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Apple iPad Air 2
64 GBSamsung Galaxy Note 8.0
16GB LTEN5120
| Global Score | |
| 77.1 | 69.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iOS 8.x | Android 4.4.2, 4.2.2, 4.1.2 |
| 2014-10-16 | 2013-02-24 |
| 9.45 x 6.67 x 0.24 inches | 8.30 x 5.35 x 0.31 inches |
| 15.41 ounces | 11.92 ounces |
| Gold and Gray | -- |
| Aluminium | -- |
| $ 275.00 | $ 285.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 9.7 inches | 8 inches |
| 1536 x 2048 pixels | 1280 x 800 pixels |
| IPS LCD | TFT |
| 264 pixels per inch | 189 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8.2 | 7 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A8X chipset | Samsung Exynos 4 Quad (Exynos 4412) chipset |
| 64-bit Cyclone (Single-Core 1500 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A9 (Quad-Core 1600 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (1600 MHz) RAM | 2 GB RAM |
| PowerVR GXA6850 GPU | ARM Mali-400 MP4 (Quad-Core 266 MHz) GPU |
| 8.82 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 16 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 6.16 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 1.20 MP | 5.00 MP + 1.30 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | -- |
| 31.00mm focal length | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1280 x 720 (30 fps) (HD) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 8.47 | 6.82 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EV-DO A, EV-DO B, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| Nano SIM | SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 7340mAh Battery | 4600mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 8.56 | 6.48 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Apple iPad Air 2 is better than Galaxy Note 8.0, with a score of 77.1 against 69.2. The Apple iPad Air 2 is a newer and noticeably thinner tablet than Galaxy Note 8.0, but it's also much heavier. The Apple iPad Air 2 has iOS 8.x OS, and Galaxy Note 8.0 comes with Android 4.4.2 OS. The Samsung Galaxy Note 8.0 counts with a little bit better performance than iPad Air 2, because although it has a 32-bit CPU against 64-bits, and they both have a 2 GB RAM memory, the Samsung Galaxy Note 8.0 also counts with more cpu cores and an extra graphics processor.
The Apple iPad Air 2 has a better display than Samsung Galaxy Note 8.0, because it has a way better resolution of 2048 x 1536, a bigger display and more pixels per inch in the screen. The iPad Air 2 features a lot bigger memory to store more games and applications than Samsung Galaxy Note 8.0, because although it has no slot for an external memory card, it also counts with 64 GB internal storage capacity.
IPad Air 2 has a very superior battery life than Galaxy Note 8.0, because it has 7340mAh of battery capacity against 4600mAh. The Apple iPad Air 2 has a much better camera than Samsung Galaxy Note 8.0, because it has a much better 1920x1080 (Full HD) video resolution and a camera in the back with lot more mega pixels.
In addition to being the best tablet of the ones we are comparing, iPad Air 2 is also cheap compared to the other tablet.
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