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Apple iPad Air 2
128 GB Wi-Fi Only| Global Score | |
| 79.3 | 70 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iOS 8.x | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo, 7.1 Nougat |
| 2014-10-16 | 2017-11-01 |
| 9.45 x 6.67 x 0.24 inches | 8.45 x 5.02 x 0.39 inches |
| 15.41 ounces | 14.78 ounces |
| Gold and Gray | 16 777 216 |
| Aluminium | -- |
| $ 271.00 | $ 520.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 9.7 inches | 8 inches |
| 1536 x 2048 pixels | 1280 x 800 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 264 pixels per inch | 189 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 6.6 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A8X chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880 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 | 3 GB RAM |
| PowerVR GXA6850 GPU | Mali-T830 MP3 GPU |
| 8.82 | 8.73 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 16 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 7.48 |
| 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 | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 8.47 | 7.48 |
| 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 and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 7340mAh Battery | 4450mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 8.56 | 6.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
IPad Air 2 is better than Galaxy Tab Active 2, having a general score of 79.3 against 70. IPad Air 2 counts with iOS 8.x OS, while Galaxy Tab Active 2 comes with Android 9.0 Pie OS. IPad Air 2's body is incredibly thinner than the Galaxy Tab Active 2, but it is just a little bit heavier and was released 3 years before.
IPad Air 2 has a much sharper display than Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 2, because it has a better pixels density, a larger display and a way higher 2048 x 1536 resolution. Apple iPad Air 2 has a little bit better hardware performance than Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 2, because although it has a lower number of slower cores and a smaller amount of RAM, it also counts with a 64-bits CPU.
The iPad Air 2 takes much better photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 2. They have a same resolution back camera, the same 30 fps video frame rate and the same 1920x1080 (Full HD) video resolution. The Apple iPad Air 2 features a much better memory capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 2, because although it has no external SD slot, it also counts with more internal memory.
The iPad Air 2 has a very superior battery lifetime than Galaxy Tab Active 2, because it has a 65 percent larger battery capacity.
Apple iPad Air 2 is not only the best tablets of the ones we are comparing, but it's also a bargain compared to others, which makes it very easy to pick between these tablets.
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