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| Global Score | |
| 60.4 | 71.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| Android 5.1 Lollipop | iPadOS 15.x |
| 2016-04-01 | 2024-05-07 |
| 7.36 x 4.28 x 0.34 inches | 11.05 x 8.46 x 0.24 inches |
| 9.98 ounces | 21.80 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | -- |
| -- | Aluminum |
| $ 150.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 7 inches | 13 inches |
| 1280 x 800 pixels | 2732 x 2048 pixels |
| TFT | -- |
| 216 pixels per inch | 263 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 6.7 | 6.8 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 3 Quad 3475 chipset | Apple M2 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A7, 28 nm (Quad-Core 1300 MHz) processor | processor |
| 1,5 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-T720 GPU | 10-core GPU GPU |
| 8.19 | 6.3 |
| Storage | |
| 8 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 200 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 6.06 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP + 2.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.80 aperture |
| 1280 x 720 (30 fps) (HD) video resolution | -- |
| 6.71 | 7.92 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| 2.4 | 10 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery | -- |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.3 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
IPad Air 13-inch (6th Gen) is better than the Samsung Galaxy Tab A (2016), with a 71.3 score against 60.4. IPad Air 13-inch (6th Gen) counts with iPadOS 15.x OS, while Samsung Galaxy Tab A (2016) works with Android 5.1 Lollipop OS. Although iPad Air 13-inch (6th Gen) is heavier than Samsung Galaxy Tab A (2016), it's extremely thinner and a lot newer.
Galaxy Tab A (2016) has a lot better processing power than iPad Air 13-inch (6th Gen), although it has a smaller amount of RAM and 4 less processing cores. The Apple iPad Air 13-inch (6th Gen) counts with a bit better display than Galaxy Tab A (2016), because it has a much bigger screen, a way higher resolution of 2048 x 2732 and a quite better amount of pixels in each screen inch.
The Apple iPad Air 13-inch (6th Gen) features a superior camera than Galaxy Tab A (2016), because it has a camera in the back with a way better 12 mega-pixels resolution. The iPad Air 13-inch (6th Gen) features much more storage capacity to store more apps and games than Samsung Galaxy Tab A (2016), because although it has no slot for external memory cards, it also counts with 120 GB more internal storage.
Galaxy Tab A (2016) counts with a really longer battery duration than Apple iPad Air 13-inch (6th Gen).
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