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| Global Score | |
| 67 | 71.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| Android 4.4 | iPadOS 15.x |
| 2014-09-04 | 2024-05-07 |
| 8.39 x 4.97 x 0.38 inches | 11.05 x 8.46 x 0.24 inches |
| 13.86 ounces | 21.80 ounces |
| -- | Aluminum |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 515.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8 inches | 13 inches |
| 800 x 1280 pixels | 2732 x 2048 pixels |
| TFT | -- |
| 189 pixels per inch | 263 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 7.4 | 6.8 |
| 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 | 10-core GPU GPU |
| 8.37 | 6.3 |
| 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 | 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 | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Micro SIM | -- |
| 7 | 10 |
| 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
Apple iPad Air 13-inch (6th Gen) is slightly better than Samsung Galaxy Tab Active, getting a 71.3 score against 67. Apple iPad Air 13-inch (6th Gen) counts with iPadOS 15.x OS, while Samsung Galaxy Tab Active comes with Android 4.4 OS. Although Apple iPad Air 13-inch (6th Gen) is a lot heavier than Samsung Galaxy Tab Active, it's a lot thinner and also extremely newer.
The Galaxy Tab Active has a little more vivid display than Apple iPad Air 13-inch (6th Gen), although it has a lot lesser pixels per inch of display, a lot smaller display and a way worse resolution of 1280 x 800px. Galaxy Tab Active features a lot better performance than Apple iPad Air 13-inch (6th Gen), because although it has 6,5 GB less RAM memory and lesser cpu cores , it also counts with a graphics processor.
The Apple iPad Air 13-inch (6th Gen) captures greater videos and photos than Samsung Galaxy Tab Active, because it has a back facing camera with lot more mega pixels. The iPad Air 13-inch (6th Gen) counts with a lot bigger memory for games and applications than Galaxy Tab Active, because although it has no slot for an SD memory card, it also counts with 128 GB internal memory.
Samsung Galaxy Tab Active features a superior battery duration than iPad Air 13-inch (6th Gen).
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