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| Global Score | |
| 67 | 60.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| Android 4.4 | iPadOS 15.x |
| 2014-09-04 | -- |
| 8.39 x 4.97 x 0.38 inches | -- |
| 13.86 ounces | 16.26 ounces |
| -- | Aluminum |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 515.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8 inches | 12.9 inches |
| 800 x 1280 pixels | 2360 x 1640 pixels |
| TFT | -- |
| 189 pixels per inch | 223 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 7.4 | 6.5 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 8026 chipset | Apple M2 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A7 (Quad-Core 1200 MHz) processor | processor |
| 1,5 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Adreno 305 (450 MHz) GPU | Yes GPU |
| 8.37 | 6.3 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 6.16 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 3.10 MP + 1.20 MP | 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.80 aperture |
| 1280 x 720 (30 fps) (HD) video resolution | -- |
| 6.38 | 7.92 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | -- |
| Micro SIM | -- |
| 7 | 2.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4450mAh Li-Polymer Battery | -- |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 31 hours talk time | -- |
| 6.32 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.3 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy Tab Active is better than Apple iPad Air 12.9 -inch (6th Gen), having a 67 score against 60.6. Samsung Galaxy Tab Active counts with Android 4.4 OS, while Apple iPad Air 12.9 -inch (6th Gen) has iPadOS 15.x OS. The Galaxy Tab Active has a very superior hardware performance than iPad Air 12.9 -inch (6th Gen), because although it has less cores (although faster) and lesser RAM, it also counts with an additional graphics co-processor.
The Galaxy Tab Active counts with a brighter display than iPad Air 12.9 -inch (6th Gen), although it has a way smaller screen, a quite worse screen density and a lot worse 1280 x 800px resolution. Apple iPad Air 12.9 -inch (6th Gen) features a way better camera than Galaxy Tab Active, because it has a back-facing camera with way more megapixels.
Apple iPad Air 12.9 -inch (6th Gen) counts with much more memory for games and applications than Galaxy Tab Active, because although it has no slot for an SD memory card, it also counts with 64 GB internal storage capacity. The Galaxy Tab Active has a superior battery lifetime than iPad Air 12.9 -inch (6th Gen).
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