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| Global Score | |
| 71.7 | 77.4 |
| 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 | $ 549.00 |
| 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 | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 9.46 |
| 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
Samsung GALAXY Note 10.1 (2014 Edition) is slightly better than the Apple iPad Air (2020), with a overall score of 77.4 against 71.7. Samsung GALAXY Note 10.1 (2014 Edition) counts with Android 4.4.2 OS, while Apple iPad Air (2020) comes with iPadOS 14.x OS. Despite being the best in this review, the Samsung GALAXY Note 10.1 (2014 Edition) body is noticeably older, thicker and somewhat heavier than the Apple iPad Air (2020).
IPad Air (2020) has a better processor than Samsung GALAXY Note 10.1 (2014 Edition), because although it has doesn't have an extra graphics processing unit, it also counts with a larger number of cores (and they are faster) and a 64-bits processor. The Samsung GALAXY Note 10.1 (2014 Edition) has a bit better looking screen than Apple iPad Air (2020), because although it has a little smaller display, it also counts with a little higher 1600 x 2560 resolution and a just a little higher display density.
GALAXY Note 10.1 (2014 Edition) has a superior storage for games and applications than iPad Air (2020), and although they both have equal 64 GB internal memory, the GALAXY Note 10.1 (2014 Edition) also has an external memory slot that allows up to 64 GB. The GALAXY Note 10.1 (2014 Edition) features a superior battery life than Apple iPad Air (2020).
IPad Air (2020) has a greater camera than GALAXY Note 10.1 (2014 Edition), because it has a back camera with a way higher 12 mega pixels resolution and a way better 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution.
Despite of being the best tablet in our current comparison, GALAXY Note 10.1 (2014 Edition) is also very cheap compared to the other ones.
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