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Samsung Galaxy Tab Pro 10.1
Wi-Fi OnlyApple iPad Air 2
16 GB| Global Score | |
| 74.1 | 74.2 |
| 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 |
| $ 539.00 | $ 231.00 |
| 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 | |
| Exynos 5 Octa chipset | Apple A8X chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A15 (Quad-Core 1900 MHz + Quad-Core 1300 MHz) processor | 64-bit Cyclone (Single-Core 1500 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM | 2 GB (1600 MHz) RAM |
| ARM Mali-T628 MP6 (600 MHz) GPU | PowerVR GXA6850 GPU |
| 9.18 | 8.82 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 16 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 7.56 | 4.4 |
| 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, EDGE and GPRS | LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EV-DO A, EV-DO B, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA |
| SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.9 | 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 Apple iPad Air 2 has a global score of 74.2, which is a bit better than the Galaxy Tab Pro 10.1's global score of 74.1. Apple iPad Air 2 has iOS 8.x OS, and Galaxy Tab Pro 10.1 has Android 4.4 OS. The Apple iPad Air 2 construction is newer, thinner and just a little lighter than Galaxy Tab Pro 10.1.
Galaxy Tab Pro 10.1 features a bit more vivid display than Apple iPad Air 2, because it has a quite better 1600 x 2560px resolution, a little larger display and a quite higher amount of pixels in each screen inch. Samsung Galaxy Tab Pro 10.1 counts with a little better hardware performance 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 an additional GPU and a greater number of cores.
The iPad Air 2 has a way better camera than Galaxy Tab Pro 10.1. Both have the same video frame rate, a camera with an 8 mega pixels and the same (Full HD) video resolution. Samsung Galaxy Tab Pro 10.1 counts with much more memory capacity to store more games and applications than Apple iPad Air 2, because it has 16 GB more internal memory and a SD extension slot that holds up to 64 GB.
Samsung Galaxy Tab Pro 10.1 counts with just a little better battery life than iPad Air 2, because it has 8220mAh of battery capacity against 7340mAh.
In addition to being the best tablet in our comparison, Apple iPad Air 2 is also by far the cheapest.
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