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| Global Score | |
| 71.7 | 66.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iPadOS 14.x | Android 4.4, 4.1.2, 4.1, 4.0 |
| 2020-10-16 | 2012-02-27 |
| 9.75 x 7.03 x 0.24 inches | 10.31 x 7.09 x 0.35 inches |
| 16.23 ounces | 21.16 ounces |
| Green, Rose gold, Silver, Sky blue and Space gray | -- |
| Aluminum | -- |
| $ 729.00 | $ 435.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.9 inches | 10.1 inches |
| 2360 x 1640 pixels | 1280 x 800 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super PLS LCD |
| 264 pixels per inch | 149 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.8 | 6.6 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A14 Bionic chipset | Samsung Exynos 4 (4412) chipset |
| 64-bit Firestorm and Icestorm, 64-bit, 5 nm (Hexa-Core 3100 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A9 (Quad-Core 1400 MHz) processor |
| -- | 2 GB RAM |
| Apple 4-core GPU GPU | ARM Mali GPU |
| 10.26 | 8.28 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSD, microSDHC (up to 32 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 9.02 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 7.00 MP | 5.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1280 x 720 (HD) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 9.9 | 5.5 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | SIM |
| 6.1 | 4 |
| Battery Life | |
| Li - Ion Battery | 7000mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 8.32 |
| 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
The Apple iPad Air (2020) is a little bit better than the Galaxy Note 10.1, having a 71.7 score against 66.3. Apple iPad Air (2020) comes with iPadOS 14.x operating system, and Galaxy Note 10.1 has Android 4.4 operating system. The Apple iPad Air (2020) is a extremely newer tablet, and it's also extremely thinner and much lighter than Galaxy Note 10.1.
Apple iPad Air (2020) counts with a more vivid screen than Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1, because it has a lot better resolution of 1640 x 2360, a little bigger display and much more pixels per screen inch. Apple iPad Air (2020) has a lot better performance than Galaxy Note 10.1, because it has a higher number of cores (and also faster) and a 64-bit processor.
Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 counts with more storage for games and applications than iPad Air (2020), and although they both have equal 64 GB internal storage capacity, the Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 also has a slot for an external memory card that holds up to 32 GB. The Apple iPad Air (2020) counts with a way better camera than Galaxy Note 10.1, because it has a much more mega-pixels back facing camera and a much better 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution.
Galaxy Note 10.1 has a superior battery lifetime than Apple iPad Air (2020).
Although Apple iPad Air (2020) is a better device, it costs a lot more than the Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1, and it doesn't have such a good relation between it's price and quality as the Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1. So if you want that extra features and specs, you can buy Apple iPad Air (2020), otherwise you can save some dollars and buy the Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1, giving up a couple specifications.
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