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| Global Score | |
| 78.5 | 71.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| Android 4.4 | iPadOS 14.x |
| 2014-01-06 | 2020-10-16 |
| 11.64 x 8.03 x 0.31 inches | 9.75 x 7.03 x 0.24 inches |
| 26.10 ounces | 16.23 ounces |
| -- | Green, Rose gold, Silver, Sky blue and Space gray |
| -- | Aluminum |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 249.00 | $ 729.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 12.2 inches | 10.9 inches |
| 2560 x 1600 pixels | 2360 x 1640 pixels |
| Super Clear LCD | IPS LCD |
| 247 pixels per inch | 264 pixels per inch |
| -- | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 7.8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 MSM8974 chipset | Apple A14 Bionic chipset |
| Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2300 MHz) processor | 64-bit Firestorm and Icestorm, 64-bit, 5 nm (Hexa-Core 3100 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB (800 MHz) RAM | -- |
| Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU | Apple 4-core GPU GPU |
| 9.27 | 10.26 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 9.46 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 2.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 7.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.80 aperture |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 7.7 | 9.9 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.9 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 9500mAh Battery | Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 9.92 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Infra-red port | -- |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Galaxy Tab Pro 12.2 is slightly better than iPad Air (2020), with a overall score of 78.5 against 71.7. Galaxy Tab Pro 12.2 has Android 4.4 operating system, and iPad Air (2020) comes with iPadOS 14.x operating system. Although it's the best we compare here, we must highlight that it is also an extremely older, a lot thicker and heavier tablet.
IPad Air (2020) features a superior hardware performance than Samsung Galaxy Tab Pro 12.2, because although it has doesn't have an extra graphics processing unit, it also counts with more CPU cores and a 64-bit CPU. The Samsung Galaxy Tab Pro 12.2 has a bit more vivid screen than iPad Air (2020), because although it has a bit worse display density, it also counts with a slightly better 1600 x 2560 pixels resolution and a quite larger screen.
Apple iPad Air (2020) features a much better camera than Galaxy Tab Pro 12.2, because it has a lot better 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution and a way higher 12 mega-pixels resolution back-facing camera. The Galaxy Tab Pro 12.2 features a lot bigger storage capacity to store more games and applications than Apple iPad Air (2020), and although they both have equal internal storage capacity, the Galaxy Tab Pro 12.2 also has a slot for an SD memory card that allows a maximum of 64 GB.
The Samsung Galaxy Tab Pro 12.2 has a superior battery lifetime than iPad Air (2020).
Even being the best tablet in our current comparison, the Galaxy Tab Pro 12.2 is also very cheap compared to the other ones, which makes buying this tablet an easy decision.
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