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Global Score
79.374
Basic Information
AppleSamsung
iOS 8.xAndroid 4.4.2
2014-10-162014-01-06
9.45 x 6.67 x 0.24 inches8.62 x 5.06 x 0.28 inches
15.41 ounces11.82 ounces
Gold and Gray--
Aluminium--
Scratch-Resistant Glass--
$ 281.00$ 289.00
Display / Screen
9.7 inches8.4 inches
1536 x 2048 pixels 1600 x 2560 pixels
IPS LCDSuper Clear LCD
264 pixels per inch359 pixels per inch
Capacitive, Multi-touchCapacitive, Multi-touch
8.28.8
Performance
Apple A8X chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 800 MSM8974 chipset
64-bit Cyclone (Single-Core 1500 MHz) processorKrait 400 (Quad-Core 2300 MHz) processor
2 GB (1600 MHz) RAM2 GB (800 MHz) RAM
PowerVR GXA6850 GPUAdreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU
8.829.27
Storage
128 GB internal memory16 GB internal memory
No SD card slotmicroSD, microSDHC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot
10.16.16
Camera
8.00 MP + 1.20 MP8.00 MP + 2.00 MP
f/2.40 aperture--
31.00mm focal length--
1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) video resolution
1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video--
8.477.7
Networks
Wi-FiWi-Fi
Mobile HotspotMobile Hotspot
LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EV-DO A, EV-DO B, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMALTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM
Nano SIMSIM
6.77
Battery Life
7340mAh Battery4800mAh Battery
Non-Removable BatteryNon-Removable Battery
--25 hours talk time
8.566.64
Other Features
Bluetooth 4.0Bluetooth 4.0
GPSGPS
--Infra-red port
Fingerprint ID Scanner--
Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light SensorAccelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor

Comparison review

The iPad Air 2 is slightly better than Samsung Galaxy Tab Pro 8.4, with a 79.3 score against 74. IPad Air 2 comes with iOS 8.x OS, and Samsung Galaxy Tab Pro 8.4 works with Android 4.4.2 OS. The iPad Air 2 design is newer and somewhat thinner than the Samsung Galaxy Tab Pro 8.4's, but it is also way heavier.

The Galaxy Tab Pro 8.4 features just a little better performance than iPad Air 2, because although it has a 32 bits processor against 64-bits, and they both have 2 GB of RAM memory, the Galaxy Tab Pro 8.4 also counts with an additional graphics co-processor and 3 more CPU cores. The Galaxy Tab Pro 8.4 has a little sharper screen than Apple iPad Air 2, because although it has a quite smaller screen, it also counts with a greater pixels density and a quite better 2560 x 1600px resolution.

The iPad Air 2 captures much clearer photographs and videos than Galaxy Tab Pro 8.4, although it has slower video frame rate, they both have the same resolution back camera and the same 1920x1080 (Full HD) video quality. The Apple iPad Air 2 features a much better memory capacity for games and applications than Samsung Galaxy Tab Pro 8.4, because although it has no external SD slot, it also counts with more internal storage.

Apple iPad Air 2 features a much longer battery duration than Galaxy Tab Pro 8.4, because it has a 53% larger battery size.

The iPad Air 2 not only is the best tablets of the ones in this comparison, but it's also the cheapest one.




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