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Apple iPad Air
Wi-Fi Only 128 GB| Global Score | |
| 76.7 | 77.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| Android 11, 10, 9.0 Pie | iOS 8.x, 7.x |
| 2019-04-26 | 2013-10-22 |
| 9.65 x 5.88 x 0.30 inches | 9.45 x 6.67 x 0.30 inches |
| 16.54 ounces | 16.86 ounces |
| Black, Gold and Gray | Black, Gray and White |
| Aluminum | Aluminium |
| $ 330.00 | $ 280.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.1 inches | 9.7 inches |
| 1920 x 1200 pixels | 2048 x 1536 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 A7 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor | 64-bit Cyclone (Dual-Core 1400 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 1 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP2 GPU | PowerVR G6430 (600 MHz) GPU |
| 8.91 | 9.27 |
| 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 | 5.00 MP + 1.20 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/2.40 aperture |
| -- | 33.00mm focal length |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 8.47 | 7.92 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | LTE (4G), HSPA, EV-DO A, EV-DO B, EDGE and GPRS |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 5.5 | 6.5 |
| Battery Life | |
| 6150mAh Li - Ion Battery | 8820mAh Li-Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 7.68 | 9.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The iPad Air is a bit better than Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2019), having a score of 77.7 against 76.7. The iPad Air comes with iOS 8.x operating system, and Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2019) comes with Android 11 operating system. IPad Air is a a bit heavier tablet than Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2019), but both have the same thickness.
IPad Air has a sharper display than Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2019), because although it has a bit smaller display, it also counts with a slightly higher 1536 x 2048 resolution and a quite higher quantity of pixels in each inch of display. Apple iPad Air features a little faster processor than Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2019), because although it has 2 GB less RAM and an inferior number of cores, it also counts with a 64-bits processing unit and an additional graphics processing unit.
The Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2019) has a bit better camera than iPad Air, and although they both have the same (Full HD) video quality and the same video frame rates, the Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2019) also has a bigger aperture for better photography and videos in low light environments and a lot higher resolution camera.
The Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2019) counts with a way bigger memory capacity to install games and applications than iPad Air, and although they both have exactly the same 128 GB internal storage, the Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2019) also has a slot for external memory cards that holds a maximum of 512 GB.
IPad Air has a much better battery life than Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2019), because it has an 8820mAh battery size.
The iPad Air not only is the best tablets of the ones we are comparing, but it's also very cheap compared to the other tablets.
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