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Samsung Galaxy Tab S 10.5
32 GBSM-T805
Apple iPad 2
64 GB| Global Score | |
| 74.3 | 62.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| Android 4.4.2 | iOS 7.x, 6.1, 6, 5.1, 5, 4.x |
| 2014-06-12 | 2011-03-02 |
| 9.74 x 6.98 x 0.26 inches | 9.50 x 7.31 x 0.34 inches |
| 16.47 ounces | 21.62 ounces |
| Black and White | Black and White |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 189.00 | $ 505.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.5 inches | 9.7 inches |
| 2560 x 1600 pixels | 1024 x 768 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 288 pixels per inch | 132 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8.3 | 6.3 |
| Performance | |
| Exynos 5 Octa 5420 chipset | Apple A5 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A15 (Quad-Core 1900 MHz + Quad-Core 1300 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A9 (Dual-Core 1000 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB (933 MHz) RAM | 512 MB RAM |
| ARM Mali-T628 MP6 GPU | PowerVR SGX543 MP2 (Dual-Core 200 MHz) GPU |
| 8.82 | 8.01 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 8.12 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 2.10 MP | 0.70 MP + 0.30 MP |
| -- | f/2.40 aperture |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1280 x 720 (30 fps) (HD) video resolution |
| 7.48 | 6.16 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE (4G) and GSM | HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE and GSM |
| Micro SIM | Micro SIM |
| 5.5 | 3.5 |
| Battery Life | |
| 7900mAh Battery | 6944mAh Li-Polymer Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 8.88 | 8.24 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 2.1, EDR |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Galaxy Tab S 10.5 has a score of 74.3, which is much better than the iPad 2's score of 62.1. Galaxy Tab S 10.5 works with Android 4.4.2 OS, while iPad 2 counts with iOS 7.x OS. Galaxy Tab S 10.5 is a a lot newer portable tablet, and it is also a lot lighter and noticeably thinner than iPad 2. The Galaxy Tab S 10.5 features a much more vibrant screen than iPad 2, because it has a quite bigger display, a way greater screen density and a lot higher resolution of 1600 x 2560px.
The Galaxy Tab S 10.5 has a quite superior hardware performance than iPad 2, because although it has doesn't have an additional graphics co-processor, it also counts with a larger amount of RAM and a larger number of cores (and they are faster). The Galaxy Tab S 10.5 counts with a slightly better storage capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than Apple iPad 2, because although it has less internal memory, it also counts with a slot for an SD memory card that supports a maximum of 128 GB.
The Galaxy Tab S 10.5 has a little longer battery duration than Apple iPad 2, because it has a 14% greater battery size. The Samsung Galaxy Tab S 10.5 features a very superior camera than Apple iPad 2, because it has a back camera with lot more mega pixels and a much higher 1920x1080 (Full HD) video quality.
Galaxy Tab S 10.5 not only is the best tablets between the ones we are comparing, but it's also by far the cheapest one, which makes it an obvious call.
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