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| Global Score | |
| 73.6 | 60.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| -- | iPadOS 15.x |
| 2015-09-03 | -- |
| 7.82 x 5.31 x 0.22 inches | -- |
| 9.59 ounces | 16.26 ounces |
| Metal | Aluminum |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8 inches | 12.9 inches |
| 2048 x 1536 pixels | 2360 x 1640 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | -- |
| 320 pixels per inch | 223 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.6 | 6.5 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 5433 chipset | Apple M2 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 1900 MHz) processor | processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-T760 MP6 GPU | Yes GPU |
| 9 | 6.3 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.02 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 2.10 MP | 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.80 aperture |
| 2560 x 1440 (Quad HD / 2K) video resolution | -- |
| 6.38 | 7.92 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | -- |
| 5.7 | 2.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Battery | -- |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 5.3 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Galaxy Tab S2 8.0-inch is a lot better than the Apple iPad Air 12.9 -inch (6th Gen), with a 73.6 score against 60.6. The Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 8.0-inch features a much better display than iPad Air 12.9 -inch (6th Gen), because although it has a bit worse 1536 x 2048 resolution and a lot smaller screen, it also counts with a higher screen density.
Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 8.0-inch features a much faster processor than iPad Air 12.9 -inch (6th Gen), although it has a smaller amount of RAM, they both have 8 processing cores. IPad Air 12.9 -inch (6th Gen) has a way better camera than Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 8.0-inch, because it has a lot more mega pixels back facing camera.
Galaxy Tab S2 8.0-inch counts with a lot bigger memory to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than iPad Air 12.9 -inch (6th Gen), and although they both have equal 64 GB internal memory capacity, the Galaxy Tab S2 8.0-inch also has a slot for SD memory cards that allows up to 128 GB.
The Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 8.0-inch has a much longer battery life than iPad Air 12.9 -inch (6th Gen).
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