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Apple iPad Air 2
128 GB Wi-Fi Only| Global Score | |
| 70 | 79.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo, 7.1 Nougat | iOS 8.x |
| 2017-11-01 | 2014-10-16 |
| 8.45 x 5.02 x 0.39 inches | 9.45 x 6.67 x 0.24 inches |
| 14.78 ounces | 15.41 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Gold and Gray |
| -- | Aluminium |
| $ 520.00 | $ 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 |
| 6.6 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880 chipset | Apple A8X chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1600 MHz) processor | 64-bit Cyclone (Single-Core 1500 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 2 GB (1600 MHz) RAM |
| Mali-T830 MP3 GPU | PowerVR GXA6850 GPU |
| 8.73 | 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/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 |
| 7.48 | 8.47 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EV-DO A, EV-DO B, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.3 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4450mAh Battery | 7340mAh Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.32 | 8.56 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
IPad Air 2 is much better than the Galaxy Tab Active 2, having a global score of 79.3 against 70. The iPad Air 2 design is noticeably thinner than Galaxy Tab Active 2, although it's a little bit heavier and was released many years before. IPad Air 2 works with iOS 8.x OS, and Galaxy Tab Active 2 has Android 9.0 Pie OS.
Apple iPad Air 2 features a much better screen than Galaxy Tab Active 2, because it has a way better resolution of 2048 x 1536 pixels, a better pixel density and a bigger screen. The iPad Air 2 has a little better hardware performance than Galaxy Tab Active 2, because although it has a lower amount of RAM and an inferior number of slower cores, it also counts with a 64 bits processing unit.
The iPad Air 2 has a superior camera than Galaxy Tab Active 2. Both of them have the same 1920x1080 (Full HD) video quality, the same video frame rates and a 8 megapixels camera. IPad Air 2 counts with much more memory for games and applications than Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 2, because although it has no external memory card slot, it also counts with 128 GB internal memory capacity.
The Apple iPad Air 2 features a way better battery duration than Galaxy Tab Active 2, because it has a 7340mAh battery capacity.
In addition to being the best tablet in our current comparison, the iPad Air 2 is also a bargain compared to the other tablets, which makes it an easy decision.
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