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Samsung Galaxy Tab S 10.5
32 GBSM-T805
Apple iPad Air
16 GB| Global Score | |
| 74.3 | 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 |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 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 | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 16 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 8.12 | 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
Samsung Galaxy Tab S 10.5 has an overall score of 74.3, which is a bit better than iPad Air's 72.8 general score. Samsung Galaxy Tab S 10.5's construction is thinner and a bit lighter than iPad Air, although both of them were only released with a few months difference. Samsung Galaxy Tab S 10.5 counts with Android 4.4.2 OS, while iPad Air comes with iOS 8.x OS.
IPad Air has a bit faster processing unit than Galaxy Tab S 10.5, because although it has an inferior number of cores and a smaller amount of RAM, it also counts with a GPU and a 64-bit processing unit. Galaxy Tab S 10.5 features a bit more vivid screen than Apple iPad Air, because it has a slightly better 1600 x 2560 resolution, a just a little greater screen density and a quite bigger screen.
Apple iPad Air has a bit better camera than Galaxy Tab S 10.5, although it has a back facing camera with lot less megapixels resolution and a worse video definition. Samsung Galaxy Tab S 10.5 features much more storage capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than iPad Air, because it has 32 GB internal memory capacity and an external memory card slot that admits up to 128 GB.
IPad Air features a little longer battery duration than Galaxy Tab S 10.5, because it has an 8820mAh battery capacity.
The Samsung Galaxy Tab S 10.5 not only is the best devices of the ones we are comparing here, but it's also cheap compared to the Apple iPad Air.
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