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| Global Score | |
| 65.6 | 74 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iOS 12.x, 11.x, 10.x, 9.x | -- |
| 2015-07-15 | 2015-09-03 |
| 4.86 x 2.31 x 0.24 inches | 9.34 x 6.65 x 0.22 inches |
| 3.10 ounces | 13.83 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | 16 777 216 |
| -- | Metal |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 399.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4 inches | 9.7 inches |
| 1136 x 640 pixels | 2048 x 1536 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 326 pixels per inch | 264 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 7.3 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A8 APL1011 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 5433 chipset |
| Typhoon, 64-bit, 20 nm (Dual-Core 1100 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 20 nm (Octa-Core 1900 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| PowerVR Series 6XT GX6450 GPU | Mali-T760 MP6 GPU |
| 7.92 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 10.02 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 1.20 MP | 8.00 MP + 2.10 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 2560 x 1440 (Quad HD / 2K) video resolution |
| 8.25 | 6.38 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA |
| 2.4 | 5.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 1043mAh Battery | 5870mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 2.64 | 7.44 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 4.1 |
| -- | GPS |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer and Gyroscope | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 9.7-inch has an overall score of 74, which is better than the iPod touch 6th generation's score of 65.6. Even though the Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 9.7-inch and the iPod touch 6th generation were released only a couple of months apart, Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 9.7-inch's construction is just a little bit thinner but also noticeably heavier.
Galaxy Tab S2 9.7-inch has a better performing processing unit than iPod touch 6th generation, because it has a higher number of cores (and they are faster) and a higher amount of RAM. IPod touch 6th generation counts with a bit more vivid display than Galaxy Tab S2 9.7-inch, because although it has a really smaller screen and a lot lower resolution of 640 x 1136, it also counts with a quite greater quantity of pixels per inch in the display.
The iPod touch 6th generation counts with a little bit more storage capacity to store more games and applications than Galaxy Tab S2 9.7-inch, because although it has no slot for SD memory cards, it also counts with 64 GB more internal storage. The Apple iPod touch 6th generation captures much better photos and videos than Galaxy Tab S2 9.7-inch. Both of them have the same resolution back facing camera, the same video frame rates and the same 1920x1080 (Full HD) video definition.
Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 9.7-inch has a superior battery performance than Apple iPod touch 6th generation, because it has a 463% bigger battery capacity.
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