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Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 (AT&T)
SGH-I497Apple iPad Air 2
128 GB Wi-Fi Only| Global Score | |
| 65 | 79.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| Android 4.1, 4.0 | iOS 8.x |
| 2012-09-28 | 2014-10-16 |
| 10.10 x 6.90 x 0.38 inches | 9.45 x 6.67 x 0.24 inches |
| 20.70 ounces | 15.41 ounces |
| -- | Gold and Gray |
| -- | Aluminium |
| $ 250.00 | $ 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 |
| 7 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Plus MSM8960 chipset | Apple A8X chipset |
| Krait (Dual-Core 1500 MHz) processor | 64-bit Cyclone (Single-Core 1500 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB (500 MHz) RAM | 2 GB (1600 MHz) RAM |
| Adreno 225 (400 MHz) GPU | PowerVR GXA6850 GPU |
| 8.37 | 8.82 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC (up to 32 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 5.72 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 3.00 MP + 0.30 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 |
| 5.5 | 8.47 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EV-DO A, EV-DO B, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA |
| SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.4 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 7000mAh Li-Ion Battery | 7340mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 624 hours standby time | -- |
| 8.32 | 8.56 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The iPad Air 2 has a global score of 79.3, which is a lot better than the Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 (AT&T)'s 65 overall score. IPad Air 2's design is noticeably newer, incredibly thinner and a lot lighter than the Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 (AT&T). IPad Air 2 has iOS 8.x OS, while Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 (AT&T) comes with Android 4.1 OS.
IPad Air 2 has a little better processing power than Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 (AT&T), because although it has doesn't have an extra graphics processor and an inferior number of 1.5 gigahertz cores, it also counts with a 64-bits processing unit and 1 GB more RAM. The iPad Air 2 features a brighter screen than Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 (AT&T), because although it has a quite smaller screen, it also counts with a lot better pixels count per display inch and a way higher resolution of 2048 x 1536.
IPad Air 2 takes greater photographs and videos than Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 (AT&T), and although they both have the same 1920x1080 (Full HD) video definition and the same video frame rate, the iPad Air 2 also has a much more MP camera in the back. IPad Air 2 features a lot bigger storage capacity to store more apps and games than Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 (AT&T), because although it has no SD card slot, it also counts with 128 GB internal storage.
IPad Air 2 has just a bit better battery lifetime than Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 (AT&T), because it has a 5% larger battery size.
The iPad Air 2 costs a little more money than Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 (AT&T), but it's still a good choice, because you can get a lot more features for that extra money.
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