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Samsung Galaxy Tab Active
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Apple iPad Air
128 GB| Global Score | |
| 67 | 77.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| Android 4.4 | iOS 8.x, 7.x |
| 2014-09-04 | 2013-10-22 |
| 8.39 x 4.97 x 0.38 inches | 9.45 x 6.67 x 0.30 inches |
| 13.86 ounces | 16.86 ounces |
| -- | Black, Gray and White |
| -- | Aluminium |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 515.00 | $ 273.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8 inches | 9.7 inches |
| 800 x 1280 pixels | 2048 x 1536 pixels |
| TFT | IPS LCD |
| 189 pixels per inch | 264 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.4 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 8026 chipset | Apple A7 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A7 (Quad-Core 1200 MHz) processor | 64-bit Cyclone (Dual-Core 1400 MHz) processor |
| 1,5 GB RAM | 1 GB RAM |
| Adreno 305 (450 MHz) GPU | PowerVR G6430 (600 MHz) GPU |
| 8.37 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 6.16 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 3.10 MP + 1.20 MP | 5.00 MP + 1.20 MP |
| -- | f/2.40 aperture |
| -- | 33.00mm focal length |
| 1280 x 720 (30 fps) (HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 6.38 | 7.92 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EV-DO A, EV-DO B, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA |
| Micro SIM | Nano SIM |
| 7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4450mAh Li-Polymer Battery | 8820mAh Li-Polymer Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 31 hours talk time | -- |
| 6.32 | 9.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Apple iPad Air is much better than the Samsung Galaxy Tab Active, getting a general score of 77.9 against 67. The Apple iPad Air counts with iOS 8.x operating system, while Samsung Galaxy Tab Active works with Android 4.4 operating system. The Apple iPad Air is an older and heavier tablet device than Samsung Galaxy Tab Active, but Apple managed to build it thinner anyway.
The iPad Air counts with a much better looking screen than Samsung Galaxy Tab Active, because it has a bigger display, a much better 1536 x 2048 resolution and a greater display density. The Apple iPad Air has a quite better hardware performance than Samsung Galaxy Tab Active, because although it has an inferior number of cores and 512 MB less RAM, it also counts with a much better 600 megahertz graphics processing unit and a 64 bits CPU.
Apple iPad Air shoots much clearer photographs and videos than Samsung Galaxy Tab Active, because it has a way more MP back camera and a much higher 1920x1080 video definition. IPad Air counts with a lot bigger memory capacity to install games and applications than Samsung Galaxy Tab Active, because although it has no slot for external memory cards, it also counts with 128 GB internal memory capacity.
The iPad Air features a really longer battery lifetime than Samsung Galaxy Tab Active, because it has a 98% greater battery size.
Apple iPad Air is not only the best tablets in this comparison, but it's also very cheap compared to the other ones.
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