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Apple iPad Air 2
128 GB Wi-Fi Only| Global Score | |
| 79.3 | 70.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iOS 8.x | Android 8.1 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow |
| 2014-10-16 | 2016-06-01 |
| 9.45 x 6.67 x 0.24 inches | 10.01 x 6.11 x 0.32 inches |
| 15.41 ounces | 18.52 ounces |
| Gold and Gray | 16 777 216 |
| Aluminium | -- |
| $ 271.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 9.7 inches | 10.1 inches |
| 1536 x 2048 pixels | 1920 x 1200 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super PLS LCD |
| 264 pixels per inch | 224 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 6.9 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A8X chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7870 chipset |
| 64-bit Cyclone (Single-Core 1500 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1600 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (1600 MHz) RAM | 2 GB RAM |
| PowerVR GXA6850 GPU | Mali-T830 MP2 GPU |
| 8.82 | 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 | |
| 8.00 MP + 1.20 MP | 8.00 MP + 2.00 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 31.00mm focal length | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 8.47 | 8.36 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EV-DO A, EV-DO B, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 7340mAh Battery | 7300mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 8.56 | 8.48 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Apple iPad Air 2 is much better than Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016), with a 79.3 score against 70.2. The Apple iPad Air 2 construction is lighter and incredibly thinner than Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016), despite of the fact that it was released only 20 months before. Apple iPad Air 2 works with iOS 8.x operating system, while Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016) counts with Android 8.1 Oreo operating system.
The iPad Air 2 features a sharper screen than Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016), because although it has a bit smaller screen, it also counts with a little greater pixels count in each screen inch and a slightly better 2048 x 1536 pixels resolution. The iPad Air 2 has a much bigger memory to store more apps and games than Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016), because although it has no SD memory card expansion slot, it also counts with 128 GB internal memory.
Apple iPad Air 2 counts with a little bit better processing power than Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016), because although it has lesser and slower cpu cores, and they both have a 2 GB RAM memory, the Apple iPad Air 2 also counts with a 64 bits processor. IPad Air 2 has a slightly better camera than Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016), although it has a way tinier diafragm aperture which is not so good for low light photography and videos, they both have the same (Full HD) video quality, the same video frame rates and a back facing camera with an 8 MP.
The iPad Air 2 features just a little better battery duration than Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016), because it has 7340mAh of battery capacity against 7300mAh.
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