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Apple iPad Air 2
128 GB Wi-Fi Only| Global Score | |
| 70.2 | 79.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| Android 8.1 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow | iOS 8.x |
| 2016-06-01 | 2014-10-16 |
| 10.01 x 6.11 x 0.32 inches | 9.45 x 6.67 x 0.24 inches |
| 18.52 ounces | 15.41 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Gold and Gray |
| -- | Aluminium |
| -- | $ 271.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.1 inches | 9.7 inches |
| 1920 x 1200 pixels | 1536 x 2048 pixels |
| Super PLS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 224 pixels per inch | 264 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 6.9 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7870 chipset | Apple A8X chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1600 MHz) processor | 64-bit Cyclone (Single-Core 1500 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 2 GB (1600 MHz) RAM |
| Mali-T830 MP2 GPU | PowerVR GXA6850 GPU |
| 8.73 | 8.82 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 200 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 7.16 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 2.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 1.20 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/2.40 aperture |
| -- | 31.00mm focal length |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 8.36 | 8.47 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EV-DO A, EV-DO B, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 7300mAh Battery | 7340mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 8.48 | 8.56 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
IPad Air 2 has a global score of 79.3, which is better than the Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016)'s global score of 70.2. Despite of the fact that the iPad Air 2 is older than the Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016), it's construction is lighter and notably thinner. IPad Air 2 works with iOS 8.x OS, and Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016) has Android 8.1 Oreo OS.
Apple iPad Air 2 has a brighter screen than Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016), because although it has a quite smaller screen, it also counts with a little higher 2048 x 1536 resolution and a bit better display density. IPad Air 2 has a bit superior CPU than Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016), because although it has a lower number of cores, and they both have a 2 GB RAM, the iPad Air 2 also counts with a 64-bit processing unit.
IPad Air 2 counts with a slightly better camera than Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016), although it has a lot tinier diafragm aperture which is not so good for low light photos and video, they both have the same 1920x1080 (Full HD) video resolution, the same video frame rates and a same resolution back camera.
The iPad Air 2 has much more memory capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016), because although it has no SD card slot, it also counts with 112 GB more internal memory. The Apple iPad Air 2 features just a little bit longer battery lifetime than Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016), because it has a 1 percent bigger battery capacity.
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