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Apple iPad Air
Wi-Fi Only 128 GB| Global Score | |
| 78.2 | 77.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| -- | iOS 8.x, 7.x |
| 2020-05-05 | 2013-10-22 |
| 9.63 x 6.07 x 0.28 inches | 9.45 x 6.67 x 0.30 inches |
| 16.47 ounces | 16.86 ounces |
| Angora blue, Chiffon pink and Oxford gray | Black, Gray and White |
| Aluminum | Aluminium |
| $ 349.00 | $ 280.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.4 inches | 9.7 inches |
| 2000 x 1200 pixels | 2048 x 1536 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 224 pixels per inch | 264 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 9611 chipset | Apple A7 chipset |
| Arm Cortex-A73 and Arm Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor | 64-bit Cyclone (Dual-Core 1400 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 1 GB RAM |
| Mali-G72 MP3 GPU | PowerVR G6430 (600 MHz) GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1000 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 12.98 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 5.00 MP + 1.20 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/2.40 aperture |
| -- | 33.00mm focal length |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 8.47 | 7.92 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE (4G), HSPA, EV-DO A, EV-DO B, EDGE and GPRS |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.5 |
| Battery Life | |
| 7040mAh 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 |
| Accelerometer, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Galaxy Tab S6 Lite is just a bit better than iPad Air, getting a 78.2 score against 77.7. The Galaxy Tab S6 Lite body is newer, just a bit lighter and a bit thinner than the iPad Air. The Apple iPad Air's processor is very similar to the CPU in Galaxy Tab S6 Lite, because although the Apple iPad Air has lesser RAM memory and lesser and slower processing cores, it also counts with a graphics co-processor and a 64 bits CPU.
IPad Air features a much better looking screen than Samsung Galaxy Tab S6 Lite, because although it has a little bit smaller screen, it also counts with a slightly better resolution of 1536 x 2048 and a little better pixels count in each inch of screen. Samsung Galaxy Tab S6 Lite features a little bit better camera than iPad Air, and although they both have the same video frame rates and the same video resolution, the Samsung Galaxy Tab S6 Lite also has a lot larger diafragm aperture to take better low light images and video and a back facing camera with much more mega pixels.
Samsung Galaxy Tab S6 Lite has a way bigger memory capacity for apps and games than Apple iPad Air, because although it has 0 less internal storage capacity, it also counts with a slot for an external memory card that holds up to 1000 GB. The iPad Air features greater battery duration than Samsung Galaxy Tab S6 Lite, because it has a 25 percent larger battery size.
Although Samsung Galaxy Tab S6 Lite is a better device, it costs more than the Apple iPad Air, and it doesn't have such a good relation between it's price and quality as Apple iPad Air. If you want to save some dollars, you can get the Apple iPad Air, giving up a couple features and specs, but you will get the most with your money.
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