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Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1
64 GBApple iPad Air 2
128 GB Wi-Fi Only| Global Score | |
| 66.3 | 79.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| Android 4.4, 4.1.2, 4.1, 4.0 | iOS 8.x |
| 2012-02-27 | 2014-10-16 |
| 10.31 x 7.09 x 0.35 inches | 9.45 x 6.67 x 0.24 inches |
| 21.16 ounces | 15.41 ounces |
| -- | Gold and Gray |
| -- | Aluminium |
| $ 435.00 | $ 271.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.1 inches | 9.7 inches |
| 1280 x 800 pixels | 1536 x 2048 pixels |
| Super PLS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 149 pixels per inch | 264 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 6.6 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 4 (4412) chipset | Apple A8X chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A9 (Quad-Core 1400 MHz) processor | 64-bit Cyclone (Single-Core 1500 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 2 GB (1600 MHz) RAM |
| ARM Mali GPU | PowerVR GXA6850 GPU |
| 8.28 | 8.82 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC (up to 32 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 9.02 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 1.20 MP |
| -- | f/2.40 aperture |
| -- | 31.00mm focal length |
| 1280 x 720 (HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 5.5 | 8.47 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EV-DO A, EV-DO B, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA |
| SIM | Nano SIM |
| 4 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 7000mAh Li-Ion Battery | 7340mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 8.32 | 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 has a general score of 79.3, which is much better than the Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1's score of 66.3. IPad Air 2 counts with iOS 8.x operating system, and Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 counts with Android 4.4 operating system. IPad Air 2's design is newer, way thinner and notably lighter than the Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1.
Apple iPad Air 2 features a little bit better hardware performance than Galaxy Note 10.1, because although it has a lower number of cores , and they both have a 2 GB RAM memory, the Apple iPad Air 2 also counts with a 64-bit processing unit. The Apple iPad Air 2 has a lot better looking screen than Galaxy Note 10.1, because although it has a quite smaller screen, it also counts with a much higher resolution of 2048 x 1536px and a lot greater display pixel density.
The Apple iPad Air 2 counts with a greater storage to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1, because although it has no slot for an external memory card, it also counts with 128 GB internal memory. Apple iPad Air 2 has just a bit better battery lifetime than Galaxy Note 10.1, because it has a 7340mAh battery size.
IPad Air 2 captures much better photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1, because it has a much better video quality and a back-facing camera with a much better 8 MP resolution.
IPad Air 2 is not only the best tablets of the ones we are comparing here, but it's also by far the cheapest one, which makes this tablet an obvious call.
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