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Apple iPad Air 2
128 GB Wi-Fi Only| Global Score | |
| 65.7 | 79.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| Android 9.0 Pie, 7.1 Nougat | iOS 8.x |
| 2017-10-10 | 2014-10-16 |
| 8.35 x 4.89 x 0.35 inches | 9.45 x 6.67 x 0.24 inches |
| 12.84 ounces | 15.41 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Gold and Gray |
| Metal | Aluminium |
| -- | $ 271.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8 inches | 9.7 inches |
| 1280 x 800 pixels | 1536 x 2048 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 189 pixels per inch | 264 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 6.5 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 425 8917 chipset | Apple A8X chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 28 nm (Quad-Core 1400 MHz) processor | 64-bit Cyclone (Single-Core 1500 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 2 GB (1600 MHz) RAM |
| Adreno 308 GPU | PowerVR GXA6850 GPU |
| 8.28 | 8.82 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 7.48 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 5.00 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 |
| 8.47 | 8.47 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| -- | LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EV-DO A, EV-DO B, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 3 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 7340mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 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
The Apple iPad Air 2 is a lot better than the Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017), with a global score of 79.3 against 65.7. The Apple iPad Air 2 is a incredibly older and somewhat heavier portable tablet than the Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017), but Apple was able to build it extremely thinner anyway. The Apple iPad Air 2 has iOS 8.x operating system, and Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017) comes with Android 9.0 Pie operating system.
IPad Air 2 has a much more vibrant display than Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017), because it has a way higher 2048 x 1536 resolution, more pixels per inch of display and a larger screen. The Apple iPad Air 2 counts with a much greater storage to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017), because although it has no slot for SD memory cards, it also counts with 128 GB internal memory.
The iPad Air 2 has a bit better processor than Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017), because although it has 3 less processing cores , and they both have the same RAM memory amount, the iPad Air 2 also counts with a 64-bit processor. IPad Air 2 features a much longer battery performance than Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017), because it has a 7340mAh battery size instead of 5000mAh.
The iPad Air 2's camera is just as good as Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017)'s camera, and although the iPad Air 2 has a way smaller aperture, they both have the same resolution back camera, the same video frame rates and the same video resolution.
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