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Apple iPad Air 2
128 GB Wi-Fi Only| Global Score | |
| 79.3 | 74 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iOS 8.x | -- |
| 2014-10-16 | 2015-09-03 |
| 9.45 x 6.67 x 0.24 inches | 9.34 x 6.65 x 0.22 inches |
| 15.41 ounces | 13.83 ounces |
| Gold and Gray | 16 777 216 |
| Aluminium | Metal |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 271.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 9.7 inches | 9.7 inches |
| 1536 x 2048 pixels | 2048 x 1536 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 264 pixels per inch | 264 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 7.3 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A8X chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 5433 chipset |
| 64-bit Cyclone (Single-Core 1500 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 20 nm (Octa-Core 1900 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (1600 MHz) RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| PowerVR GXA6850 GPU | Mali-T760 MP6 GPU |
| 8.82 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 10.02 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 1.20 MP | 8.00 MP + 2.10 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | -- |
| 31.00mm focal length | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 2560 x 1440 (Quad HD / 2K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 8.47 | 6.38 |
| 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 and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | -- |
| 6.7 | 5.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 7340mAh Battery | 5870mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 8.56 | 7.44 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
IPad Air 2 is just a bit better than Galaxy Tab S2 9.7-inch, having a score of 79.3 against 74. Despite being the best in this comparison review, iPad Air 2 is an older, heavier and just a bit thicker tablet device than Galaxy Tab S2 9.7-inch. The iPad Air 2 features a much better looking display than Galaxy Tab S2 9.7-inch. Both of them have the same exact resolution of 2048 x 1536, a higher amount of pixels per inch of screen and a display of the same size.
IPad Air 2 has a little bit better storage capacity to install games and applications than Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 9.7-inch, because although it has no slot for SD memory cards, it also counts with more internal storage. Galaxy Tab S2 9.7-inch counts with a bit better performance than iPad Air 2, because although it has a 32 bits processing unit instead of 64-bits, it also counts with a greater number of faster cores and 1 GB more RAM memory.
The iPad Air 2 features a lot better camera than Galaxy Tab S2 9.7-inch. Both have the same 1920x1080 video quality, the same video frame rate and a same resolution back camera. IPad Air 2 counts with greater battery life than Galaxy Tab S2 9.7-inch, because it has a 7340mAh battery capacity.
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