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Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 10.1-inch
3G OnlyGT-P5210
Apple iPad Air 2
128 GB Wi-Fi Only| Global Score | |
| 65.9 | 79.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| Android 4.2 | iOS 8.x |
| 2013-06-03 | 2014-10-16 |
| 9.57 x 6.93 x 0.31 inches | 9.45 x 6.67 x 0.24 inches |
| 18.06 ounces | 15.41 ounces |
| Brown and White | Gold and Gray |
| -- | Aluminium |
| $ 309.00 | $ 271.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.1 inches | 9.7 inches |
| 1280 x 800 pixels | 1536 x 2048 pixels |
| TFT | IPS LCD |
| 149 pixels per inch | 264 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 6.6 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| Intel Atom chipset | Apple A8X chipset |
| Dual-Core 1600 MHz processor | 64-bit Cyclone (Single-Core 1500 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB RAM | 2 GB (1600 MHz) RAM |
| Yes GPU | PowerVR GXA6850 GPU |
| 8.19 | 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 | |
| 3.00 MP + 1.30 MP | 8.00 MP + 1.20 MP |
| -- | f/2.40 aperture |
| -- | 31.00mm focal length |
| 1280 x 720 (30 fps) (HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 6.38 | 8.47 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), 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 |
| 6.4 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 6800mAh Li-Ion Battery | 7340mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 40 hours talk time | -- |
| 8.16 | 8.56 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Infra-red port | -- |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Apple iPad Air 2 is a lot better than Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 10.1-inch, with a global score of 79.3 against 65.9. Apple iPad Air 2 comes with iOS 8.x operating system, while Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 10.1-inch has Android 4.2 operating system. The Apple iPad Air 2 is a newer tablet, and it's also lighter and a lot thinner than Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 10.1-inch.
The iPad Air 2 has a bit better processing power than Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 10.1-inch, because although it has a lower number of slower cores, it also counts with a 64-bits CPU and 1 GB more RAM memory. Apple iPad Air 2 features a lot better looking display than Galaxy Tab 3 10.1-inch, because although it has a little bit smaller display, it also counts with a way greater number of pixels per screen inch and a lot higher resolution of 2048 x 1536 pixels.
The iPad Air 2 has much more memory capacity for games and applications than Galaxy Tab 3 10.1-inch, because although it has no slot for SD memory cards, it also counts with 128 GB internal storage capacity. The iPad Air 2 features a bit superior battery performance than Galaxy Tab 3 10.1-inch, because it has a 7340mAh battery capacity.
Apple iPad Air 2 shoots much clearer pictures and videos than Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 10.1-inch, because it has a lot higher 1920x1080 video quality and a back camera with a much better 8 MP resolution.
The iPad Air 2 not only is the best devices between the ones we are comparing, but it's also the cheapest one.
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