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| Global Score | |
| 85.9 | 73.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| 2019-03-18 | 2015-09-03 |
| 9.80 x 6.80 x 0.24 inches | 7.82 x 5.31 x 0.22 inches |
| 16.37 ounces | 9.59 ounces |
| Gold, Gray and Silver | -- |
| Aluminum | Metal |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 779.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.5 inches | 8 inches |
| 2224 x 1668 pixels | 2048 x 1536 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 265 pixels per inch | 320 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.8 | 7.6 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A12 Bionic APL1W81 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 5433 chipset |
| 64-bit Vortex and Tempest, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2490 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 1900 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Apple 4-core GPU GPU | Mali-T760 MP6 GPU |
| 10.35 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 13.3 | 10.02 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 7.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 2.10 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (120 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 2560 x 1440 (Quad HD / 2K) video resolution |
| 8.91 | 6.38 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | -- |
| 6.1 | 5.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 8134mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 9.04 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Apple iPad Air (2019) has a general score of 85.9, which is much better than the Galaxy Tab S2 8.0-inch's 73.6 score. Apple iPad Air (2019)'s body is incredibly newer, but a little bit thicker and a lot heavier than Galaxy Tab S2 8.0-inch. The iPad Air (2019) features a quite superior hardware performance than Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 8.0-inch, and although they both have a Octa-Core CPU and the same RAM amount, the iPad Air (2019) also has a 64 bits CPU.
The Apple iPad Air (2019) features a bit sharper display than Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 8.0-inch, because although it has a little bit lower pixels density, it also counts with a bit higher resolution of 1668 x 2224px and a really larger display. The Apple iPad Air (2019) counts with a superior storage capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Galaxy Tab S2 8.0-inch, because although it has no SD memory slot, it also counts with more internal storage.
The iPad Air (2019) has a lot better camera than Galaxy Tab S2 8.0-inch. Both have the same video frame rate, the same 1920x1080 (Full HD) video definition and a 8 mega pixels camera. Apple iPad Air (2019) counts with a way better battery life than Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 8.0-inch, because it has 8134mAh of battery capacity against 4000mAh.
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