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Apple iPad Air 2
128 GB Wi-Fi Only| Global Score | |
| 79.3 | 61.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iOS 8.x | -- |
| 2014-10-16 | 2015-11-08 |
| 9.45 x 6.67 x 0.24 inches | 17.79 x 10.86 x 0.47 inches |
| 15.41 ounces | 93.48 ounces |
| Gold and Gray | 16 777 216 |
| Aluminium | -- |
| $ 271.00 | $ 599.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 9.7 inches | 18.4 inches |
| 1536 x 2048 pixels | 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) |
| IPS LCD | TFT |
| 264 pixels per inch | 120 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 5.9 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A8X chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7580 chipset |
| 64-bit Cyclone (Single-Core 1500 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 28 nm (Octa-Core 1600 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (1600 MHz) RAM | 2 GB RAM |
| PowerVR GXA6850 GPU | Mali-T720 MP2 GPU |
| 8.82 | 8.73 |
| 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 | 2.10 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | -- |
| 31.00mm focal length | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | -- |
| 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 8.47 | 0.55 |
| 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) and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 5.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 7340mAh Battery | 5700mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 8.56 | 7.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
IPad Air 2 is much better than the Galaxy View, getting a general score of 79.3 against 61.5. Even though the iPad Air 2 is older than Galaxy View, it's construction is a lot lighter and noticeably thinner. IPad Air 2 has an incredibly better looking screen than Samsung Galaxy View, because although it has a really smaller screen, it also counts with a better 2048 x 1536 resolution and much more pixels per inch of display.
The iPad Air 2 has a bit faster processing unit than Samsung Galaxy View, because although it has a lower number of cores and slower, and they both have the same RAM memory amount, the iPad Air 2 also counts with a 64-bit processor. IPad Air 2 has a slightly better storage to store more apps and games than Galaxy View, because although it has no SD card slot, it also counts with 64 GB more internal storage.
Apple iPad Air 2 counts with improved battery lifetime than Samsung Galaxy View, because it has a 29% bigger battery size. The iPad Air 2 shoots much better videos and photos than Samsung Galaxy View.
In addition to being the best tablet of the ones we compare here, the Apple iPad Air 2 is also a lot cheaper.
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