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Apple iPad Air 2
16 GB Wi-Fi Only| Global Score | |
| 54.2 | 74.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| Android 2.3.5, 2.2 | iOS 8.x |
| 2011-03-16 | 2014-10-16 |
| 4.87 x 2.53 x 0.39 inches | 9.45 x 6.67 x 0.24 inches |
| 4.97 ounces | 15.41 ounces |
| -- | Gold and Gray |
| -- | Aluminium |
| $ 215.00 | $ 221.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4 inches | 9.7 inches |
| 480 x 800 pixels | 1536 x 2048 pixels |
| Super Clear LCD | IPS LCD |
| 233 pixels per inch | 264 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.1 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| -- | Apple A8X chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A8 (Single-Core 1000 MHz) processor | 64-bit Cyclone (Single-Core 1500 MHz) processor |
| 512 MB RAM | 2 GB (1600 MHz) RAM |
| PowerVR SGX 540 GPU | PowerVR GXA6850 GPU |
| 7.38 | 8.82 |
| 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 | |
| 3.20 MP + 0.30 MP | 8.00 MP + 1.20 MP |
| -- | f/2.40 aperture |
| -- | 31.00mm focal length |
| -- | 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 |
| -- | LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EV-DO A, EV-DO B, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA |
| -- | Nano SIM |
| 2.4 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 1200mAh Li-Ion Battery | 7340mAh Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 2.88 | 8.56 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 3.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Apple iPad Air 2 is much better than Samsung Galaxy S WiFi 4.0, with a 74.2 score against 54.2. Apple iPad Air 2 has iOS 8.x OS, while Samsung Galaxy S WiFi 4.0 works with Android 2.3.5 OS. The Apple iPad Air 2 body is much newer and incredibly thinner, but also way heavier than the Samsung Galaxy S WiFi 4.0.
The Apple iPad Air 2 has a much better looking display than Samsung Galaxy S WiFi 4.0, because it has a lot better resolution of 2048 x 1536, a really bigger display and a bit more pixels per inch of display. IPad Air 2 has a better CPU than Galaxy S WiFi 4.0, and although they both have a Single-Core processing unit, the iPad Air 2 also has more RAM and a 64-bits processing unit.
The iPad Air 2 has a much better camera than Galaxy S WiFi 4.0, because it has a lot better resolution camera. The Galaxy S WiFi 4.0 features a much greater memory for games and applications than iPad Air 2, and although they both have the same internal memory, the Galaxy S WiFi 4.0 also has an external SD slot that holds a maximum of 32 GB.
The iPad Air 2 counts with a really longer battery performance than Galaxy S WiFi 4.0, because it has 7340mAh of battery capacity.
Apple iPad Air 2 costs a little more than the Samsung Galaxy S WiFi 4.0, but it's still a great deal, as you can get a better tablet for that extra money.
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