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| Global Score | |
| 70.4 | 61.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iPadOS 18.x | Android 4.1, 4.0 |
| 2025-03-12 | 2012-08-15 |
| -- | 7.63 x 4.82 x 0.41 inches |
| 21.76 ounces | 12.20 ounces |
| Blue, Purple, Space Gray and Starlight | -- |
| -- | $ 130.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 13 inches | 7 inches |
| -- | 1024 x 600 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super PLS LCD |
| -- | 170 pixels per inch |
| 600 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 3.8 | 6.7 |
| Performance | |
| Apple M3 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Plus MSM8960 chipset |
| processor | Krait (Dual-Core 1200 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 1 GB (500 MHz) RAM |
| Apple GPU 9-core GPU | Adreno 225 (400 MHz) GPU |
| 6.3 | 8.1 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 8 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 5.06 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP | 3.20 MP + 0.30 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | -- |
| 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1280 x 720 (30 fps) (HD) video resolution |
| 9.9 | 6.27 |
| Networks | |
| -- | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | LTE (4G), EV-DO A and CDMA |
| 7.6 | 5.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 9705mAh Battery | 4000mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | 192 hours standby time |
| 10.08 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.3 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) has a score of 70.4, which is better than the Galaxy Tab 2 (7.0) LTE's general score of 61.7. Even though the Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) is heavier than Galaxy Tab 2 (7.0) LTE, it's incredibly thinner and also much newer. Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) works with iPadOS 18.x OS, while Galaxy Tab 2 (7.0) LTE counts with Android 4.1 OS.
The Galaxy Tab 2 (7.0) LTE counts with a much faster processing unit than Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025), because although it has less cpu cores and less RAM memory, it also counts with a graphics co-processor. The Galaxy Tab 2 (7.0) LTE features a much sharper screen than iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025), although it has a way smaller screen.
The Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) captures greater photographs and videos than Galaxy Tab 2 (7.0) LTE, because it has a much higher resolution back-facing camera and a way better video resolution. IPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) features a much bigger memory capacity for games and applications than Galaxy Tab 2 (7.0) LTE, because although it has no slot for external memory cards, it also counts with 128 GB internal memory.
The Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) counts with a much better battery duration than Galaxy Tab 2 (7.0) LTE, because it has a 143 percent bigger battery capacity.
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