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| Global Score | |
| 73.6 | 77.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| -- | iOS 8.x, 7.x |
| 2015-09-03 | 2013-10-22 |
| 7.82 x 5.31 x 0.22 inches | 9.45 x 6.67 x 0.30 inches |
| 9.59 ounces | 16.86 ounces |
| -- | Black, Gray and White |
| Metal | Aluminium |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 273.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8 inches | 9.7 inches |
| 2048 x 1536 pixels | 2048 x 1536 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 320 pixels per inch | 264 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.6 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 5433 chipset | Apple A7 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 1900 MHz) processor | 64-bit Cyclone (Dual-Core 1400 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 1 GB RAM |
| Mali-T760 MP6 GPU | PowerVR G6430 (600 MHz) GPU |
| 9 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.02 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 2.10 MP | 5.00 MP + 1.20 MP |
| -- | f/2.40 aperture |
| -- | 33.00mm focal length |
| 2560 x 1440 (Quad HD / 2K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 6.38 | 7.92 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EV-DO A, EV-DO B, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA |
| -- | Nano SIM |
| 5.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Battery | 8820mAh Li-Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 9.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The iPad Air is slightly better than Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 8.0-inch, getting a 77.9 score against 73.6. The iPad Air is an older, thicker and noticeably heavier portable tablet than the Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 8.0-inch. Apple iPad Air features just a bit better looking screen than Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 8.0-inch, because although it has a bit worse display pixel density, and they both have the same exact resolution of 1536 x 2048px, the Apple iPad Air also counts with a larger screen.
The iPad Air counts with just a bit bigger storage capacity to store more games and applications than Galaxy Tab S2 8.0-inch, because although it has no SD extension slot, it also counts with 64 GB more internal memory. Apple iPad Air features a bit more powerful processor than Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 8.0-inch, because although it has lesser RAM memory and an inferior number of cores, it also counts with an extra graphics co-processor and a 64-bits processing unit.
The iPad Air features a greater camera than Galaxy Tab S2 8.0-inch, although it has a back facing camera with a much lower resolution and a lot lower video definition. The iPad Air counts with a really longer battery lifetime than Galaxy Tab S2 8.0-inch, because it has 8820mAh of battery capacity against 4000mAh.
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