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| Global Score | |
| 85.9 | 74 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| 2019-03-18 | 2015-09-03 |
| 9.80 x 6.80 x 0.24 inches | 9.34 x 6.65 x 0.22 inches |
| 16.37 ounces | 13.83 ounces |
| Gold, Gray and Silver | 16 777 216 |
| Aluminum | Metal |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 779.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.5 inches | 9.7 inches |
| 2224 x 1668 pixels | 2048 x 1536 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 265 pixels per inch | 264 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.8 | 7.3 |
| 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, 20 nm (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 | 5870mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 9.04 | 7.44 |
| 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 iPad Air (2019) is much better than Galaxy Tab S2 9.7-inch, having an 85.9 score against 74. IPad Air (2019)'s construction is way newer than Galaxy Tab S2 9.7-inch's, although it's just a little bit thicker and somewhat heavier. The Apple iPad Air (2019) features a faster CPU than Galaxy Tab S2 9.7-inch, and although they both have a Octa-Core CPU and the same RAM memory amount, the Apple iPad Air (2019) also has a 64 bits CPU.
Apple iPad Air (2019) features a little sharper display than Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 9.7-inch, because it has a just a little more pixels per inch of display, a little bit bigger screen and a slightly higher 1668 x 2224 resolution. The iPad Air (2019) captures much better photographs and videos than Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 9.7-inch. They have the same video frame rates, the same video resolution and the same resolution back-facing camera.
Apple iPad Air (2019) counts with a superior memory capacity to store more games and applications than Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 9.7-inch, because although it has no SD card slot, it also counts with 256 GB internal memory. The Apple iPad Air (2019) counts with a very superior battery life than Galaxy Tab S2 9.7-inch, because it has a 39 percent bigger battery capacity.
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