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Apple iPad Air 2
128 GB Wi-Fi Only| Global Score | |
| 79.3 | 78.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iOS 8.x | -- |
| 2014-10-16 | 2018-08-10 |
| 9.45 x 6.67 x 0.24 inches | 9.81 x 6.47 x 0.28 inches |
| 15.41 ounces | 17.04 ounces |
| Gold and Gray | Black and Gray |
| Aluminium | Glass |
| $ 271.00 | $ 307.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 9.7 inches | 10.5 inches |
| 1536 x 2048 pixels | 2560 x 1600 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 264 pixels per inch | 288 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 7.5 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A8X chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset |
| 64-bit Cyclone (Single-Core 1500 MHz) processor | Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2350 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (1600 MHz) RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| PowerVR GXA6850 GPU | Adreno 540 GPU |
| 8.82 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 11.34 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 1.20 MP | 13.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 31.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.33 inches (1/3.06") sensor |
| 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 | 9.57 |
| 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) and LTE (4G) |
| Nano SIM | -- |
| 6.7 | 5 |
| Battery Life | |
| 7340mAh Battery | 7300mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 8.56 | 8.48 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
IPad Air 2 is slightly better than the Galaxy Tab S4, getting a global score of 79.3 against 78.8. The iPad Air 2 is an much older tablet than Galaxy Tab S4, but Apple made it a little lighter and thinner. The iPad Air 2 has a bit more vivid display than Galaxy Tab S4, although it has a bit smaller display, a bit less pixels per display inch and a quite lower 2048 x 1536 resolution.
The Samsung Galaxy Tab S4 counts with more memory to install applications and games than Apple iPad Air 2, because although it has only 64 GB internal storage capacity, it also counts with an external memory card slot that holds a maximum of 400 GB. Galaxy Tab S4 has a little faster processing unit than iPad Air 2, because although it has a 32-bits CPU against 64-bits, it also counts with more cpu cores and more RAM.
The Apple iPad Air 2 features a little longer battery performance than Samsung Galaxy Tab S4, because it has 7340mAh of battery capacity instead of 7300mAh. The Galaxy Tab S4 features a much better camera than iPad Air 2, because it has a back-facing camera with way more MP, a way higher 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution and a much bigger diafragm aperture.
IPad Air 2 is not only the best tablets in this comparison, but it's also cheap compared to the Samsung Galaxy Tab S4.
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