Apple iPad Air 2 vs Samsung Galaxy Tab S6 5G

Apple iPad Air 2

Apple iPad Air 2

October, 2014


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Samsung Galaxy Tab S6 5G

Samsung Galaxy Tab S6 5G

December, 2019


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Apple iPad Air 2 vs Samsung Galaxy Tab S6 5G


Apple iPad Air 2

Samsung Galaxy Tab S6 5G

Price
EUR: €440EUR: €800
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Body
Form Factor
Candybar, Touchscreen, Tablet PCCandybar, Touchscreen, Tablet PC
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 (14.82 oz)
Build
Glass front, aluminum back, aluminum frameGlass front, aluminum back, aluminum frame

Stylus support (Bluetooth integration, magnetic)
Colors
Space Gray, Silver, GoldMountain Gray
Models
A1566, A1567, iPad5,3, iPad5,4SM-T866N
Display
Type
IPS LCDSuper AMOLED, HDR10+
Size
9.7 inches, 291.4 cm2 (~71.6% screen-to-body ratio)10.5 inches, 321.9 cm2 (~82.5% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution
1536 x 2048 pixels, 4:3 ratio (~264 ppi density)1600 x 2560 pixels, 16:10 ratio (~287 ppi density)
Multitouch
Yes
Protection
Scratch-resistant glass, oleophobic coating
Network
Technology
GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTEGSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G
2G Bands
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Bands
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100HSDPA 850 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 38, 39, 40, 41 A15671, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 13, 17, 20, 38, 40, 41
5G Bands
78 SA/NSA
Memory
Internal Memory
16GB ROM, 2GB RAM

32GB ROM, 2GB RAM

64GB ROM, 2GB RAM

128GB ROM, 2GB RAM
128GB ROM, 6GB RAM
Storage Type
UFS 3.0
Card Slot
NomicroSDXC (dedicated slot)
Connectivity
GPRS
Yes
EDGE
Yes
Speed
HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 MbpsHSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE (6CA) Cat20 2000/150 Mbps, 5G (2+ Gbps DL)
WLAN
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, hotspotWi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct
Bluetooth
4.0, A2DP, EDR5.0, A2DP, LE
USB
Lightning, USB 2.0USB Type-C 3.1, magnetic connector
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS (3G/LTE model only)Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO
NFC
NoNo
Camera
Main Camera
8 MP, f/2.4, 31mm (standard), 1.12µm, AFPrimary: 13 MP, f/2.0, 26mm (wide), 1/3.4", 1.0µm, AF

Secondary: 5 MP, f/2.2, 12mm (ultrawide), 1.12µm
Camera Features
HDRHDR, panorama
Video
1080p@30fps, 720p@120fps, HDR, stereo sound rec.4K@30fps
Selfie Camera
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), 1/4.0", 1.12µm

Video: 1080p@30fps
Multimedia
Audio Format Support
MP3/WAV/AAX+/AIFF/Apple Lossless
Video Format Support
MP4/H.264
Radio
NoNo
Software
Operating System (OS)
iOS 8.1Android OS, v10
Upgradable
Upgradable to iPadOS 15.7
UI
One UI 2
Browser
HTML5 (Safari)
Messaging
iMessage, Email, Push Email, IM
Hardware
Chipset
Apple A8X (20 nm)Qualcomm SM8150 Snapdragon 855+ (7 nm)
CPU
Triple-core 1.5 GHz TyphoonOcta-core (1x2.96 GHz Kryo 485 & 3x2.42 GHz Kryo 485 & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 485)
GPU
PowerVR GXA6850 (octa-core graphics)Adreno 640 (700 MHz)
Sensors
Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, compass, barometerFingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
SIM
Nano-SIM and eSIMNano-SIM
Speakers
Yes, with stereo speakersYes, with stereo speakers (4 speakers)

Tuned by AKG
Audio Jack
3.5 mmNo
TV Out
Yes
Benchmarks
Performance
Basemark X: 29753
Battery
Battery Type
Li-Po 7340 mAh, non-removable (27.62 Wh)Li-Po 7040 mAh, non-removable
Charging
15W wired
Talk Time
Up to 10 h (multimedia)
Additional Features
Features
Samsung DeX

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