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| Global Score | |
| 70 | 71.3 |
| 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 | 11.05 x 8.46 x 0.24 inches |
| 14.78 ounces | 21.80 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | -- |
| -- | Aluminum |
| $ 520.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8 inches | 13 inches |
| 1280 x 800 pixels | 2732 x 2048 pixels |
| IPS LCD | -- |
| 189 pixels per inch | 263 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 6.6 | 6.8 |
| 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
IPad Air 13-inch (M2, 2024) has a general score of 71.3, which is slightly better than Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 2's 70 overall score. The iPad Air 13-inch (M2, 2024) construction is way thinner but much heavier than the Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 2. The iPad Air 13-inch (M2, 2024) works with iPadOS 15.x OS, and Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 2 comes with Android 9.0 Pie OS.
The Galaxy Tab Active 2 has a much powerful CPU than Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M2, 2024), although it has a lower amount of RAM memory, they both have the same number of cores. The iPad Air 13-inch (M2, 2024) counts with a little sharper screen than Galaxy Tab Active 2, because it has a lot bigger display, a higher amount of pixels per inch in the screen and a lot better resolution of 2048 x 2732 pixels.
IPad Air 13-inch (M2, 2024) counts with a way bigger storage capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than Galaxy Tab Active 2, because although it has no SD memory card expansion slot, it also counts with 128 GB internal storage. Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 2 counts with a very superior battery life than iPad Air 13-inch (M2, 2024).
IPad Air 13-inch (M2, 2024) shoots slightly better photographs and videos than Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 2, because it has a way more mega pixels back facing camera.
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