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Apple iPad Air 2
128 GB Wi-Fi Only| Global Score | |
| 79.3 | 78.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iOS 8.x | Android 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2014-10-16 | 2019-04-26 |
| 9.45 x 6.67 x 0.24 inches | 9.65 x 6.30 x 0.22 inches |
| 15.41 ounces | 14.11 ounces |
| Gold and Gray | Black, Gold and Silver |
| Aluminium | Aluminum |
| $ 271.00 | $ 316.00 |
| 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 | 7.4 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A8X chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 670 SDM670 chipset |
| 64-bit Cyclone (Single-Core 1500 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A75 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (1600 MHz) RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| PowerVR GXA6850 GPU | Adreno 615 GPU |
| 8.82 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 1.20 MP | 13.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 31.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.29 inches (1/3.4") 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 | 9.46 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EV-DO A, EV-DO B, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA | -- |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 7340mAh Battery | 7040mAh Li - Ion 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 and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
IPad Air 2 has a score of 79.3, which is a bit better than the Galaxy Tab S5e's overall score of 78.6. The iPad Air 2 works with iOS 8.x OS, and Galaxy Tab S5e has Android 10 OS. IPad Air 2's design is noticeably older, just a little bit thicker and a little bit heavier than Galaxy Tab S5e. The Samsung Galaxy Tab S5e counts with a bit better processing power than iPad Air 2, because although it has a 32-bits CPU against 64-bits, it also counts with a larger number of cores and 2 GB more RAM.
Apple iPad Air 2 features a more vivid display than Galaxy Tab S5e, although it has a quite lower resolution of 2048 x 1536px, a little smaller display and a bit worse quantity of pixels per inch of screen. The Galaxy Tab S5e counts with a much greater storage for applications and games than iPad Air 2, and although they both have the same 128 GB internal memory, the Galaxy Tab S5e also has a SD memory slot that admits a maximum of 512 GB.
Apple iPad Air 2 has just a little bit longer battery duration than Galaxy Tab S5e, because it has a 7340mAh battery size instead of 7040mAh. The Samsung Galaxy Tab S5e has a superior camera than Apple iPad Air 2, because it has a larger aperture for better low-light captures and video, a back facing camera with a much better 13 megapixels resolution and a way better 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution.
Apple iPad Air 2 not only is the best tablets between the ones we are comparing here, but it's also the cheapest one, which makes it easy to pick between these tablets.
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