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| Global Score | |
| 71.7 | 75.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iPadOS 14.x | Android 4.4.2, 4.3 |
| 2020-10-16 | 2013-09-04 |
| 9.75 x 7.03 x 0.24 inches | 9.57 x 6.75 x 0.31 inches |
| 16.23 ounces | 19.29 ounces |
| Green, Rose gold, Silver, Sky blue and Space gray | Black and White |
| Aluminum | -- |
| $ 729.00 | $ 610.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.9 inches | 10.1 inches |
| 2360 x 1640 pixels | 2560 x 1600 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super Clear LCD |
| 264 pixels per inch | 299 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.8 | 8.4 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A14 Bionic chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 MSM8974 chipset |
| 64-bit Firestorm and Icestorm, 64-bit, 5 nm (Hexa-Core 3100 MHz) processor | Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| -- | 3 GB (800 MHz) RAM |
| Apple 4-core GPU GPU | Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU |
| 10.26 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 7.56 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 7.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 2.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 9.9 | 6.49 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EV-DO A, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Micro SIM |
| 6.1 | 7.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| Li - Ion Battery | 8220mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | 43 hours talk time |
| 1.36 | 9.12 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Galaxy Note 10.1 (2014) is slightly better than the Apple iPad Air (2020), with a 75.8 score against 71.7. Despite being the best in our current comparison, we must highlight that it is also a notably older, somewhat heavier and thicker tablet. Galaxy Note 10.1 (2014) counts with Android 4.4.2 operating system, while Apple iPad Air (2020) counts with iPadOS 14.x operating system.
The Apple iPad Air (2020) features a quite better performance than Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 (2014), because although it has doesn't have an extra GPU, it also counts with a 64-bits processing unit and more processing cores. Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 (2014) has a bit more vivid display than Apple iPad Air (2020), because although it has a quite smaller screen, it also counts with a little bit more pixels per inch of screen and a bit higher resolution of 1600 x 2560.
The Apple iPad Air (2020) has a little bit better storage capacity for games and applications than Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 (2014), because although it has no slot for an SD memory card, it also counts with 32 GB more internal memory capacity. IPad Air (2020) has a way better camera than Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 (2014), because it has a back camera with way more megapixels and a lot higher 3840x2160 video quality.
Galaxy Note 10.1 (2014) features a way better battery lifetime than iPad Air (2020).
Even being the best tablet of the ones in this comparison, the Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 (2014) is also a bargain compared to others.
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