Compare tablets
Apple iPad Air
Wi-Fi Only 64 GB| Global Score | |
| 75.5 | 78.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iOS 8.x, 7.x | Android 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2013-10-22 | 2019-04-26 |
| 9.45 x 6.67 x 0.30 inches | 9.65 x 6.30 x 0.22 inches |
| 16.86 ounces | 14.11 ounces |
| Black, Gray and White | Black, Gold and Silver |
| Aluminium | Aluminum |
| $ 386.00 | $ 316.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 9.7 inches | 10.5 inches |
| 2048 x 1536 pixels | 2560 x 1600 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 264 pixels per inch | 288 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 7.4 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A7 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 670 SDM670 chipset |
| 64-bit Cyclone (Dual-Core 1400 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A75 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| PowerVR G6430 (600 MHz) GPU | Adreno 615 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP + 1.20 MP | 13.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 33.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.29 inches (1/3.4") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 7.92 | 9.46 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, EV-DO A, EV-DO B, EDGE and GPRS | -- |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.5 | 3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 8820mAh Li-Polymer Battery | 7040mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 9.52 | 8.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Galaxy Tab S5e is slightly better than Apple iPad Air, with a 78.6 score against 75.5. The Galaxy Tab S5e is a newer tablet, and it's also somewhat lighter and notably thinner than Apple iPad Air. The Galaxy Tab S5e counts with Android 10 OS, and Apple iPad Air comes with iOS 8.x OS. The iPad Air counts with a more vivid display than Galaxy Tab S5e, although it has a quite smaller screen, a bit less pixels per screen inch and a little bit lower 1536 x 2048 resolution.
Samsung Galaxy Tab S5e counts with a much bigger storage capacity to install games and applications than iPad Air, because it has a slot for an external memory card that holds a maximum of 512 GB and 128 GB internal storage. The Apple iPad Air features a bit more powerful processor than Galaxy Tab S5e, because although it has a lower amount of RAM memory and 6 less and slower CPU cores, it also counts with a 64-bits processing unit and a GPU.
IPad Air has greater battery life than Galaxy Tab S5e, because it has a 25% greater battery capacity. The Galaxy Tab S5e takes much better photographs and videos than iPad Air, because it has a larger aperture, a much more megapixels back-facing camera and a lot higher (4K) video quality.
Galaxy Tab S5e is not only the best tablets of the ones we compare here, but it's also very cheap compared to the other tablets.
Disclaimer: As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.
