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Apple iPad Air 2
128 GB Wi-Fi Only| Global Score | |
| 79.3 | 78.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iOS 8.x | -- |
| 2014-10-16 | 2020-05-05 |
| 9.45 x 6.67 x 0.24 inches | 9.63 x 6.07 x 0.28 inches |
| 15.41 ounces | 16.47 ounces |
| Gold and Gray | Angora blue, Chiffon pink and Oxford gray |
| Aluminium | Aluminum |
| $ 271.00 | $ 349.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 9.7 inches | 10.4 inches |
| 1536 x 2048 pixels | 2000 x 1200 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 264 pixels per inch | 224 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 7 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A8X chipset | Samsung Exynos 9611 chipset |
| 64-bit Cyclone (Single-Core 1500 MHz) processor | Arm Cortex-A73 and Arm Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (1600 MHz) RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| PowerVR GXA6850 GPU | Mali-G72 MP3 GPU |
| 8.82 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 1000 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 12.98 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 1.20 MP | 8.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | f/1.90 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 | 8.47 |
| 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+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 7340mAh Battery | 7040mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 8.56 | 8.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
IPad Air 2 is slightly better than the Galaxy Tab S6 Lite, having a 79.3 score against 78.2. Even though the iPad Air 2 is notably older than Galaxy Tab S6 Lite, it's body is a bit lighter and somewhat thinner. The Galaxy Tab S6 Lite counts with just a bit better processing power than Apple iPad Air 2, because although it has a 32-bit processing unit against 64-bits, it also counts with a greater number of cores and a greater amount of RAM.
The Apple iPad Air 2 counts with a better looking display than Samsung Galaxy Tab S6 Lite, because although it has a little bit smaller display, it also counts with a little higher pixel count per display inch and a slightly higher resolution of 2048 x 1536 pixels. Samsung Galaxy Tab S6 Lite has a much greater storage capacity to store more games and applications than iPad Air 2, because although it has only 64 GB internal memory capacity, it also counts with a SD memory slot that admits a maximum of 1000 GB.
Samsung Galaxy Tab S6 Lite's camera is very similar to the camera in iPad Air 2, and although the Samsung Galaxy Tab S6 Lite has a lot bigger camera aperture to capture better photography and videos in low-light situations, they both have the same (Full HD) video quality, the same 30 frames per second video frame rates and a same resolution back camera.
The iPad Air 2 has a bit better battery duration than Galaxy Tab S6 Lite, because it has a 4 percent more battery size.
The iPad Air 2 not only is the best tablets between the ones we are comparing, but it's also a lot cheaper.
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