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Apple iPad Air 2
128 GB Wi-Fi Only| Global Score | |
| 75.8 | 79.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| Android 4.4.2, 4.3 | iOS 8.x |
| 2013-09-04 | 2014-10-16 |
| 9.57 x 6.75 x 0.31 inches | 9.45 x 6.67 x 0.24 inches |
| 19.29 ounces | 15.41 ounces |
| Black and White | Gold and Gray |
| -- | Aluminium |
| $ 610.00 | $ 271.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.1 inches | 9.7 inches |
| 2560 x 1600 pixels | 1536 x 2048 pixels |
| Super Clear LCD | IPS LCD |
| 299 pixels per inch | 264 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8.4 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 MSM8974 chipset | Apple A8X chipset |
| Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2300 MHz) processor | 64-bit Cyclone (Single-Core 1500 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB (800 MHz) RAM | 2 GB (1600 MHz) RAM |
| Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU | PowerVR GXA6850 GPU |
| 9.27 | 8.82 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 7.56 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 2.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 1.20 MP |
| -- | f/2.40 aperture |
| -- | 31.00mm focal length |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 6.49 | 8.47 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EV-DO A, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EV-DO A, EV-DO B, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA |
| Micro SIM | Nano SIM |
| 7.1 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 8220mAh Li-Ion Battery | 7340mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 43 hours talk time | -- |
| 9.12 | 8.56 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Infra-red port | -- |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
IPad Air 2 is slightly better than the Galaxy Note 10.1 (2014), getting a global score of 79.3 against 75.8. IPad Air 2's body is newer, extremely thinner and incredibly lighter than the Galaxy Note 10.1 (2014). IPad Air 2 comes with iOS 8.x OS, while Galaxy Note 10.1 (2014) works with Android 4.4.2 OS.
The Galaxy Note 10.1 (2014) counts with a little sharper display than Apple iPad Air 2, because it has a bit higher pixels amount in each inch in the display, a bit higher 1600 x 2560 resolution and a bit bigger screen. Galaxy Note 10.1 (2014) features just a bit better processing power than iPad Air 2, because although it has a 32-bits processing unit instead of 64-bits, it also counts with a larger number of cores , an additional graphics processor and a higher amount of RAM.
Apple iPad Air 2 has a greater camera than Galaxy Note 10.1 (2014). They have the same video frame rates, a 8 mega-pixels resolution back-facing camera and the same 1920x1080 (Full HD) video resolution. The iPad Air 2 has a very superior memory to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 (2014), because although it has no external memory card slot, it also counts with 96 GB more internal storage.
Galaxy Note 10.1 (2014) features a bit better battery life than Apple iPad Air 2, because it has a 12 percent more battery size.
The Apple iPad Air 2 is not only the best tablets of the ones we are comparing, but it's also by far the cheapest one.
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