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| Global Score | |
| 85.9 | 79.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | |
| -- | Chrome OS |
| 2019-03-18 | 2018-11-22 |
| 9.80 x 6.80 x 0.24 inches | 11.45 x 7.95 x 0.28 inches |
| 16.37 ounces | 25.79 ounces |
| Gold, Gray and Silver | Blue |
| Aluminum | Aluminum |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 779.00 | $ 1599.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.5 inches | 12.3 inches |
| 2224 x 1668 pixels | 2000 x 3000 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 265 pixels per inch | 293 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | 400 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.8 | 7.8 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A12 Bionic APL1W81 chipset | Intel Core-i7 8500Y chipset |
| 64-bit Vortex and Tempest, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2490 MHz) processor | 64-bit, 14 nm (Dual-Core 1500 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 16 GB RAM |
| Apple 4-core GPU GPU | Intel HD Graphics 615 GPU |
| 10.35 | 8.46 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 13.3 | 13.3 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 7.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 1920 x 1080 (120 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 8.91 | 8.47 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | -- |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | -- |
| 6.1 | 3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 8134mAh Li - Ion Battery | -- |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 9.04 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The iPad Air (2019) is slightly better than the Google Pixel Slate, getting a global score of 85.9 against 79.3. IPad Air (2019)'s construction is thinner and incredibly lighter than the Google Pixel Slate, even though both of them were released only a couple of months apart. Apple iPad Air (2019) has a really superior hardware performance than Google Pixel Slate, because although it has a lower amount of RAM, it also counts with a 64 bits processing unit and more CPU cores.
Google Pixel Slate features a display that's very similar to the display in iPad Air (2019), because although the Google Pixel Slate has much less brightness, it also counts with a better 3000 x 2000 resolution, a bigger display and a just a little higher display pixel density. The Apple iPad Air (2019) counts with a bit better camera than Google Pixel Slate, because although it has a way tinier camera aperture, and they both have the same (Full HD) video definition and a 8 mega pixels camera, the Apple iPad Air (2019) also counts with faster video frame rates.
Google Pixel Slate's storage capacity for games and applications is very similar to the iPad Air (2019) one, both of them have the same 256 GB internal storage. Apple iPad Air (2019) counts with a very superior battery life than Google Pixel Slate.
Even being the best tablet of the ones we are comparing here, the iPad Air (2019) is also a bargain compared to others.
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