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Apple iPad Air 2 Samsung Galaxy Tab S7 5G
Launch
Release Date
Oct, 2014 Aug, 2020
Status
Discontinued Available
Body & Operating System
Operating system
Android iOS 8.1, upgradable to iOS 12.4 Android 10
UI
NA One UI 2.5
Dimensions
240 x 169.5 x 6.1 mm (9.45 x 6.67 x 0.24 in) 253.8 x 165.4 x 6.3 mm (9.99 x 6.51 x 0.25 in)
Weight
437 g (Wi-Fi) / 444 g (3G/LTE) (15.41 oz) 498 g (Wi-Fi), 500 g (LTE), 502 g (5G)
Body
NA Glass front, aluminum back, aluminum frame
Color Options
Space Gray, Silver, Gold Mystic Black, Mystic Bronze, Mystic Silver
Display Specifications
Technology
IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors LTPS IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Size
9.7 inches
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11.0 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 (~274 ppi density)
Protection
Scratch-resistant glass, oleophobic coating NA
Features
NA HDR10+ 120Hz refresh rate
Battery & Charging
Capacity
Non-removable Li-Po ,7340 mAh
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Non-removable Li-Po, 8000 mAh
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Charging
NA Fast charging 45W
Processing Power
CPU
Triple-core 1.5 GHz Typhoo Octa-core (1x3.09 GHz Kryo 585 & 3x2.42 GHz Kryo 585 & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 585
Chipset
Apple A8X (20 nm) Qualcomm SM8250 Snapdragon 865+ (7 nm+)
GPU
PowerVR GXA6850 (octa-core graphics) Adreno 650
Memory & Storage
Ram
2GB RAM 6/8GB RAM
Storage Memory
16/32/64/128 GB built-in 128/256/512GB Built-in
Memory Card
No microSD, up to 512GB (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", 1.0µm, AF
5 MP, f/2.2, 12mm (ultrawide), 1.12µm
Features
LED flash, HDR, panorama Video 1080p@30fps HDR, panorama Video 4K@30fps
Front
Single 1.2 MP, f/2.2, 31mm (standard) Features face detection, HDR, FaceTime over Wi-Fi or Cellular Video 720p@30fps 8 MP, f/2.0, 26mm (wide), 1/4", 1.12µm
Video 1080p@30fps
Features
NA NA
Network
SIM
Nano-SIM, Electronic SIM card (eSIM) Nano-SIM
Stylus support, 9ms latency (Bluetooth integration, accelerometer, gyro)
Data
GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G
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 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G Bands
LTE... LTE...
5G Bands
NO SA/NSA
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/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
Bluetooth
v4.0 with A2DP 5.1, 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 (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
Samsung DeX
ANT+
Extra
Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic, Document viewer, Photo/video editor NA
Pricing
Price
US$ 559 USD $826
Resale Value
Extreme Very High
Comparison Result
Score
4 Point(s) 11 Point(s)
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