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Apple iPad Air 2
128 GB Wi-Fi Only| Global Score | |
| 79.3 | 62.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iOS 8.x | Android 11 |
| 2014-10-16 | 2022-01-13 |
| 9.45 x 6.67 x 0.24 inches | 9.72 x 6.37 x 0.27 inches |
| 15.41 ounces | 17.92 ounces |
| Gold and Gray | Gray, Pink Gold and Silver |
| Aluminium | -- |
| $ 271.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 9.7 inches | 10.5 inches |
| 1536 x 2048 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| IPS LCD | TFT |
| 264 pixels per inch | 210 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 6.3 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A8X chipset | Unisoc Tiger T618 (12 nm) chipset |
| 64-bit Cyclone (Single-Core 1500 MHz) processor | processor |
| 2 GB (1600 MHz) RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| PowerVR GXA6850 GPU | Mali G52 MP2 GPU |
| 8.82 | 6.03 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 11.12 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 1.20 MP | 8.00 MP + 5.00 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 | 6.49 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EV-DO A, EV-DO B, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM | -- |
| 6.7 | 6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 7340mAh Battery | 7040mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 8.56 | 8.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
IPad Air 2 has a general score of 79.3, which is a lot better than Galaxy Tab A8's overall score of 62.6. The iPad Air 2 counts with iOS 8.x OS, and Galaxy Tab A8 comes with Android 11 OS. IPad Air 2's design is somewhat lighter and somewhat thinner than the Galaxy Tab A8, although it was released 7 years before.
IPad Air 2 features a much more vibrant display than Galaxy Tab A8, because although it has a bit smaller screen, it also counts with a greater quantity of pixels per inch in the display and a higher resolution of 2048 x 1536px. The Galaxy Tab A8 counts with more storage capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Apple iPad Air 2, because although it has just 32 GB internal memory capacity, it also counts with a SD memory card expansion slot that holds up to 1 TB.
Apple iPad Air 2 features a much better hardware performance than Galaxy Tab A8, because although it has a lower number of cores (although faster) and a lower amount of RAM memory, it also counts with a 64-bit processing unit. IPad Air 2 counts with just a little better battery performance than Samsung Galaxy Tab A8, because it has a 7340mAh battery capacity against 7040mAh.
The iPad Air 2 features a way better camera than Galaxy Tab A8. Both of them have a same resolution back-facing camera.
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