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Apple iPad Air 2
128 GB Wi-Fi Only| Global Score | |
| 74.6 | 79.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| Android 4.4 | iOS 8.x |
| 2014-01-06 | 2014-10-16 |
| 9.57 x 6.75 x 0.29 inches | 9.45 x 6.67 x 0.24 inches |
| 16.54 ounces | 15.41 ounces |
| White | Gold and Gray |
| -- | Aluminium |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 539.00 | $ 271.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.1 inches | 9.7 inches |
| 2560 x 1600 pixels | 1536 x 2048 pixels |
| Super Clear LCD | IPS LCD |
| 299 pixels per inch | 264 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8.4 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 MSM8974 chipset | Apple A8X chipset |
| Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2300 MHz) processor | 64-bit Cyclone (Single-Core 1500 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM | 2 GB (1600 MHz) RAM |
| Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU | PowerVR GXA6850 GPU |
| 9.27 | 8.82 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 7.56 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 2.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 1.20 MP |
| -- | f/2.40 aperture |
| -- | 31.00mm focal length |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 6.49 | 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 |
| SIM | Nano SIM |
| 7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 8220mAh Battery | 7340mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 9.12 | 8.56 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Infra-red port | -- |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The iPad Air 2 is slightly better than the Samsung Galaxy Tab Pro 10.1, having a 79.3 score against 74.6. IPad Air 2 comes with iOS 8.x OS, and Samsung Galaxy Tab Pro 10.1 has Android 4.4 OS. IPad Air 2 is a newer tablet, and it's also just a bit lighter and thinner than Samsung Galaxy Tab Pro 10.1.
Galaxy Tab Pro 10.1 features a little more vivid screen than iPad Air 2, because it has a bit greater display density, a quite larger display and a slightly higher resolution of 1600 x 2560 pixels. Samsung Galaxy Tab Pro 10.1 features a bit better processing power than iPad Air 2, because although it has a 32 bits processing unit against 64-bits, and they both have the same RAM memory amount, the Samsung Galaxy Tab Pro 10.1 also counts with 3 more CPU cores and an extra graphics processor.
IPad Air 2 counts with a very superior camera than Samsung Galaxy Tab Pro 10.1. Both have the same video resolution, a 8 mega-pixels resolution back-facing camera and the same video frame rates. The Apple iPad Air 2 features a much better memory to install games and applications than Samsung Galaxy Tab Pro 10.1, because although it has no slot for an external memory card, it also counts with more internal storage.
The Samsung Galaxy Tab Pro 10.1 has just a little bit longer battery life than iPad Air 2, because it has an 8220mAh battery capacity instead of 7340mAh.
In addition to being the best tablet of the ones we are comparing, iPad Air 2 is also a bargain compared to others, making buying this tablet an easy decision.
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