |
| -- | 149 pixels per inch |
| 600 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 3.8 | 7 |
| Performance | |
| Apple M3 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Plus MSM8960 chipset |
| processor | Krait (Dual-Core 1500 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 1 GB (500 MHz) RAM |
| Apple GPU 9-core GPU | Adreno 225 (400 MHz) GPU |
| 6.3 | 8.37 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 16 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSD, microSDHC (up to 32 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 5.72 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP | 3.00 MP + 0.30 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | -- |
| 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution |
| 9.9 | 5.5 |
| Networks | |
| -- | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| -- | SIM |
| 7.6 | 6.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 9705mAh Battery | 7000mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | 624 hours standby time |
| 10.08 | 8.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.3 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) is slightly better than Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 (AT&T), with a score of 70.4 against 65. The iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) construction is incredibly newer and extremely thinner, but also just a little bit heavier than Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 (AT&T). The iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) has iPadOS 18.x OS, while Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 (AT&T) comes with Android 4.1 OS.
The Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 (AT&T) has an extremely better processor than iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025), because although it has 7 GB less RAM and lesser cpu cores (although faster), it also counts with an extra GPU. The Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 (AT&T) has a way better display than iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025), although it has a lot smaller display.
The iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) features a very superior camera than Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 (AT&T), because it has a lot better 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution and a camera with lot more mega pixels. IPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) features a lot bigger memory capacity for applications and games than Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 (AT&T), because although it has no slot for an SD memory card, it also counts with 128 GB internal storage capacity.
Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) counts with a really longer battery lifetime than Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 (AT&T), because it has a 39 percent more battery capacity.
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