Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.5 vs S. Apple iPad Air – Total Computer

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Samsung has recently launched its latest Android tablet announced the Galaxy Premiere event: the Galaxy S Tab 10.5. How it performs compared to the iPad Air from Apple? Here we are going to look at our Galaxy S Tab 10.5 vs iPad Air Review

Note. We only had limited time with de Galaxy Tab 10.5 S to work, so we can not offer a complete comparison between the two tablets. Consider this review as our first impression, we will update once we have had time to fully test the performance of this newcomer time – including the battery life

S Galaxy Tab 10.5 vs iPad Air: price and availability <. / h2> The price of the iPad Air start (just like any 9.7 inch iPad so far) at 479 euros. That’s for the 16GB WiFi only version. Do you want a 4G support, it will cost 100 euros more than the wifi only version.

The Galaxy Tab 10.5 S will be available in July in the Netherlands, and starts at $ 499 for the 16GB WiFi only version, but it has do built-in GPS, whether you buy the LTE model or not. We have been told that LTE models 100 euros will cost more than the wifi only versions. The Tab S also has some other tricks, so that we will have the right

S Galaxy Tab 10.5 vs iPad Air:. Design and construction

Samsung does not deviate much from the previous Galaxy Tab design, but it is impressive how thin the Tab S. Samsung say 6.6 mm, while the iPad Air is thicker with its 7.5 mm.

The S Tab 10.5 weighs 465g, or slightly more if you go for the LTE version. That’s about the same as the iPad Air (469 grams), and we do not think anyone will notice. Additional nine grams of the LTE version

You can choose from ‘Dazzling White’ or ‘Titanium Bronze’, and iPad is available in “Silver” or “Space Grey”.

Tab S has a physical home button and two touch sensitive buttons, with stereo speakers on the side. The back is made of plastic with dimples, which is noticeably inferior to the aluminum of the iPad. We found that the Bronze version, lasted over looked white, and both they look less plastic than the Galaxy S5 .

Galaxy Tab S 10.5 Air vs. iPad: Screen

Now it gets interesting, since Samsung immensely proud of the 10.5 inch screen of the Tab S. It uses Super AMOLED technology and has a resolution of 2560 x 1600 ( WQVGA). A pixel density of 280ppi means that everything looks nice and clear, and the aspect ratio of 16:10 is normal for an Android tablet.

With the adaptive display mode you gamma, saturation, and sharpness of the screen to adjust depending on the content, or you can select which mode you want to use .

The iPad Air has the usual beeldverhouding 4:3 and a resolution of 2048 x 1536 pixels – that’s 264ppi. It is a 9.7-inch IPS panel and a great good screen.

As regards numbers wins the Tab S, but whether those extra pixels and screen space to make a better tablet is still questionable. On the one hand, a larger screen is indeed better for certain things, but on the other hand, the iPad Air slightly smaller.

Samsung, however, has done well to the dimensions of the Tab S layer keep – it is a desirable tablet

S Galaxy Tab 10.5 vs iPad Air: processor and hardware

The Tab 10.5 includes Samsung’s S Exynos 5 Octa-core processor , or a Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 depending on where you purchase the device in the world. He has 3 GB of RAM. What storage is concerned, you can choose from 16 or 32 GB, but with the option to extend up to 128 GB.

via microSD

iPad from Apple’s Air A7 chip, but Apple does not mention clock speed or RAM. Storage options are between 16 and 128 GB, and you can not change it in after you’ve made your purchase. The Tab S has an IR blaster and fingerprint scanner – both coming from the Galaxy S5 -., Both functions are missing on the iPad

Another victory versus the iPad’s support for 802.11ac WiFi (the Air has dual-band 802.11n), but there is no NFC

S Galaxy Tab 10.5 vs iPad Air:. cameras

The Galaxy Tab 10.5 has a S 8Mp rear-facing camera with an LED flash and a 2.1 MP camera on the front.

Meanwhile, the iPad Air a 5MP rear-facing camera (with 1080p video) and a 1.2MP forward facing 720p webcam. It is quite obvious that the Tab S wins here. The iPad also does not have the slow motion effect only on the iPhone 5s is available

S Galaxy Tab 10.5 vs iPad Air: software.

The Galaxy Tab 10.5 S runs Android 4.4.2 KitKat with Samsung’s latest TouchWiz software. It looks exactly like the S5 interface because it is the same. Icons, widgets and notification bar

The Air iPad running iOS 7 (soon iOS 8 ). The winner here depends on personal preference

S Galaxy Tab 10.5 vs iPad Air:. Brief

It is too early to say which tablet is best, because we include the performance, battery life and camera quality still need to test. However, it is clear that the Tab 10.5 S a strong competitor for the iPad Air, and for some people is the price higher than the Air easy to justify. For others, the iPad Air is the most obvious choice, especially if they already own other Apple products.

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