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| Global Score | |
| 70 | 65.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo, 7.1 Nougat | iOS 12.x, 11.x, 10.x, 9.x |
| 2017-11-01 | 2015-07-15 |
| 8.45 x 5.02 x 0.39 inches | 4.86 x 2.31 x 0.24 inches |
| 14.78 ounces | 3.10 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | 16 777 216 |
| $ 520.00 | $ 399.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8 inches | 4 inches |
| 1280 x 800 pixels | 1136 x 640 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 189 pixels per inch | 326 pixels per inch |
| -- | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 6.6 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880 chipset | Apple A8 APL1011 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1600 MHz) processor | Typhoon, 64-bit, 20 nm (Dual-Core 1100 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 1 GB RAM |
| Mali-T830 MP3 GPU | PowerVR Series 6XT GX6450 GPU |
| 8.73 | 7.92 |
| 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 |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 7.48 | 8.25 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | -- |
| Nano SIM | -- |
| 6.3 | 2.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4450mAh Battery | 1043mAh Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.32 | 2.64 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 4.1 |
| GPS | -- |
| NFC | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer and Gyroscope |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 2 is just a bit better than Apple iPod touch 6th generation, having a score of 70 against 65.6. Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 2 is a notably newer portable tablet than the Apple iPod touch 6th generation, but it is incredibly thicker and much heavier. The Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 2 has Android 9.0 Pie operating system, and Apple iPod touch 6th generation works with iOS 12.x operating system.
IPod touch 6th generation has a much sharper screen than Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 2, because although it has a bit worse 640 x 1136px resolution and a really smaller screen, it also counts with a much greater amount of pixels per screen inch. Galaxy Tab Active 2 counts with a faster processing unit than iPod touch 6th generation, because it has a greater number of cores and 2 GB more RAM memory.
IPod touch 6th generation counts with a better camera than Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 2. Both have the same video frame rate, the same 1920x1080 (Full HD) video quality and a same resolution camera in the back. IPod touch 6th generation features a much bigger memory to store more games and applications than Galaxy Tab Active 2, because although it has no external SD slot, it also counts with more internal memory.
Galaxy Tab Active 2 has a superior battery performance than Apple iPod touch 6th generation, because it has a 4450mAh battery size instead of 1043mAh.
The Galaxy Tab Active 2 costs more than the iPod touch 6th generation, but it's still a great choice, as you can get a lot more for that extra money.
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