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Samsung Galaxy Tab S 10.5
16 GBSM-T805
Apple iPad Air
16 GB| Global Score | |
| 73.1 | 72.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| Android 4.4.2 | iOS 8.x, 7.x |
| 2014-06-12 | 2013-10-22 |
| 9.74 x 6.98 x 0.26 inches | 9.45 x 6.67 x 0.30 inches |
| 16.47 ounces | 16.86 ounces |
| Black and White | Black, Gray and White |
| -- | Aluminium |
| $ 189.00 | $ 194.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.5 inches | 9.7 inches |
| 2560 x 1600 pixels | 2048 x 1536 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 288 pixels per inch | 264 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8.3 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| Exynos 5 Octa 5420 chipset | Apple A7 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A15 (Quad-Core 1900 MHz + Quad-Core 1300 MHz) processor | 64-bit Cyclone (Dual-Core 1400 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB (933 MHz) RAM | 1 GB RAM |
| ARM Mali-T628 MP6 GPU | PowerVR G6430 (600 MHz) GPU |
| 8.82 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 16 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 6.72 | 4.4 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 2.10 MP | 5.00 MP + 1.20 MP |
| -- | f/2.40 aperture |
| -- | 33.00mm focal length |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 7.48 | 7.92 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G) and GSM | LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EV-DO A, EV-DO B, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA |
| Micro SIM | Nano SIM |
| 5.5 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 7900mAh Battery | 8820mAh Li-Polymer Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 8.88 | 9.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Galaxy Tab S 10.5 has a global score of 73.1, which is just a bit better than Apple iPad Air's 72.8 overall score. The Galaxy Tab S 10.5 has Android 4.4.2 operating system, while Apple iPad Air has iOS 8.x operating system. Galaxy Tab S 10.5 is a just a little lighter and thinner tablet than the Apple iPad Air, even when both were released only 8 months apart.
The Galaxy Tab S 10.5 counts with a little sharper display than Apple iPad Air, because it has a little bigger display, a slightly better resolution of 1600 x 2560 pixels and a quite greater pixels density. Samsung Galaxy Tab S 10.5 counts with a much greater storage to install applications and games than Apple iPad Air, and although they both have equal internal storage capacity, the Samsung Galaxy Tab S 10.5 also has a slot for an external memory card that allows up to 128 GB.
The iPad Air has a little better performance than Galaxy Tab S 10.5, because although it has 2 GB lesser RAM memory and less and slower cpu cores, it also counts with an extra graphics co-processor and a 64-bit CPU. Apple iPad Air shoots slightly better photographs and videos than Samsung Galaxy Tab S 10.5, although it has a lot less mega pixels resolution back facing camera and a worse (Full HD) video quality.
IPad Air has a bit superior battery duration than Samsung Galaxy Tab S 10.5, because it has 8820mAh of battery capacity.
In addition to being the best tablet between the ones we are comparing, Galaxy Tab S 10.5 is also the cheapest, which makes this tablet a very good choice.
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