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Apple iPad Air
32 GB| Global Score | |
| 66.5 | 74.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| Android 4.4.2 | iOS 8.x, 7.x |
| 2013-04-29 | 2013-10-22 |
| 7.40 x 4.37 x 0.39 inches | 9.45 x 6.67 x 0.30 inches |
| 10.90 ounces | 16.86 ounces |
| -- | Black, Gray and White |
| -- | Aluminium |
| $ 220.00 | $ 214.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 7 inches | 9.7 inches |
| 1024 x 600 pixels | 2048 x 1536 pixels |
| TFT | IPS LCD |
| 170 pixels per inch | 264 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.2 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 MSM8930AB chipset | Apple A7 chipset |
| Krait 300 (Dual-Core 1700 MHz) processor | 64-bit Cyclone (Dual-Core 1400 MHz) processor |
| 1,5 GB (533 MHz) RAM | 1 GB RAM |
| Adreno 305 (450 MHz) GPU | PowerVR G6430 (600 MHz) GPU |
| 8.64 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 6.16 | 5.8 |
| Camera | |
| 3.00 MP + 1.30 MP | 5.00 MP + 1.20 MP |
| -- | f/2.40 aperture |
| -- | 33.00mm focal length |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 5.61 | 7.92 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA | LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EV-DO A, EV-DO B, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA |
| SIM | Nano SIM |
| 7.1 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Li-Ion Battery | 8820mAh Li-Polymer Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 750 hours standby time | -- |
| 5.92 | 9.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 3.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Infra-red port | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
IPad Air has a score of 74.1, which is better than Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 7.0's general score of 66.5. Even though iPad Air and the Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 7.0 were released only a couple months apart, iPad Air's design is a lot heavier but also thinner than the Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 7.0. IPad Air comes with iOS 8.x operating system, while Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 7.0 comes with Android 4.4.2 operating system.
Apple iPad Air counts with a brighter display than Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 7.0, because it has a lot higher resolution of 1536 x 2048, a much higher pixel amount per screen inch and a lot bigger display. IPad Air counts with a little better processing power than Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 7.0, because although it has less RAM, and they both have a Dual-Core CPU, the iPad Air also counts with a much better GPU running at 600 MHz and a 64 bits CPU.
The iPad Air counts with a greater camera than Galaxy Tab 3 7.0, because it has a lot more mega pixels camera. Galaxy Tab 3 7.0 has slightly more memory capacity to install games and applications than Apple iPad Air, because although it has just 16 GB internal storage capacity, it also counts with a slot for external memory cards that admits up to 64 GB.
Apple iPad Air features a superior battery performance than Galaxy Tab 3 7.0, because it has 8820mAh of battery capacity instead of 4000mAh.
IPad Air is not only the best devices of the ones we are comparing, but it's also the cheapest.
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