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| Global Score | |
| 71.7 | 74 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iPadOS 14.x | -- |
| 2020-10-16 | 2015-09-03 |
| 9.75 x 7.03 x 0.24 inches | 9.34 x 6.65 x 0.22 inches |
| 16.23 ounces | 13.83 ounces |
| Green, Rose gold, Silver, Sky blue and Space gray | 16 777 216 |
| Aluminum | Metal |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 729.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.9 inches | 9.7 inches |
| 2360 x 1640 pixels | 2048 x 1536 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 264 pixels per inch | 264 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.8 | 7.3 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A14 Bionic chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 5433 chipset |
| 64-bit Firestorm and Icestorm, 64-bit, 5 nm (Hexa-Core 3100 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 20 nm (Octa-Core 1900 MHz) processor |
| -- | 3 GB RAM |
| Apple 4-core GPU GPU | Mali-T760 MP6 GPU |
| 10.26 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 10.02 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 7.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 2.10 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 2560 x 1440 (Quad HD / 2K) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 9.9 | 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 | |
| Li - Ion Battery | 5870mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 7.44 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Galaxy Tab S2 9.7-inch has a global score of 74, which is slightly better than the iPad Air (2020)'s 71.7 overall score. The Galaxy Tab S2 9.7-inch design is lighter and just a little thinner than the iPad Air (2020), although it was released 5 years before. The Apple iPad Air (2020) has a little bit better screen than Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 9.7-inch, and although they both have the same screen density, the Apple iPad Air (2020) also has a bit higher resolution of 1640 x 2360px and a little bit bigger display.
Galaxy Tab S2 9.7-inch has a superior storage capacity for apps and games than iPad Air (2020), and although they both have equal internal storage capacity, the Galaxy Tab S2 9.7-inch also has a SD card slot that holds up to 128 GB. The iPad Air (2020) has a quite superior performance than Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 9.7-inch, because although it has a lower number of cores , it also counts with a 64-bit processor.
Apple iPad Air (2020) counts with a way better camera than Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 9.7-inch, because it has a lot better resolution camera in the back and a lot better video quality. Galaxy Tab S2 9.7-inch counts with a superior battery lifetime than Apple iPad Air (2020).
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