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| Global Score | |
| 65.6 | 70 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iOS 12.x, 11.x, 10.x, 9.x | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo, 7.1 Nougat |
| 2015-07-15 | 2017-11-01 |
| 4.86 x 2.31 x 0.24 inches | 8.45 x 5.02 x 0.39 inches |
| 3.10 ounces | 14.78 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | 16 777 216 |
| $ 399.00 | $ 520.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4 inches | 8 inches |
| 1136 x 640 pixels | 1280 x 800 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 326 pixels per inch | 189 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 6.6 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A8 APL1011 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880 chipset |
| Typhoon, 64-bit, 20 nm (Dual-Core 1100 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1600 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| PowerVR Series 6XT GX6450 GPU | Mali-T830 MP3 GPU |
| 7.92 | 8.73 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 16 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 7.48 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 1.20 MP | 8.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 8.25 | 7.48 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| -- | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA |
| -- | Nano SIM |
| 2.4 | 6.3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 1043mAh Battery | 4450mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 2.64 | 6.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| -- | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer and Gyroscope | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Galaxy Tab Active 2 is a little bit better than Apple iPod touch 6th generation, having a 70 score against 65.6. The Galaxy Tab Active 2 counts with Android 9.0 Pie OS, while Apple iPod touch 6th generation works with iOS 12.x OS. The Galaxy Tab Active 2 design is newer, but noticeably thicker and noticeably heavier than Apple iPod touch 6th generation.
IPod touch 6th generation counts with a way better looking screen than Galaxy Tab Active 2, because although it has a way smaller display and a quite lower 640 x 1136px resolution, it also counts with a lot more pixels per inch of display. The iPod touch 6th generation counts with a much bigger storage to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Galaxy Tab Active 2, because although it has no slot for external memory cards, it also counts with more internal storage capacity.
The Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 2 counts with a faster processing unit than Apple iPod touch 6th generation, because it has more RAM memory and 6 more cpu cores. The Galaxy Tab Active 2 has a superior battery duration than Apple iPod touch 6th generation, because it has 4450mAh of battery capacity against 1043mAh.
The iPod touch 6th generation counts with a much better camera than Galaxy Tab Active 2. Both of them have a back facing camera with an 8 mega pixels resolution, the same 30 fps video frame rate and the same 1920x1080 video resolution.
The Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 2 costs more money than the Apple iPod touch 6th generation, but you can get a better tablet for that extra money.
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