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| Global Score | |
| 74 | 65.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| -- | iOS 12.x, 11.x, 10.x, 9.x |
| 2015-09-03 | 2015-07-15 |
| 9.34 x 6.65 x 0.22 inches | 4.86 x 2.31 x 0.24 inches |
| 13.83 ounces | 3.10 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | 16 777 216 |
| Metal | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| -- | $ 399.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 9.7 inches | 4 inches |
| 2048 x 1536 pixels | 1136 x 640 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 264 pixels per inch | 326 pixels per inch |
| -- | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.3 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 5433 chipset | Apple A8 APL1011 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 20 nm (Octa-Core 1900 MHz) processor | Typhoon, 64-bit, 20 nm (Dual-Core 1100 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 1 GB RAM |
| Mali-T760 MP6 GPU | PowerVR Series 6XT GX6450 GPU |
| 9 | 7.92 |
| 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 | 8.00 MP + 1.20 MP |
| -- | f/2.40 aperture |
| 2560 x 1440 (Quad HD / 2K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 6.38 | 8.25 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | -- |
| 5.7 | 2.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5870mAh Battery | 1043mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 7.44 | 2.64 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 4.1 |
| GPS | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer and Gyroscope |
Comparison review
The Galaxy Tab S2 9.7-inch is much better than Apple iPod touch 6th generation, getting a 74 score against 65.6. Even though Galaxy Tab S2 9.7-inch and Apple iPod touch 6th generation were only released 2 months apart, the Galaxy Tab S2 9.7-inch body is a little bit thinner but also notably heavier.
IPod touch 6th generation counts with a little more vivid display than Galaxy Tab S2 9.7-inch, because although it has a lot smaller display and a much lower resolution of 640 x 1136px, it also counts with a little bit better screen pixels density. The Galaxy Tab S2 9.7-inch counts with a greater performance than iPod touch 6th generation, because it has a larger amount of RAM memory and a larger number of cores.
IPod touch 6th generation has a way better camera than Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 9.7-inch. They have a same resolution camera, the same video frame rate and the same video quality. IPod touch 6th generation has a slightly better memory for games and applications than Galaxy Tab S2 9.7-inch, because although it has no SD card slot, it also counts with 128 GB internal memory.
Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 9.7-inch features a much longer battery life than iPod touch 6th generation, because it has 5870mAh of battery capacity instead of 1043mAh.
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