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What's better Samsung Galaxy Tab S 10.5 or Apple iPad Air? To answer this question SpecsPRO has compared Samsung Galaxy Tab S 10.5 vs Apple iPad Air: screen resolution, camera, battery and other important specifications.

Samsung Galaxy Tab S 10.5 vs Apple iPad Air

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  • Model

  • Price

  • Advantages

  • launch

  • Announced

  • Status

  • platform

  • OS

  • Chipset

  • CPU

  • GPU

  • camera

  • Rear

  • Front

  • Video

  • Features

  • display

  • Size

  • Resolution

  • Technology

  • Protection

  • Multitouch

  • battery

  • General

  • Talk time

  • Playing Music

  • body

  • Dimensions

  • Weight

  • SIM card

  • Miscellaneous

  • Colors

  • memory

  • Internal Storage & RAM

  • Card slot

  • comms

  • WLAN

  • Bluetooth

  • GPS

  • Infrared port

  • Radio

  • USB

  • features

  • Sensors

  • Messaging

  • Browser

  • Java

  • sound

  • 3.5mm jack

  • network

  • Technology

  • 2G bands

  • GPRS

  • EDGE

  • 3G bands

  • 4G bands

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Samsung Galaxy Tab S 10.5

  • Main

  • Model

    Samsung Galaxy Tab S 10.5

  • Price

    $198.85

  • Advantages

  • PLATFORM CPU: Octa-core (4x1.9 GHz Cortex-A15 & 4x1.3 GHz Cortex-A7)

    CAMERA Rear: 8 MP, autofocus, LED flash

    CAMERA Front: 2.1 MP

    DISPLAY Resolution: 2560 x 1600 pixels (~288 ppi pixel density)

    BATTERY Talk time: About 11 h

    MEMORY Internal Storage & RAM: 16/32 GB, 3 GB RAM

    MEMORY Card slot: microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot)

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Apple iPad Air

  • Main

  • Model

    Apple iPad Air

  • Price

  • Advantages

  • PLATFORM GPU: PowerVR G6430 (quad-core graphics)

    BATTERY General: Non-removable Li-Po 8600 mAh battery (32.4 Wh)

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  • launch

  • Announced

    2014, June

  • Status

    Available. Released 2014, July

  • platform

  • OS

    Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat), upgradable to v6.0.1 (Marshmallow)

  • Chipset

    Exynos 5420 Octa

  • CPU

    Octa-core (4x1.9 GHz Cortex-A15 & 4x1.3 GHz Cortex-A7)

  • GPU

    Mali-T628 MP6

  • camera

  • Rear

    8 MP, autofocus, LED flash

  • Front

    2.1 MP

  • Video

    1080p@30fps

  • Features

    Geo-tagging, panorama, HDR

  • display

  • Size

    10.5 inches

  • Resolution

    2560 x 1600 pixels (~288 ppi pixel density)

  • Technology

    Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors

  • Protection

    —

  • Multitouch

    Yes - Samsung TouchWiz UI

  • battery

  • General

    Non-removable Li-Ion 7900 mAh battery

  • Talk time

    About 11 h

  • Playing Music

    About 121 h

  • body

  • Dimensions

    247.3 x 177.3 x 6.6 mm (9.74 x 6.98 x 0.26 in)

  • Weight

    465 g (1.03 lb, 16.4 oz)

  • SIM card

    No

  • Miscellaneous

  • Colors

    Dazzling White, Titanium Bronze

  • memory

  • Internal Storage & RAM

    16/32 GB, 3 GB RAM

  • Card slot

    microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot)

  • comms

  • WLAN

    Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot

  • Bluetooth

    v4.0, A2DP, LE

  • GPS

    Yes, GLONASS, BDS

  • Infrared port

    Yes

  • Radio

    No

  • USB

    microUSB v2.0 (MHL 2.1), USB Host

  • features

  • Sensors

    Fingerprint, accelerometer, gyro, compass

  • Messaging

    Email, Push Email, IM

  • Browser

    HTML5

  • Java

    No

  • sound

  • 3.5mm jack

    Yes

  • network

  • Technology

    No cellular connectivity

  • 2G bands

    N/A

  • GPRS

    No

  • EDGE

    No

  • 3G bands

    —

  • 4G bands

    —

  • Speed

    —

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  • launch

  • Announced

    2013, October

  • Status

    Available. Released November 2013

  • platform

  • OS

    iOS 7, upgradable to iOS 10.0.2

  • Chipset

    Apple A7

  • CPU

    Dual-core 1.3 GHz Cyclone (ARM v8-based)

  • GPU

    PowerVR G6430 (quad-core graphics)

  • camera

  • Rear

    5 MP, f/2.4, 33mm, autofocus

  • Front

    1.2 MP, 720p@30fps, face detection, FaceTime over Wi-Fi or Cellular

  • Video

    1080p@30fps

  • Features

    Geo-tagging, touch focus, face/smile detection, HDR (photo/panorama)

  • display

  • Size

    9.7 inches

  • Resolution

    1536 x 2048 pixels (~264 ppi pixel density)

  • Technology

    LED-backlit IPS LCD, capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors

  • Protection

    Scratch-resistant glass, oleophobic coating

  • Multitouch

    Yes

  • battery

  • General

    Non-removable Li-Po 8600 mAh battery (32.4 Wh)

  • Talk time

    About 10 h

  • Playing Music

    —

  • body

  • Dimensions

    240 x 169.5 x 7.5 mm (9.45 x 6.67 x 0.30 in)

  • Weight

    469 g (Wi-Fi) / 478 g (3G/LTE) (1.03 lb, 16.54 oz)

  • SIM card

    Nano-SIM

  • Miscellaneous

  • Colors

    Space Gray, Silver

  • memory

  • Internal Storage & RAM

    16/32/64/128 GB, 1 GB RAM DDR3

  • Card slot

    No

  • comms

  • WLAN

    Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, hotspot

  • Bluetooth

    v4.0, A2DP, EDR

  • GPS

    Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS (3G/LTE model only)

  • Infrared port

    —

  • Radio

    No

  • USB

    v2.0, reversible connector

  • features

  • Sensors

    Accelerometer, gyro, compass

  • Messaging

    iMessage, Email, Push Email, IM

  • Browser

    HTML5 (Safari)

  • Java

    No

  • sound

  • 3.5mm jack

    Yes

  • network

  • Technology

    GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE

  • 2G bands

    GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 CDMA 800 / 1900

  • GPRS

    Yes

  • EDGE

    Yes

  • 3G bands

    HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 CDMA2000 1xEV-DO

  • 4G bands

    LTE

  • Speed

    HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat3 100/50 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps

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  • Summary

    The Galaxy Tab S 10.5 is equipped with a better CPU Octa-core (4x1.9 GHz Cortex-A15 & 4x1.3 GHz Cortex-A7) than the Apple iPad Air. This is an important difference between these models as a powerful CPU guarantees that this model is the best buy for multitasking. The iPad Air has a faster graphics processor Mali-T628 MP6 that will let the user to run more number of new games. The Galaxy Tab S 10.5 runs more RAM (3 GB) which means that this model shows better performance in comparison to the Apple iPad Air.

    The Galaxy Tab S 10.5 is produced with 2K HD (2560 x 1600 pixels) screen resolution with 287 ppi pixel density that is better compared with the iPad Air 2K HD (1536 x 2048 pixels) resolution with 263 ppi pixel density. This specification means that this tablet is the best buy for watching movies. If you want to make pictures of a good quality then the Galaxy Tab S 10.5 is a better selection for you as this tab is produced with more quality back 2.1-Megapixel camera.

    One more pleasant bonus of the Galaxy Tab S 10.5 is a memory card slot that will let the tablet owner to transfer files and expand memory storage easily. The iPad Air will work longer without charging because it has a better battery life. This model is produced with 8600 mAh cell that is 700 mAh bigger in comparison with the Galaxy Tab S 10.5 cell. The Galaxy Tab S 10.5 weighs 465g that is 4g less compared to the weight of the Apple iPad Air.

    Taking into account the above-mentioned differences the Galaxy Tab S 10.5 becomes the best choice. Get the list of the best offers on Amazon.