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| Global Score | |
| 74 | 73.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| -- | iPadOS 15.x |
| 2015-09-03 | 2021-09-24 |
| 9.34 x 6.65 x 0.22 inches | 9.84 x 6.85 x 0.30 inches |
| 13.83 ounces | 17.18 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Silver and Space gray |
| Metal | Aluminum and Aluminum |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 9.7 inches | 10.2 inches |
| 2048 x 1536 pixels | 2160 x 1620 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 264 pixels per inch | 265 pixels per inch |
| -- | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.3 | 7.8 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 5433 chipset | Apple A13 Bionic APL1W85 (7 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 20 nm (Octa-Core 1900 MHz) processor | 64-bit Lightning and Thunder, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2650 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | -- |
| Mali-T760 MP6 GPU | Yes GPU |
| 9 | 9.99 |
| 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 | 8.00 MP + 12.00 MP |
| -- | f/2.40 aperture |
| 2560 x 1440 (Quad HD / 2K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 6.38 | 8.58 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| -- | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 5.7 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5870mAh Battery | 8526mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 7.44 | 9.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Galaxy Tab S2 9.7-inch is a little bit better than the Apple iPad 10.2-inch (2021), getting a 74 score against 73.2. Galaxy Tab S2 9.7-inch is an a lot older tablet device than the Apple iPad 10.2-inch (2021), but it's much thinner and lighter anyway. IPad 10.2-inch (2021) counts with a better CPU than Galaxy Tab S2 9.7-inch, because although it has a lower number of cores , it also counts with a 64-bit processing unit.
Apple iPad 10.2-inch (2021) features just a bit better looking display than Galaxy Tab S2 9.7-inch, because it has a little bit larger display, a bit higher resolution of 1620 x 2160 and a little greater pixel number per screen inch. The Galaxy Tab S2 9.7-inch counts with a very superior storage capacity for games and applications than Apple iPad 10.2-inch (2021), and although they both have equal internal storage capacity, the Galaxy Tab S2 9.7-inch also has an external memory slot that holds a maximum of 128 GB.
IPad 10.2-inch (2021) has a very superior battery performance than Galaxy Tab S2 9.7-inch, because it has an 8526mAh battery capacity against 5870mAh. IPad 10.2-inch (2021) features a very superior camera than Galaxy Tab S2 9.7-inch. Both of them have a 8 mega-pixels back-facing camera, the same 1920x1080 video quality and the same video frame rate.
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