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Global Score
79.374.5
Basic Information
AppleSamsung
iOS 8.xAndroid 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo
2014-10-162018-08-24
9.45 x 6.67 x 0.24 inches10.24 x 6.34 x 0.31 inches
15.41 ounces18.84 ounces
Gold and GrayBlack, Blue and Gray
AluminiumPlastic
$ 271.00$ 450.00
Display / Screen
9.7 inches10.5 inches
1536 x 2048 pixels 1920 x 1200 pixels
IPS LCDTFT
264 pixels per inch216 pixels per inch
Capacitive, Multi-touchNo touch screen
8.26.9
Performance
Apple A8X chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 450 SDM450 chipset
64-bit Cyclone (Single-Core 1500 MHz) processorARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor
2 GB (1600 MHz) RAM3 GB RAM
PowerVR GXA6850 GPUAdreno 506 GPU
8.828.91
Storage
128 GB internal memory32 GB internal memory
No SD card slotmicroSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot
10.19.44
Camera
8.00 MP + 1.20 MP8.00 MP + 5.00 MP
f/2.40 aperturef/1.90 aperture
31.00mm focal length27.00mm focal length
--0.25 inches (1/4") sensor
1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution
1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video--
8.478.36
Networks
Wi-FiWi-Fi
Mobile HotspotMobile Hotspot
LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EV-DO A, EV-DO B, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMALTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA
Nano SIMNano SIM
6.76.7
Battery Life
7340mAh Battery7300mAh Li - Polymer Battery
Non-Removable BatteryNon-Removable Battery
8.568.48
Other Features
Bluetooth 4.0Bluetooth 4.2
GPSGPS
Fingerprint ID Scanner--
Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light SensorAccelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor

Comparison review

IPad Air 2 has a global score of 79.3, which is a little bit better than the Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.5's global score of 74.5. IPad Air 2 is an older tablet than Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.5, but it's lighter and incredibly thinner anyway. The iPad Air 2 has iOS 8.x operating system, while Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.5 comes with Android 9.0 Pie operating system.

The Apple iPad Air 2 features a more vivid display than Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.5, because although it has a bit smaller display, it also counts with a bit higher 2048 x 1536 pixels resolution and a quite higher display density. IPad Air 2 counts with a slightly better memory capacity to store more apps and games than Galaxy Tab A 10.5, because although it has no slot for an external memory card, it also counts with more internal storage capacity.

The Galaxy Tab A 10.5 counts with a little faster CPU than iPad Air 2, because although it has a 32-bits processing unit instead of 64-bits, it also counts with more RAM memory and a greater number of cores (and they are faster). IPad Air 2 has just a bit better camera than Galaxy Tab A 10.5, although it has a much tinier camera aperture which is not recommended for low light images and videos, they both have the same video resolution, a camera in the back with an 8 MP resolution and the same 30 fps video frame rates.

The Apple iPad Air 2 counts with a bit longer battery performance than Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.5, because it has a 7340mAh battery size.

Even being the best tablet of the ones we are comparing, the Apple iPad Air 2 is also by far the cheapest, making it an easy decision.




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