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Apple iPad Air 2
128 GBSamsung Galaxy Tab Pro 10.1
3G Only| Global Score | |
| 79.3 | 74.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iOS 8.x | Android 4.4 |
| 2014-10-16 | 2014-01-06 |
| 9.45 x 6.67 x 0.24 inches | 9.57 x 6.75 x 0.29 inches |
| 15.41 ounces | 16.54 ounces |
| Gold and Gray | White |
| Aluminium | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 281.00 | $ 285.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 9.7 inches | 10.1 inches |
| 1536 x 2048 pixels | 2560 x 1600 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super Clear LCD |
| 264 pixels per inch | 299 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8.2 | 8.4 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A8X chipset | Exynos 5 Octa chipset |
| 64-bit Cyclone (Single-Core 1500 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A15 (Quad-Core 1900 MHz + Quad-Core 1300 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (1600 MHz) RAM | 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM |
| PowerVR GXA6850 GPU | ARM Mali-T628 MP6 (600 MHz) GPU |
| 8.82 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 7.56 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 1.20 MP | 8.00 MP + 2.00 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | -- |
| 31.00mm focal length | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 8.47 | 6.49 |
| 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 (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| Nano SIM | SIM |
| 6.7 | 7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 7340mAh Battery | 8220mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 8.56 | 9.12 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The iPad Air 2 has an overall score of 79.3, which is a little bit better than Galaxy Tab Pro 10.1's score of 74.2. IPad Air 2 counts with iOS 8.x OS, while Galaxy Tab Pro 10.1 works with Android 4.4 OS. IPad Air 2's body is newer, thinner and just a little bit lighter than Galaxy Tab Pro 10.1. The Galaxy Tab Pro 10.1 counts with just a bit better looking display than iPad Air 2, because it has a quite larger display, a quite greater amount of pixels in each inch in the display and a bit higher resolution of 1600 x 2560.
The Samsung Galaxy Tab Pro 10.1 counts with a bit better CPU than iPad Air 2, because although it has a 32-bit CPU instead of 64-bits, and they both have the same RAM amount, the Samsung Galaxy Tab Pro 10.1 also counts with a higher number of faster cores and a GPU. The iPad Air 2 has much more storage capacity to store more apps and games than Samsung Galaxy Tab Pro 10.1, because although it has no external memory card slot, it also counts with more internal memory capacity.
The Galaxy Tab Pro 10.1 features a little longer battery life than Apple iPad Air 2, because it has an 8220mAh battery size instead of 7340mAh. IPad Air 2 has a lot better camera than Galaxy Tab Pro 10.1. Both have the same (Full HD) video quality, the same video frame rate and the same resolution camera.
Despite of being the best tablet of the ones in this comparison, the iPad Air 2 is also cheaper than the other tablet.
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