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Apple iPad Air
128 GB| Global Score | |
| 79.3 | 77.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | |
| Chrome OS | iOS 8.x, 7.x |
| 2018-11-22 | 2013-10-22 |
| 11.45 x 7.95 x 0.28 inches | 9.45 x 6.67 x 0.30 inches |
| 25.79 ounces | 16.86 ounces |
| Blue | Black, Gray and White |
| Aluminum | Aluminium |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 1599.00 | $ 273.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 12.3 inches | 9.7 inches |
| 2000 x 3000 pixels | 2048 x 1536 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 293 pixels per inch | 264 pixels per inch |
| 400 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.8 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| Intel Core-i7 8500Y chipset | Apple A7 chipset |
| 64-bit, 14 nm (Dual-Core 1500 MHz) processor | 64-bit Cyclone (Dual-Core 1400 MHz) processor |
| 16 GB RAM | 1 GB RAM |
| Intel HD Graphics 615 GPU | PowerVR G6430 (600 MHz) GPU |
| 8.46 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 13.3 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 5.00 MP + 1.20 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/2.40 aperture |
| -- | 33.00mm focal length |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 8.47 | 7.92 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| -- | LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EV-DO A, EV-DO B, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA |
| -- | Nano SIM |
| 3 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | 8820mAh Li-Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 9.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| -- | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Google Pixel Slate is just a bit better than the Apple iPad Air, getting a 79.3 score against 77.9. Even though the Google Pixel Slate is extremely heavier than the Apple iPad Air, it's a bit thinner and a lot newer. Google Pixel Slate has Chrome OS OS, and Apple iPad Air works with iOS 8.x OS.
Apple iPad Air features a bit better display than Google Pixel Slate, although it has a way smaller display, a just a bit less pixels per screen inch and a lot lower resolution of 1536 x 2048px. Apple iPad Air features a little faster processing unit than Google Pixel Slate, because although it has less RAM, and they both have 2 cores, the Apple iPad Air also counts with a 64-bits processor and an extra GPU.
Google Pixel Slate features a superior storage capacity to install games and applications than Apple iPad Air, because it has 256 GB internal memory capacity. The Google Pixel Slate has a bit better camera than iPad Air, and although they both have the same video quality and the same video frame rates, the Google Pixel Slate also has a much more mega pixels camera in the back and a much larger aperture to capture better low light images and video.
IPad Air counts with a much longer battery life than Google Pixel Slate.
Although Google Pixel Slate is a better device, it costs a lot more than iPad Air, and it doesn't have such a good relation between it's price and quality as the iPad Air. If you want to save some dollars, you can get iPad Air, giving up a couple features, but you will get the most out of your budget.
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