Compare tablets
| Global Score | |
| 70 | 74.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo, 7.1 Nougat | iOS 8.x, 7.x |
| 2017-11-01 | 2013-10-22 |
| 8.45 x 5.02 x 0.39 inches | 9.45 x 6.67 x 0.30 inches |
| 14.78 ounces | 16.86 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Black, Gray and White |
| -- | Aluminium |
| $ 520.00 | $ 214.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8 inches | 9.7 inches |
| 1280 x 800 pixels | 2048 x 1536 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 A7 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1600 MHz) processor | 64-bit Cyclone (Dual-Core 1400 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 1 GB RAM |
| Mali-T830 MP3 GPU | PowerVR G6430 (600 MHz) GPU |
| 8.73 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 7.48 | 5.8 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 5.00 MP + 1.20 MP |
| -- | f/2.40 aperture |
| -- | 33.00mm focal length |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 7.48 | 7.92 |
| 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 | 8820mAh Li-Polymer Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.32 | 9.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The iPad Air is just a bit better than the Galaxy Tab Active 2, with a 74.1 score against 70. IPad Air is a way older and somewhat heavier tablet than Galaxy Tab Active 2, but Apple could make it a lot thinner anyway. IPad Air comes with iOS 8.x operating system, and Galaxy Tab Active 2 works with Android 9.0 Pie operating system.
The Apple iPad Air counts with a bit better performance than Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 2, because although it has less RAM memory and a lower number of cores and also slower, it also counts with an additional graphics processing unit and a 64 bits CPU. IPad Air features a lot better screen than Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 2, because it has a bigger screen, a much higher resolution of 1536 x 2048px and more pixels per display inch.
IPad Air shoots clearer photographs and videos than Galaxy Tab Active 2, although it has a lot less mega-pixels resolution back facing camera and a worse video resolution. The Galaxy Tab Active 2 counts with a much greater memory for apps and games than Apple iPad Air, because although it has only 16 GB internal memory, it also counts with a SD memory card expansion slot that allows a maximum of 256 GB.
The iPad Air features a way better battery life than Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 2, because it has 8820mAh of battery capacity against 4450mAh.
Apple iPad Air not only is the best tablets of the ones we are comparing, but it's also very cheap compared to the other ones.
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