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Apple iPad Air 2
128 GB Wi-Fi Only| Global Score | |
| 76.7 | 79.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| Android 11, 10, 9.0 Pie | iOS 8.x |
| 2019-04-26 | 2014-10-16 |
| 9.65 x 5.88 x 0.30 inches | 9.45 x 6.67 x 0.24 inches |
| 16.54 ounces | 15.41 ounces |
| Black, Gold and Gray | Gold and Gray |
| Aluminum | Aluminium |
| $ 330.00 | $ 271.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.1 inches | 9.7 inches |
| 1920 x 1200 pixels | 1536 x 2048 pixels |
| IPS 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 7904 chipset | Apple A8X chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor | 64-bit Cyclone (Single-Core 1500 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 2 GB (1600 MHz) RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP2 GPU | PowerVR GXA6850 GPU |
| 8.91 | 8.82 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 14.14 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 1.20 MP |
| f/2.00 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 |
| 8.47 | 8.47 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EV-DO A, EV-DO B, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 5.5 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 6150mAh Li - Ion Battery | 7340mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 7.68 | 8.56 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The iPad Air 2 has a general score of 79.3, which is slightly better than Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2019)'s 76.7 global score. The iPad Air 2 comes with iOS 8.x operating system, and Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2019) works with Android 11 operating system. The iPad Air 2 construction is just a little lighter and thinner than Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2019), even though it was released many years before.
Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2019) counts with a bit superior processing unit than Apple iPad Air 2, because although it has a 32-bits CPU against 64-bits, it also counts with more RAM memory and a greater number of cores. The iPad Air 2 features a sharper display than Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2019), because although it has a little smaller screen, it also counts with a just a little greater pixels density and a slightly higher resolution of 2048 x 1536px.
The Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2019) features a way bigger storage to install games and applications than Apple iPad Air 2, and although they both have exactly the same 128 GB internal memory capacity, the Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2019) also has a slot for SD memory cards that holds up to 512 GB.
The iPad Air 2 features superior battery performance than Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2019), because it has a 7340mAh battery size against 6150mAh. The iPad Air 2 features a camera that is very similar to the Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2019) one, and although the iPad Air 2 has a smaller diafragm aperture which is not so good for shooting photographs in poorly lited situations, they both have the same video definition, the same 30 frames per second video frame rate and a same resolution back camera.
The iPad Air 2 not only is the best tablets in our current comparison, but it's also a bargain compared to others, making this tablet a no doubt choice.
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