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Apple iPad Air 2

64 GB Wi-Fi Only
Global Score
77.178
Basic Information
AppleSamsung
iOS 8.xAndroid 4.4
2014-10-162014-01-06
9.45 x 6.67 x 0.24 inches11.64 x 8.03 x 0.31 inches
15.41 ounces25.82 ounces
Gold and Gray--
Aluminium--
$ 283.00$ 249.00
Display / Screen
9.7 inches12.2 inches
1536 x 2048 pixels 2560 x 1600 pixels
IPS LCDSuper Clear LCD
264 pixels per inch247 pixels per inch
Capacitive, Multi-touchCapacitive, Multi-touch
8.28
Performance
Apple A8X chipsetSamsung Exynos 5 Octa chipset
64-bit Cyclone (Single-Core 1500 MHz) processorKrait 400 (Quad-Core 1900 MHz + Quad-Core 1300 MHz) processor
2 GB (1600 MHz) RAM3 GB (800 MHz) RAM
PowerVR GXA6850 GPUARM Mali-T628 MP6 (600 MHz) GPU
8.829.18
Storage
64 GB internal memory64 GB internal memory
No SD card slotmicroSD, microSDHC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot
7.79.46
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, EDGE and GPRS
Nano SIMSIM
6.76.8
Battery Life
7340mAh Battery9500mAh Battery
Non-Removable BatteryNon-Removable Battery
8.569.92
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

Galaxy Tab Pro 12.2 has a score of 78, which is a bit better than the Apple iPad Air 2's 77.1 global score. The Galaxy Tab Pro 12.2 works with Android 4.4 OS, while Apple iPad Air 2 works with iOS 8.x OS. Although it's the best tablet we are comparing, Galaxy Tab Pro 12.2's body is older, noticeably thicker and way heavier than Apple iPad Air 2.

The Samsung Galaxy Tab Pro 12.2 features a little faster processor than iPad Air 2, because although it has a 32 bits processor instead of 64-bits, it also counts with an extra graphics processor, a higher number of faster cores and a higher amount of RAM. The iPad Air 2 counts with a little more vivid display than Galaxy Tab Pro 12.2, because although it has a much smaller screen and a little bit worse 2048 x 1536px resolution, it also counts with a just a bit better display density.

The Apple iPad Air 2 captures much clearer photos and videos than Galaxy Tab Pro 12.2, although it has worse 30 fps video frame rate, they both have a same resolution back-facing camera and the same (Full HD) video resolution. The Galaxy Tab Pro 12.2 features a way bigger memory capacity to install applications and games than iPad Air 2, and although they both have the same 64 GB internal storage capacity, the Galaxy Tab Pro 12.2 also has a SD card slot that admits up to 64 GB.

The Samsung Galaxy Tab Pro 12.2 features improved battery performance than iPad Air 2, because it has a 29% bigger battery size.

Samsung Galaxy Tab Pro 12.2 not only is the best tablets in our comparison, but it's also the cheapest.




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