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| Global Score | |
| 51.9 | 72.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Panasonic | Apple |
| Android 3.2 | iOS 8.x, 7.x |
| 2011-11-07 | 2013-10-22 |
| 10.50 x 8.30 x 0.67 inches | 9.45 x 6.67 x 0.30 inches |
| 34.08 ounces | 16.86 ounces |
| -- | Black, Gray and White |
| -- | Aluminium |
| $ 199.00 | $ 194.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.1 inches | 9.7 inches |
| 1024 x 768 pixels | 2048 x 1536 pixels |
| -- | IPS LCD |
| 127 pixels per inch | 264 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 6.3 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| -- | Apple A7 chipset |
| Marvell (Dual-Core 1200 MHz) processor | 64-bit Cyclone (Dual-Core 1400 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB RAM | 1 GB RAM |
| GPU | PowerVR G6430 (600 MHz) GPU |
| 7.83 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 16 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC (up to 32 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 5.72 | 4.4 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP + 2.00 MP | 5.00 MP + 1.20 MP |
| -- | f/2.40 aperture |
| -- | 33.00mm focal length |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 6.05 | 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 | |
| 4590mAh Li-Ion Battery | 8820mAh Li-Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.4 | 9.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 2.1, EDR | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Apple iPad Air has a score of 72.8, which is much better than Panasonic Toughpad A1's global score of 51.9. Apple iPad Air's body is newer, way lighter and a lot thinner than the Panasonic Toughpad A1. Apple iPad Air has iOS 8.x OS, while Panasonic Toughpad A1 comes with Android 3.2 OS. Apple iPad Air has a superior CPU than Panasonic Toughpad A1, and although they both have the same number of cores and a 1 GB RAM, the Apple iPad Air also has a 64-bits CPU and an extra graphics processing unit.
IPad Air has a way better looking display than Panasonic Toughpad A1, because although it has a quite smaller display, it also counts with a much better resolution of 1536 x 2048px and a lot better pixels number per inch of display. Panasonic Toughpad A1 counts with much more memory capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than iPad Air, and although they both have exactly the same internal memory, the Panasonic Toughpad A1 also has an external memory card slot that holds a maximum of 32 GB.
The Apple iPad Air counts with a way better battery performance than Panasonic Toughpad A1, because it has 8820mAh of battery capacity. IPad Air has a greater camera than Panasonic Toughpad A1. Both have a 5 mega-pixels resolution camera in the back.
Even being the best tablet of the ones we are comparing here, the iPad Air is also cheaper than the Panasonic Toughpad A1, making this tablet a very good choice.
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