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Apple iPad Air 2
128 GB Wi-Fi Only| Global Score | |
| 78.6 | 79.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| Android 10, 9.0 Pie | iOS 8.x |
| 2019-04-26 | 2014-10-16 |
| 9.65 x 6.30 x 0.22 inches | 9.45 x 6.67 x 0.24 inches |
| 14.11 ounces | 15.41 ounces |
| Black, Gold and Silver | Gold and Gray |
| Aluminum | Aluminium |
| $ 316.00 | $ 271.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.5 inches | 9.7 inches |
| 2560 x 1600 pixels | 1536 x 2048 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 288 pixels per inch | 264 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.4 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 670 SDM670 chipset | Apple A8X chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A75 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor | 64-bit Cyclone (Single-Core 1500 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 2 GB (1600 MHz) RAM |
| Adreno 615 GPU | PowerVR GXA6850 GPU |
| 9.09 | 8.82 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 14.14 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 1.20 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/2.40 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 31.00mm focal length |
| 0.29 inches (1/3.4") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.46 | 8.47 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| -- | LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EV-DO A, EV-DO B, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 3 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 7040mAh Li - Ion Battery | 7340mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 8.32 | 8.56 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
IPad Air 2 is a little bit better than Galaxy Tab S5e, getting a general score of 79.3 against 78.6. The iPad Air 2 counts with iOS 8.x operating system, and Galaxy Tab S5e works with Android 10 operating system. Although it's the best in our current comparison, iPad Air 2 is a way older, just a bit heavier and just a little bit thicker tablet device than Galaxy Tab S5e.
IPad Air 2 features a much better looking display than Galaxy Tab S5e, although it has a little worse resolution of 2048 x 1536 pixels, a little inferior number of pixels per inch of screen and a little smaller screen. The Samsung Galaxy Tab S5e counts with a bit better processor than iPad Air 2, because although it has a 32-bits CPU instead of 64-bits, it also counts with a larger amount of RAM memory and more processing cores.
The Galaxy Tab S5e counts with a much greater storage for applications, games, photos and videos than Apple iPad Air 2, and although they both have equal 128 GB internal storage, the Galaxy Tab S5e also has a SD card slot that allows up to 512 GB. Apple iPad Air 2 features a bit longer battery lifetime than Galaxy Tab S5e, because it has 7340mAh of battery capacity instead of 7040mAh.
The Samsung Galaxy Tab S5e features a better camera than iPad Air 2, because it has a way higher 3840x2160 (4K) video definition, a larger diafragm aperture for better photos and videos in poorly lited situations and a much better resolution back camera.
Apple iPad Air 2 not only is the best tablets in this comparison, but it's also cheaper than the Samsung Galaxy Tab S5e.
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