Global Score | |
79.3 | 74.5 |
Basic Information | |
Apple | Samsung |
iOS 8.x | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo |
2014-10-16 | 2018-08-24 |
9.45 x 6.67 x 0.24 inches | 10.24 x 6.34 x 0.31 inches |
15.41 ounces | 18.84 ounces |
Gold and Gray | Black, Blue and Gray |
Aluminium | Plastic |
$ 271.00 | $ 450.00 |
Display / Screen | |
9.7 inches | 10.5 inches |
1536 x 2048 pixels | 1920 x 1200 pixels |
IPS LCD | TFT |
264 pixels per inch | 216 pixels per inch |
Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
8.2 | 6.9 |
Performance | |
Apple A8X chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 450 SDM450 chipset |
64-bit Cyclone (Single-Core 1500 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor |
2 GB (1600 MHz) RAM | 3 GB RAM |
PowerVR GXA6850 GPU | Adreno 506 GPU |
8.82 | 8.91 |
Storage | |
128 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot |
10.1 | 9.44 |
Camera | |
8.00 MP + 1.20 MP | 8.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
f/2.40 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
31.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
-- | 0.25 inches (1/4") sensor |
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 | Mobile Hotspot |
LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EV-DO A, EV-DO B, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
6.7 | 6.7 |
Battery Life | |
7340mAh Battery | 7300mAh Li - Polymer 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, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
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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