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Apple iPad Air 2
128 GB Wi-Fi Only| Global Score | |
| 64.1 | 79.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| Android 13 | iOS 8.x |
| 2023-07-26 | 2014-10-16 |
| 10.01 x 63.21 x 0.23 inches | 9.45 x 6.67 x 0.24 inches |
| 17.57 ounces | 15.41 ounces |
| Beige and Graphite | Gold and Gray |
| -- | Aluminium |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| -- | $ 271.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 11 inches | 9.7 inches |
| -- | 1536 x 2048 pixels |
| Dynamic AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| -- | 264 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 2.7 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 SM8550-AC (4 nm) chipset | Apple A8X chipset |
| processor | 64-bit Cyclone (Single-Core 1500 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 2 GB (1600 MHz) RAM |
| Adreno 740 GPU | PowerVR GXA6850 GPU |
| 6.21 | 8.82 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 15.42 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 12.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 1.20 MP |
| -- | f/2.40 aperture |
| -- | 31.00mm focal length |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 7.04 | 8.47 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| -- | LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EV-DO A, EV-DO B, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA |
| -- | Nano SIM |
| 2.4 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 8400mAh Battery | 7340mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 9.28 | 8.56 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.3 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| -- | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Apple iPad Air 2 is way better than Galaxy Tab S9, getting a score of 79.3 against 64.1. The Apple iPad Air 2 has iOS 8.x OS, and Galaxy Tab S9 counts with Android 13 OS. Despite of the fact the Apple iPad Air 2 is older and just a little thicker than Galaxy Tab S9, it's construction is still lighter.
IPad Air 2 features a much more vibrant screen than Samsung Galaxy Tab S9, although it has a quite smaller display. Galaxy Tab S9 counts with a much bigger storage capacity for apps and games than Apple iPad Air 2, and although they both have exactly the same 128 GB internal storage, the Galaxy Tab S9 also has a slot for external memory cards that supports a maximum of 1 TB.
The iPad Air 2 has a much greater hardware performance than Galaxy Tab S9, because although it has 6 GB lesser RAM memory and 7 lesser CPU cores , it also counts with a 64 bits CPU. Apple iPad Air 2 captures much better pictures and videos than Samsung Galaxy Tab S9, although it has a camera in the back with way less mega pixels resolution.
Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 has a bit longer battery duration than Apple iPad Air 2, because it has an 8400mAh battery size.
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