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Apple iPad Air
Wi-Fi Only 128 GB| Global Score | |
| 77.7 | 74.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iOS 8.x, 7.x | Android 4.4.2, 4.3 |
| 2013-10-22 | 2013-09-04 |
| 9.45 x 6.67 x 0.30 inches | 9.57 x 6.75 x 0.31 inches |
| 16.86 ounces | 19.29 ounces |
| Black, Gray and White | Black and White |
| Aluminium | -- |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 280.00 | $ 460.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 9.7 inches | 10.1 inches |
| 2048 x 1536 pixels | 2560 x 1600 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super Clear LCD |
| 264 pixels per inch | 299 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8.2 | 8.4 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A7 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 MSM8974 chipset |
| 64-bit Cyclone (Dual-Core 1400 MHz) processor | Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB RAM | 3 GB (800 MHz) RAM |
| PowerVR G6430 (600 MHz) GPU | Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 16 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 6.16 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP + 1.20 MP | 8.00 MP + 2.00 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | -- |
| 33.00mm focal length | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution |
| 7.92 | 6.49 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, EV-DO A, EV-DO B, EDGE and GPRS | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EV-DO A, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| Nano SIM | Micro SIM |
| 6.5 | 7.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 8820mAh Li-Polymer Battery | 8220mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | 43 hours talk time |
| 9.52 | 9.12 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
IPad Air is just a bit better than GALAXY Note 10.1 (2014 Edition), with a 77.7 score against 74.5. The iPad Air construction is just a little thinner and somewhat lighter than the GALAXY Note 10.1 (2014 Edition), even though they were only released with a few months difference. IPad Air has iOS 8.x operating system, and GALAXY Note 10.1 (2014 Edition) works with Android 4.4.2 operating system.
GALAXY Note 10.1 (2014 Edition) has a little sharper display than Apple iPad Air, because it has a slightly better 1600 x 2560px resolution, a bit higher display density and a quite larger display. IPad Air and Samsung GALAXY Note 10.1 (2014 Edition) count with similar processing units, because although the Samsung GALAXY Note 10.1 (2014 Edition) has a slower graphics processing unit running at 450 megahertz and a 32-bit CPU against 64-bits, it also counts with more RAM memory and a larger number of cores.
The iPad Air has a greater camera than GALAXY Note 10.1 (2014 Edition), although it has a lower 1920x1080 video quality and a way worse 5 megapixels resolution back camera. Apple iPad Air has a much better storage capacity for applications and games than Samsung GALAXY Note 10.1 (2014 Edition), because although it has no external memory card slot, it also counts with 128 GB internal memory capacity.
Apple iPad Air counts with just a bit better battery life than GALAXY Note 10.1 (2014 Edition), because it has 8820mAh of battery capacity against 8220mAh.
The Apple iPad Air not only is the best tablets of the ones we are comparing here, but it's also by far the cheapest one.
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