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Apple iPad Air 2 Samsung Galaxy Tab S6
Launch
Release Date
Oct, 2014 Aug, 2019
Status
Discontinued Available
Body & Operating System
Operating system
Android iOS 8.1, upgradable to iOS 12.4 Android 9.0 (Pie)
UI
NA One UI
Dimensions
240 x 169.5 x 6.1 mm (9.45 x 6.67 x 0.24 in) 244.5 x 159.5 x 5.7 mm (9.63 x 6.28 x 0.22 in)
Weight
437 g (Wi-Fi) / 444 g (3G/LTE) (15.41 oz) 420 g
Body
NA Front glass, aluminum body
Color Options
Space Gray, Silver, Gold Mountain Gray, Cloud Blue, Rose Blush
Display Specifications
Technology
IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Size
9.7 inches
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10.5 inches
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Resolution
2K/Quad HD (QHD) - 1536 x 2048 pixels, 4:3 ratio (~264 ppi density) 2K/Quad HD (QHD) - 1600 x 2560 pixels, 16:10 ratio (~287 ppi density)
Protection
Scratch-resistant glass, oleophobic coating NA
Features
NA NA
Battery & Charging
Capacity
Non-removable Li-Po ,7340 mAh
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Non-removable Li-Po ,7040 mAh
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Charging
NA Fast battery charging 15W
Processing Power
CPU
Triple-core 1.5 GHz Typhoo Octa-core (1x2.84 GHz Kryo 485 & 3x2.41 GHz Kryo 485 & 4x1.78 GHz Kryo 485)
Chipset
Apple A8X (20 nm) Qualcomm SDM855 Snapdragon 855 (7 nm)
GPU
PowerVR GXA6850 (octa-core graphics) Adreno 640
Memory & Storage
Ram
2GB RAM 6/8GB RAM
Storage Memory
16/32/64/128 GB built-in 128/256GB Built-in
Memory Card
No microSD, up to 1 TB (dedicated slot)
Cameras
Rear/Back
Single 8 MP, f/2.4, 31mm (standard), 1.12µm, AF Features HDR Video 1080p@30fps, 720p@120fps, HDR, stereo sound rec. Dual 13 MP, f/2.0, 26mm (wide), 1/3.4
Features
LED flash, HDR, panorama Video 1080p@30fps LED flash, HDR, panorama Video 1080p@30fps
Front
Single 1.2 MP, f/2.2, 31mm (standard) Features face detection, HDR, FaceTime over Wi-Fi or Cellular Video 720p@30fps Single 8 MP, f/2.0, 26mm, 1/4.0
Features
NA NA
Network
SIM
Nano-SIM, Electronic SIM card (eSIM) Nano-SIM
Data
GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE GSM / HSPA / LTE
2G Bands
SIM 1: GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
SIM 2: NO
SIM 1: GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
SIM 2: NO
3G Bands
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Bands
LTE... LTE...
5G Bands
NO NO
Connectivity
WLAN (WIFI)
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
Bluetooth
v4.0 with A2DP v5.0 with A2DP, LE
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS (3G/LTE model only) Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO
USB
2.0, proprietary reversible connector 3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector; magnetic connector
NFC
No No
Additional Features
Sensors
Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, compass, barometer Siri natural language commands and dictation Fingerprint (under display), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass Samsung DeX
Extra
Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic, Document viewer, Photo/video editor Document viewer, Photo/video editor
Pricing
Price
US$ 559 USD $666
Resale Value
Extreme Very High
Comparison Result
Score
4 Point(s) 11 Point(s)
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