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| Global Score | |
| 75 | 77.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| Windows 10 Pro | iOS 8.x, 7.x |
| 2016-02-01 | 2013-10-22 |
| 11.43 x 7.83 x 0.25 inches | 9.45 x 6.67 x 0.30 inches |
| 24.55 ounces | 16.86 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Black, Gray and White |
| -- | Aluminium |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 273.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 12 inches | 9.7 inches |
| 1440 x 2160 pixels | 2048 x 1536 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 216 pixels per inch | 264 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 6.8 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| Intel Core M chipset | Apple A7 chipset |
| 64-bit (Dual-Core 2200 MHz) processor | 64-bit Cyclone (Dual-Core 1400 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 1 GB RAM |
| Yes GPU | PowerVR G6430 (600 MHz) GPU |
| 8.73 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 13.3 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 5.00 MP + 1.20 MP |
| -- | f/2.40 aperture |
| -- | 33.00mm focal length |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 6.05 | 7.92 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G) and LTE (4G) | LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EV-DO A, EV-DO B, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA |
| -- | Nano SIM |
| 5 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5200mAh Battery | 8820mAh Li-Polymer Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.96 | 9.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Accelerometer and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The iPad Air is a bit better than the Galaxy TabPro S, getting a score of 77.9 against 75. The iPad Air works with iOS 8.x OS, and Galaxy TabPro S comes with Windows 10 Pro OS. Although the iPad Air is noticeably older and somewhat thicker than the Galaxy TabPro S, it's design is still incredibly lighter.
The iPad Air features a much more vibrant display than Galaxy TabPro S, because although it has a little smaller display, it also counts with a little bit higher quantity of pixels in each inch of screen and a little bit higher resolution of 1536 x 2048 pixels. Samsung Galaxy TabPro S has much more memory capacity to store more games and applications than Apple iPad Air, because it has 256 GB internal storage.
IPad Air has just a bit better processing power than Galaxy TabPro S, because although it has a smaller amount of RAM memory, and they both have the same number of cores, the iPad Air also counts with an additional GPU and a 64-bit CPU. IPad Air shoots much better photographs and videos than Samsung Galaxy TabPro S. Both of them have the same resolution back facing camera.
The iPad Air counts with a really longer battery lifetime than Samsung Galaxy TabPro S, because it has an 8820mAh battery capacity against 5200mAh.
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