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Apple iPad Air
Wi-Fi Only 128 GB| Global Score | |
| 78.6 | 77.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| Android 10, 9.0 Pie | iOS 8.x, 7.x |
| 2019-04-26 | 2013-10-22 |
| 9.65 x 6.30 x 0.22 inches | 9.45 x 6.67 x 0.30 inches |
| 14.11 ounces | 16.86 ounces |
| Black, Gold and Silver | Black, Gray and White |
| Aluminum | Aluminium |
| $ 316.00 | $ 280.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.5 inches | 9.7 inches |
| 2560 x 1600 pixels | 2048 x 1536 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 A7 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A75 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor | 64-bit Cyclone (Dual-Core 1400 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 1 GB RAM |
| Adreno 615 GPU | PowerVR G6430 (600 MHz) GPU |
| 9.09 | 9.27 |
| 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 | 5.00 MP + 1.20 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/2.40 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 33.00mm 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 |
| 9.46 | 7.92 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| -- | LTE (4G), HSPA, EV-DO A, EV-DO B, EDGE and GPRS |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 3 | 6.5 |
| Battery Life | |
| 7040mAh Li - Ion Battery | 8820mAh Li-Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 8.32 | 9.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Galaxy Tab S5e is just a bit better than iPad Air, getting a 78.6 score against 77.7. Galaxy Tab S5e is a much newer tablet, and it's also lighter and incredibly thinner than iPad Air. The Galaxy Tab S5e has Android 10 OS, while iPad Air comes with iOS 8.x OS. IPad Air has a better display than Samsung Galaxy Tab S5e, although it has a bit lower resolution of 1536 x 2048, a just a bit inferior number of pixels per display inch and a quite smaller display.
Galaxy Tab S5e has a much greater memory capacity to store more apps and games than iPad Air, and although they both have the same internal memory, the Galaxy Tab S5e also has a slot for an external memory card that holds a maximum of 512 GB. The Apple iPad Air has a bit more powerful processor than Galaxy Tab S5e, because although it has a lower number of cores and a lower amount of RAM, it also counts with a GPU and a 64-bits processor.
IPad Air has longer battery performance than Samsung Galaxy Tab S5e, because it has a 25% more battery capacity. The Galaxy Tab S5e has a better camera than iPad Air, because it has a much higher 3840x2160 video resolution, a back camera with lot more mega-pixels and a bigger camera aperture.
Although Galaxy Tab S5e is a better device, it costs a bit more money than the Apple iPad Air, and it doesn't have such a good price and quality relation as Apple iPad Air. If you are trying to save some dollars, you can buy the Apple iPad Air, and give up a couple features and specs, but you will get the most with your budget.
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