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Apple iPad Air 2
128 GB Wi-Fi Only| Global Score | |
| 62.6 | 79.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| Android 11 | iOS 8.x |
| 2022-01-13 | 2014-10-16 |
| 9.72 x 6.37 x 0.27 inches | 9.45 x 6.67 x 0.24 inches |
| 17.92 ounces | 15.41 ounces |
| Gray, Pink Gold and Silver | Gold and Gray |
| -- | Aluminium |
| -- | $ 271.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.5 inches | 9.7 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 1536 x 2048 pixels |
| TFT | IPS LCD |
| 210 pixels per inch | 264 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 6.3 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| Unisoc Tiger T618 (12 nm) chipset | Apple A8X chipset |
| processor | 64-bit Cyclone (Single-Core 1500 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 2 GB (1600 MHz) RAM |
| Mali G52 MP2 GPU | PowerVR GXA6850 GPU |
| 6.03 | 8.82 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 11.12 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 1.20 MP |
| -- | f/2.40 aperture |
| -- | 31.00mm focal length |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 6.49 | 8.47 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EV-DO A, EV-DO B, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA |
| -- | Nano SIM |
| 6 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 7040mAh Battery | 7340mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 8.32 | 8.56 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The iPad Air 2 has a score of 79.3, which is a lot better than the Galaxy Tab A8's global score of 62.6. IPad Air 2 counts with iOS 8.x OS, and Galaxy Tab A8 works with Android 11 OS. Despite of the fact that the iPad Air 2 is older than Galaxy Tab A8, it's construction is lighter and thinner. IPad Air 2 has a much greater performance than Galaxy Tab A8, because although it has lesser RAM and lesser processing cores , it also counts with a 64 bits CPU.
IPad Air 2 features an incredibly better looking display than Samsung Galaxy Tab A8, because although it has a little smaller screen, it also counts with a better quantity of pixels per inch of display and a higher resolution of 2048 x 1536 pixels. Galaxy Tab A8 features more memory capacity to install games and applications than iPad Air 2, because although it has just 32 GB internal memory, it also counts with a SD memory slot that allows a maximum of 1 TB.
IPad Air 2 counts with a bit better battery performance than Galaxy Tab A8, because it has a 4% more battery size. IPad Air 2 has a lot better camera than Samsung Galaxy Tab A8. Both of them have a same resolution back camera.
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