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| Global Score | |
| 74 | 71.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| -- | iPadOS 15.x |
| 2015-09-03 | 2024-05-07 |
| 9.34 x 6.65 x 0.22 inches | 11.05 x 8.46 x 0.24 inches |
| 13.83 ounces | 21.80 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | -- |
| Metal | Aluminum |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 9.7 inches | 13 inches |
| 2048 x 1536 pixels | 2732 x 2048 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | -- |
| 264 pixels per inch | 263 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.3 | 6.8 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 5433 chipset | Apple M2 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 20 nm (Octa-Core 1900 MHz) processor | processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-T760 MP6 GPU | 10-core GPU GPU |
| 9 | 6.3 |
| 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 | 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 | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| 5.7 | 10 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5870mAh Battery | -- |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 7.44 | 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
Galaxy Tab S2 9.7-inch is a bit better than iPad Air 13-inch (6th Gen), getting a 74 score against 71.3. Galaxy Tab S2 9.7-inch is an notably older tablet than the iPad Air 13-inch (6th Gen), but it is way lighter and a little thinner anyway. The Galaxy Tab S2 9.7-inch features a little bit better screen than iPad Air 13-inch (6th Gen), because although it has a lot smaller display and a lot worse resolution of 1536 x 2048px, it also counts with a quite better number of pixels per screen inch.
The Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 9.7-inch has a very superior processing power than iPad Air 13-inch (6th Gen), although it has less RAM memory, they both have the same number of cores. IPad Air 13-inch (6th Gen) counts with a slightly bigger memory capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 9.7-inch, because although it has no SD extension slot, it also counts with 128 GB internal storage capacity.
The Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 9.7-inch features a really longer battery performance than Apple iPad Air 13-inch (6th Gen). IPad Air 13-inch (6th Gen) counts with a greater camera than Galaxy Tab S2 9.7-inch, because it has a back camera with way more megapixels.
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