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Apple iPad Air 2
128 GB Wi-Fi Only| Global Score | |
| 77.5 | 79.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| Android 9.0 Pie | iOS 8.x |
| 2019-10-01 | 2014-10-16 |
| 9.59 x 6.70 x 0.39 inches | 9.45 x 6.67 x 0.24 inches |
| 23.03 ounces | 15.41 ounces |
| Black | Gold and Gray |
| -- | Aluminium |
| $ 680.00 | $ 271.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.1 inches | 9.7 inches |
| 1920 x 1200 pixels | 1536 x 2048 pixels |
| TFT | IPS LCD |
| 224 pixels per inch | 264 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 710 SDM710 chipset | Apple A8X chipset |
| Kryo 360, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor | 64-bit Cyclone (Single-Core 1500 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 2 GB (1600 MHz) RAM |
| Adreno 616 GPU | PowerVR GXA6850 GPU |
| 9.09 | 8.82 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 11.74 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 1.20 MP |
| -- | f/2.40 aperture |
| -- | 31.00mm focal length |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 8.47 | 8.47 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EV-DO A, EV-DO B, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.1 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 7600mAh Battery | 7340mAh Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 8.72 | 8.56 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
IPad Air 2 is slightly better than the Galaxy Tab Active Pro, getting a 79.3 score against 77.5. The iPad Air 2 construction is incredibly lighter and noticeably thinner than the Galaxy Tab Active Pro, despite of the fact that it was released many years before. IPad Air 2 works with iOS 8.x operating system, while Galaxy Tab Active Pro counts with Android 9.0 Pie operating system.
Galaxy Tab Active Pro features a little bit better hardware performance than iPad Air 2, because although it has a 32-bit processing unit instead of 64-bits, it also counts with 2 GB more RAM and a higher number of faster cores. Apple iPad Air 2 features a more vivid display than Samsung Galaxy Tab Active Pro, because although it has a quite smaller screen, it also counts with a little bit higher 2048 x 1536 pixels resolution and a just a little more pixels per display inch.
IPad Air 2 counts with a camera that's just as good as the Samsung Galaxy Tab Active Pro one, although the iPad Air 2 has a camera with a lot worse resolution and a lot worse (Full HD) video definition. Galaxy Tab Active Pro counts with a quite bigger storage to store more apps and games than iPad Air 2, because although it has just 64 GB internal memory, it also counts with an external SD slot that holds up to 512 GB.
The Galaxy Tab Active Pro counts with a bit longer battery duration than iPad Air 2, because it has a 4% greater battery capacity.
In addition to being the best tablet of the ones we compare here, iPad Air 2 is also a lot cheaper, which makes it an easy decision.
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