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Apple iPad Air
16 GB| Global Score | |
| 66.9 | 72.8 |
| 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 |
| 13.00 ounces | 16.86 ounces |
| -- | Black, Gray and White |
| -- | Aluminium |
| $ 370.00 | $ 194.00 |
| 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 | 16 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 6.16 | 4.4 |
| 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, EDGE and GPRS | LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EV-DO A, EV-DO B, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA |
| Micro SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.9 | 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
IPad Air has an overall score of 72.8, which is a bit better than Galaxy Tab Active's overall score of 66.9. Although the iPad Air is older and much heavier than the Galaxy Tab Active, it's design is still thinner. IPad Air counts with iOS 8.x OS, while Galaxy Tab Active counts with Android 4.4 OS.
IPad Air counts with a much better screen than Samsung Galaxy Tab Active, because it has more pixels per screen inch, a larger display and a much better 1536 x 2048 resolution. Samsung Galaxy Tab Active counts with a lot bigger storage capacity to install games and applications than iPad Air, and although they both have exactly the same internal storage, the Samsung Galaxy Tab Active also has a slot for SD memory cards that admits up to 64 GB.
The iPad Air has a better performance than Galaxy Tab Active, because although it has a lower number of cores (but faster) and a smaller amount of RAM memory, it also counts with a much better GPU and a 64-bits CPU. The Apple iPad Air has a greater camera than Galaxy Tab Active, because it has a much better 1920x1080 video quality and a much more mega pixels back facing camera.
Apple iPad Air has a much longer battery performance than Samsung Galaxy Tab Active, because it has a 98% greater battery capacity.
The Apple iPad Air is not only the best tablets of the ones we are comparing, but it's also a bargain compared to the other ones.
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