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Apple iPad Air 2
128 GB Wi-Fi Only| Global Score | |
| 79.3 | 77.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iOS 8.x | Android 9.0 Pie |
| 2014-10-16 | 2019-10-01 |
| 9.45 x 6.67 x 0.24 inches | 9.59 x 6.70 x 0.39 inches |
| 15.41 ounces | 23.03 ounces |
| Gold and Gray | Black |
| Aluminium | -- |
| $ 271.00 | $ 680.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 9.7 inches | 10.1 inches |
| 1536 x 2048 pixels | 1920 x 1200 pixels |
| IPS LCD | TFT |
| 264 pixels per inch | 224 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 7 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A8X chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 710 SDM710 chipset |
| 64-bit Cyclone (Single-Core 1500 MHz) processor | Kryo 360, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (1600 MHz) RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| PowerVR GXA6850 GPU | Adreno 616 GPU |
| 8.82 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 11.74 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 1.20 MP | 13.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | -- |
| 31.00mm focal length | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 8.47 | 8.47 |
| 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), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 7340mAh Battery | 7600mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 8.56 | 8.72 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Apple iPad Air 2 is just a bit better than the Galaxy Tab Active Pro, with a score of 79.3 against 77.5. The Apple iPad Air 2 is an incredibly older tablet than Galaxy Tab Active Pro, but it's noticeably lighter and a lot thinner anyway. Apple iPad Air 2 counts with iOS 8.x OS, while Galaxy Tab Active Pro comes with Android 9.0 Pie OS.
Galaxy Tab Active Pro has a little faster processor than iPad Air 2, because although it has a 32 bits processing unit instead of 64-bits, it also counts with more RAM and more processing cores. The Apple iPad Air 2 features a sharper screen than Samsung Galaxy Tab Active Pro, because although it has a bit smaller display, it also counts with a quite better resolution of 2048 x 1536 and a bit greater quantity of pixels per screen inch.
The Galaxy Tab Active Pro counts with a quite bigger storage to store more apps and games than iPad Air 2, because although it has less internal memory, it also counts with a slot for external memory cards that admits a maximum of 512 GB. Galaxy Tab Active Pro counts with a camera that's very similar to iPad Air 2's camera, although the Galaxy Tab Active Pro also has a much higher 3840x2160 (4K) video definition and a much higher resolution back facing camera.
The Galaxy Tab Active Pro has just a little better battery lifetime than Apple iPad Air 2, because it has a 7600mAh battery capacity instead of 7340mAh.
Despite of being the best tablet in our comparison, the iPad Air 2 is also a lot cheaper.
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