Global Score | |
79.3 | 74 |
Basic Information | |
Apple | Samsung |
iOS 8.x | Android 4.4.2 |
2014-10-16 | 2014-01-06 |
9.45 x 6.67 x 0.24 inches | 8.62 x 5.06 x 0.28 inches |
15.41 ounces | 11.82 ounces |
Gold and Gray | -- |
Aluminium | -- |
Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
$ 281.00 | $ 289.00 |
Display / Screen | |
9.7 inches | 8.4 inches |
1536 x 2048 pixels | 1600 x 2560 pixels |
IPS LCD | Super Clear LCD |
264 pixels per inch | 359 pixels per inch |
Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
8.2 | 8.8 |
Performance | |
Apple A8X chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 MSM8974 chipset |
64-bit Cyclone (Single-Core 1500 MHz) processor | Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
2 GB (1600 MHz) RAM | 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM |
PowerVR GXA6850 GPU | Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU |
8.82 | 9.27 |
Storage | |
128 GB internal memory | 16 GB internal memory |
No SD card slot | microSD, microSDHC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot |
10.1 | 6.16 |
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 (60 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
8.47 | 7.7 |
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 | 4800mAh Battery |
Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
-- | 25 hours talk time |
8.56 | 6.64 |
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 |
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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