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Samsung Galaxy Tab Active
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Apple iPad Air 2
128 GB Wi-Fi Only| Global Score | |
| 67 | 79.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| Android 4.4 | iOS 8.x |
| 2014-09-04 | 2014-10-16 |
| 8.39 x 4.97 x 0.38 inches | 9.45 x 6.67 x 0.24 inches |
| 13.86 ounces | 15.41 ounces |
| -- | Gold and Gray |
| -- | Aluminium |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 515.00 | $ 271.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8 inches | 9.7 inches |
| 800 x 1280 pixels | 1536 x 2048 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 A8X chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A7 (Quad-Core 1200 MHz) processor | 64-bit Cyclone (Single-Core 1500 MHz) processor |
| 1,5 GB RAM | 2 GB (1600 MHz) RAM |
| Adreno 305 (450 MHz) GPU | PowerVR GXA6850 GPU |
| 8.37 | 8.82 |
| 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 | 8.00 MP + 1.20 MP |
| -- | f/2.40 aperture |
| -- | 31.00mm focal length |
| 1280 x 720 (30 fps) (HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 6.38 | 8.47 |
| 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 | 7340mAh Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 31 hours talk time | -- |
| 6.32 | 8.56 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The iPad Air 2 has a score of 79.3, which is better than Samsung Galaxy Tab Active's 67 overall score. The iPad Air 2 counts with iOS 8.x OS, and Samsung Galaxy Tab Active comes with Android 4.4 OS. The iPad Air 2 body is a lot thinner but heavier than Samsung Galaxy Tab Active, and they were released only 1 months apart.
The iPad Air 2 has just a little better processing power than Samsung Galaxy Tab Active, because although it has doesn't have an additional graphics processing unit and an inferior number of cores (but faster), it also counts with more RAM and a 64-bits processing unit. The iPad Air 2 has a more vivid screen than Galaxy Tab Active, because it has a lot higher 2048 x 1536 resolution, a bigger screen and a better number of pixels per display inch.
The iPad Air 2 captures way better pictures and videos than Galaxy Tab Active, because it has a way better resolution camera and a lot better (Full HD) video definition. The Apple iPad Air 2 counts with a way bigger storage for applications and games than Samsung Galaxy Tab Active, because although it has no slot for SD memory cards, it also counts with more internal memory.
IPad Air 2 features a much longer battery lifetime than Galaxy Tab Active, because it has a 7340mAh battery capacity instead of 4450mAh.
IPad Air 2 not only is the best tablets in our comparison, but it's also very cheap compared to the other tablets.
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