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Apple iPad Air 2
128 GB Wi-Fi Only| Global Score | |
| 79.3 | 69 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iOS 8.x | Android 11, 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2014-10-16 | 2019-07-05 |
| 9.45 x 6.67 x 0.24 inches | 8.27 x 4.90 x 0.31 inches |
| 15.41 ounces | 12.17 ounces |
| Gold and Gray | Black and Silver |
| Aluminium | Aluminum |
| $ 271.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 9.7 inches | 8 inches |
| 1536 x 2048 pixels | 1280 x 800 pixels |
| IPS LCD | TFT |
| 264 pixels per inch | 189 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 6.6 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A8X chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 429 SDM429 chipset |
| 64-bit Cyclone (Single-Core 1500 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 12 nm (Quad-Core 1950 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (1600 MHz) RAM | 2 GB RAM |
| PowerVR GXA6850 GPU | Adreno 504 GPU |
| 8.82 | 8.73 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 9.84 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 1.20 MP | 8.00 MP + 2.00 MP |
| f/2.40 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 | 7.37 |
| 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 (4G) |
| Nano SIM | -- |
| 6.7 | 5.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 7340mAh Battery | 5100mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 8.56 | 6.88 |
| 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
The iPad Air 2 has a score of 79.3, which is better than the Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2019)'s score of 69. Although iPad Air 2 is extremely older and much heavier than Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2019), it's body is still notably thinner. The iPad Air 2 works with iOS 8.x operating system, while Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2019) counts with Android 11 operating system.
The Apple iPad Air 2 has a much better screen than Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2019), because it has a much better resolution of 2048 x 1536, a bigger screen and more pixels per inch of screen. Apple iPad Air 2 features a slightly bigger memory to install applications and games than Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2019), because although it has no external SD slot, it also counts with more internal storage capacity.
IPad Air 2 features a little bit better performance than Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2019), because although it has lesser and slower CPU cores, and they both have 2 GB of RAM, the iPad Air 2 also counts with a 64-bits CPU. Apple iPad Air 2 has a very superior battery duration than Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2019), because it has a 44 percent more battery size.
The iPad Air 2 captures better pictures and videos than Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2019). Both of them have a same resolution camera, the same 30 frames per second video frame rate and the same 1920x1080 (Full HD) video resolution.
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