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Apple iPad Air 2
128 GB Wi-Fi Only| Global Score | |
| 79.3 | 64.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iOS 8.x | Windows 8 |
| 2014-10-16 | 2012-08-29 |
| 9.45 x 6.67 x 0.24 inches | 11.97 x 7.46 x 0.47 inches |
| 15.41 ounces | 31.32 ounces |
| Gold and Gray | Black |
| Aluminium | -- |
| $ 271.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 9.7 inches | 11.6 inches |
| 1536 x 2048 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| IPS LCD | LCD |
| 264 pixels per inch | 190 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8.2 | 6.7 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A8X chipset | -- |
| 64-bit Cyclone (Single-Core 1500 MHz) processor | processor |
| 2 GB (1600 MHz) RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| PowerVR GXA6850 GPU | Intel HD Graphics 4000 (650 MHz) GPU |
| 8.82 | 6.48 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSD, microSDHC external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 13.3 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 1.20 MP | 5.00 MP + 2.00 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | -- |
| 31.00mm focal length | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | -- |
| 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 8.47 | 6.05 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EV-DO A, EV-DO B, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA | LTE (4G) and HSPA |
| Nano SIM | -- |
| 6.7 | 5.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 7340mAh Battery | -- |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 8.56 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer |
Comparison review
The iPad Air 2 has a general score of 79.3, which is way better than the Samsung ATIV Tab 7's general score of 64.9. IPad Air 2 comes with iOS 8.x OS, and Samsung ATIV Tab 7 comes with Windows 8 OS. The iPad Air 2 body is much newer, incredibly thinner and noticeably lighter than Samsung ATIV Tab 7.
The iPad Air 2 has a much powerful processor than Samsung ATIV Tab 7, because although it has a smaller amount of RAM memory and doesn't have a graphics co-processor, it also counts with a 64 bits processor and a larger number of cores. Apple iPad Air 2 features a way better looking display than Samsung ATIV Tab 7, because although it has a bit smaller screen, it also counts with a greater amount of pixels per display inch and a better 2048 x 1536px resolution.
Apple iPad Air 2 counts with a much better camera than Samsung ATIV Tab 7, because it has a way higher 8 mega pixels resolution camera in the back. Samsung ATIV Tab 7 has a lot bigger memory capacity to store more games and applications than iPad Air 2, because it has 128 GB more internal storage capacity.
The iPad Air 2 has a much better battery lifetime than Samsung ATIV Tab 7.
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