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Apple iPad Air
Wi-Fi Only 64 GB| Global Score | |
| 75.5 | 76.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iOS 8.x, 7.x | Android 4.4 |
| 2013-10-22 | 2014-01-06 |
| 9.45 x 6.67 x 0.30 inches | 11.64 x 8.03 x 0.31 inches |
| 16.86 ounces | 26.10 ounces |
| Black, Gray and White | -- |
| Aluminium | -- |
| $ 386.00 | $ 350.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 9.7 inches | 12.2 inches |
| 2048 x 1536 pixels | 2560 x 1600 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super Clear LCD |
| 264 pixels per inch | 247 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8.2 | 8.1 |
| 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 | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSD, microSDHC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 7.56 |
| 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 (60 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 7.92 | 7.7 |
| 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, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| Nano SIM | SIM |
| 6.5 | 6.9 |
| Battery Life | |
| 8820mAh Li-Polymer Battery | 9500mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 9.52 | 9.92 |
| 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
The Samsung Galaxy Tab Pro 12.2 is slightly better than Apple iPad Air, with a 76.9 score against 75.5. Even being the best in this review, the Samsung Galaxy Tab Pro 12.2 body is just a bit thicker and way heavier than the Apple iPad Air. The Samsung Galaxy Tab Pro 12.2 comes with Android 4.4 operating system, and Apple iPad Air has iOS 8.x operating system.
Apple iPad Air features a little more vivid screen than Samsung Galaxy Tab Pro 12.2, because although it has a really smaller display and a bit worse resolution of 1536 x 2048 pixels, it also counts with a just a bit better screen pixels density. The Galaxy Tab Pro 12.2 counts with a CPU that's very similar to the processing unit in iPad Air, because although the Galaxy Tab Pro 12.2 has a weaker 450 megahertz graphics processing unit and a 32 bits processing unit against 64-bits, it also counts with a higher number of cores (and also faster) and more RAM.
The iPad Air has a little bit better camera than Galaxy Tab Pro 12.2, although it has a camera with a lot lower resolution and a lower 1920x1080 (Full HD) video resolution. The iPad Air features slightly more memory for games and applications than Galaxy Tab Pro 12.2, because although it has no SD memory slot, it also counts with more internal storage capacity.
The Galaxy Tab Pro 12.2 counts with a little better battery performance than iPad Air, because it has 9500mAh of battery capacity.
Samsung Galaxy Tab Pro 12.2 is not only the best devices in our current comparison, but it's also the cheapest one.
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