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Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 (10.1)
LTE 8GB VerizonI915
Apple iPad 4
Verizon and SprintA1460
| Global Score | |
| 61.4 | 70.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| Android 4.1, 4.0 | iOS 7.x, 6.1, 6 |
| 2012-02-26 | 0000-00-00 |
| 10.10 x 6.90 x 0.38 inches | 9.50 x 7.31 x 0.37 inches |
| 20.74 ounces | 23.35 ounces |
| -- | Black and White |
| $ 420.00 | $ 740.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.1 inches | 9.7 inches |
| 1280 x 800 pixels | 2048 x 1536 pixels |
| Super PLS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 149 pixels per inch | 264 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 6.5 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| -- | Apple A6X chipset |
| Dual-Core 1000 MHz processor | Dual-Core 1400 MHz processor |
| 1 GB RAM | 1 GB RAM |
| Yes GPU | PowerVR SGX554 (Dual-Core 200 MHz) GPU |
| 7.65 | 8.46 |
| Storage | |
| 8 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 5.06 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 3.00 MP + 0.30 MP | 5.00 MP + 1.20 MP |
| -- | f/2.40 aperture |
| 1280 x 720 (30 fps) (HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 6.27 | 7.92 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS and CDMA | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA |
| -- | Micro SIM |
| 6.1 | 7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 7000mAh Li-Ion Battery | Li-Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 624 hours standby time | -- |
| 8.32 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 3.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Apple iPad 4 is better than the Galaxy Tab 2 (10.1), getting a 70.8 score against 61.4. The Apple iPad 4 works with iOS 7.x operating system, and Galaxy Tab 2 (10.1) works with Android 4.1 operating system. The Apple iPad 4 design is a little bit thinner but heavier than the Galaxy Tab 2 (10.1).
The Apple iPad 4 has an incredibly better looking display than Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 (10.1), because although it has a quite smaller display, it also counts with a lot better resolution of 1536 x 2048 and a way better amount of pixels per inch in the display. The Apple iPad 4 features a quite superior hardware performance than Galaxy Tab 2 (10.1), and although they both have 1 GB of RAM memory and a Dual-Core CPU, the Apple iPad 4 also has an additional graphics processing unit.
The iPad 4 captures much better photos and videos than Galaxy Tab 2 (10.1), because it has a much higher 1920x1080 video quality and a lot more mega-pixels camera in the back. The Apple iPad 4 features a superior storage to store more apps and games than Galaxy Tab 2 (10.1), because although it has no SD memory slot, it also counts with 128 GB internal storage capacity.
The Galaxy Tab 2 (10.1) features a really longer battery performance than iPad 4.
The iPad 4 is way more expensive than the Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 (10.1), but you can get a better tablet for that few more dollars.
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