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| Global Score | |
| 76.7 | 77.1 |
| 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 | $ 275.00 |
| 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 | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 14.14 | 7.7 |
| 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 an overall score of 77.1, which is slightly better than the Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2019)'s 76.7 general score. IPad Air 2's construction is just a little bit lighter and notably thinner than the Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2019), although it was released 5 years before. The iPad Air 2 comes with iOS 8.x operating system, and Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2019) comes with Android 11 operating system.
Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2019) has a bit more powerful CPU than Apple iPad Air 2, because although it has a 32-bits CPU against 64-bits, it also counts with more RAM memory and 7 more cpu cores. Apple iPad Air 2 features a sharper display than Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2019), because although it has a little smaller display, it also counts with a little bit more pixels per inch in the screen and a slightly higher 2048 x 1536px resolution.
The Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2019) counts with a very superior storage capacity to store more apps and games than iPad Air 2, because it has a SD memory slot that holds a maximum of 512 GB and 64 GB more internal memory capacity. IPad Air 2 counts with improved battery duration than Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2019), because it has a 19% larger battery size.
IPad Air 2 counts with a camera that is very similar to Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2019)'s camera, and although the iPad Air 2 has a tinier diafragm aperture which is not nice for low light photos and video, they both have a 8 mega pixels back camera, the same video definition and the same 30 fps video frame rates.
Even being the best tablet of the ones in this comparison, Apple iPad Air 2 is also a bargain compared to others.
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