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| Global Score | |
| 70 | 72.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo, 7.1 Nougat | iPadOS 15.x |
| 2017-11-01 | 0000-00-00 |
| 8.45 x 5.02 x 0.39 inches | 9.72 x 7.03 x 0.24 inches |
| 14.78 ounces | 16.26 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Blue, Purple and Starlight ,Space Gray |
| -- | Aluminum |
| $ 520.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8 inches | 11 inches |
| 1280 x 800 pixels | 2360 x 1640 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 189 pixels per inch | 261 pixels per inch |
| -- | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 6.6 | 7.6 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880 chipset | Apple M2 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1600 MHz) processor | processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-T830 MP3 GPU | 10-core GPU GPU |
| 8.73 | 6.3 |
| 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 | 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.80 aperture |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | -- |
| 7.48 | 7.92 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM | -- |
| 6.3 | 10 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4450mAh Battery | -- |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.32 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.3 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M2, 2024) has a general score of 72.3, which is a little bit better than the Galaxy Tab Active 2's overall score of 70. The Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M2, 2024) comes with iPadOS 15.x OS, while Galaxy Tab Active 2 comes with Android 9.0 Pie OS. Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M2, 2024) is a extremely thinner but a little bit heavier tablet than Galaxy Tab Active 2.
Galaxy Tab Active 2 counts with a much more powerful processor than iPad Air 11-inch (M2, 2024), although it has a lower amount of RAM, they both have a Octa-Core processing unit. IPad Air 11-inch (M2, 2024) features a better display than Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 2, because it has more pixels per display inch, a much bigger screen and a way higher 1640 x 2360 pixels resolution.
IPad Air 11-inch (M2, 2024) has a lot bigger memory capacity to install games and applications than Galaxy Tab Active 2, because although it has no SD extension slot, it also counts with more internal storage. Galaxy Tab Active 2 has a really longer battery duration than Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M2, 2024).
The iPad Air 11-inch (M2, 2024) features a little bit better camera than Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 2, because it has a back camera with a lot higher resolution.
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