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| iPad Air | Galaxy Tab S6 |
| BUY NOW | BUY NOW |
| PROS | PROS |
| Brilliant-looking laminated screen. Cheapest Smart Keyboard iPad. Fast charges via Lightning-to-USB-C. | Excellent 10.5-inch screen. Strong performance. Built-in trackpad in the keyboard. Nice design and build quality. Good battery life. |
| CONS | CONS |
| Uses the 1st Gen Apple Pencil. Traditional design doesn’t wow. Two speakers instead of four. | Storing S Pen requires close attention. Keyboard is expensive, isn’t backlit. Dex mode has its quirks. |
DESIGN
| iPad Air | Galaxy Tab S6 | |
| Dimensions | 9.8 x 6.8 x 0.24 inches (248.9 x 172.7 x 6.1 mm) | 9.63 x 6.28 x 0.22 inches (244.5 x 159.5 x 5.7 mm) |
| Weight | 464.0 g | 420.0 g |
| Materials | Back: Aluminum | Back: Aluminum |
| Biometrics | Fingerprint (touch) | 2D Face unlock, In-screen fingerprint |
| Colors | Gold, Gray, Silver | Mountain gray, Cloud blue, Rose blush |
iPad Air:
This device is almost identical and similar to the iPad mini. What’s special is that we get thinner bezels, aluminum back, and we’ve got the too shiny Apple logo as well.
It’s only 7.5 mm thin, and weighs just 1 pound. It’s very light in the market compared with any other tablet. This device has curvy edges, and holding is also really easy. Overall it’s so beautiful and well built.
Galaxy Tab S6:
Samsung tablet is truly thin, light, and very well-constructed. We get two speakers and a microphone on the left-hand side of the device. There are two more speakers on the right side and a Type-C USB port. We get to see a micro SD card reader on top of the device, another microphone, volume buttons, and power button. At the bottom of this device is a connector ports for the keyboard. Overall this device’s design is very fantastic and the quality of build also feels excellent.
DISPLAY
| iPad Air | Galaxy Tab S6 | |
| Size | 10.5 inches | 10.5 inches |
| Resolution | 2224 x 1668 pixels, 4:3 ratio, 265 PPI | 2560 x 1600 pixels, 16:10 ratio, 288 PPI |
| Technology | IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| Screen-to-body | 79.41 % | 81.93 % |
| Features | Pressure-sensitive, Oleophobic coating, Ambient light sensor | HDR video support, Ambient light sensor |
iPad Air:
The touchscreen is the major improvement over the simple iPad and the glass is also laminated on the display, so there is no air gap and it makes you feel like our fingers are closer to the pixels.
Anti-reflective coating, wide color gamut with true tone technology is also available on this display. This technology helps change the temperature of the color of the screen which is dependent on the lighting around you. This makes the display considerably more pleasant to look at.
Galaxy Tab S6:
This device has a 10.5-inch display, and it is Super AMOLED. It has 2560 x 1600 resolution, and 16:10 aspect ratio that looks very bright. According to me, this is one of the brightest display on the market and produces 645 nits of brightness. It is also very great for both indoor and outdoor use.
It comes with HDR 10 display which is excellent for viewing content in high dynamic range. Overall this is one of the best screens on the market that I’ve seen on any of the tablets.
HARDWARE & PERFORMANCE
| iPad Air | Galaxy Tab S6 | |
| System chip | Apple A12 Bionic APL1W81 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 SM8150 |
| Processor | Octa-core, 2490 MHz, Vortex and Tempest, 64-bit, 7 nm | Octa-core, 2840 MHz, Kryo 485, 64-bit, 7 nm |
| GPU | Apple 4-core GPU | Adreno 640 |
| RAM | 3GB LPDDR4 | 8GB LPDDR4 |
| Internal storage | 256GB | 256GB, microSDXC up to 1000 GB |
| OS | iPadOS (13.x) | Android (10, 9.0 Pie) |
| Wi-Fi | 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, dual-band; MIMO | 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, dual-band; MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot |
| Bluetooth | 5.0 | 5.0 |
iPad Air:
The one thing I don’t like is the speakers, I mean the audio is nice, but the problem there are only two speakers which are on the same side. I ‘d like it if the speakers were on both sides of the device.
This is a very fast device with A12 processor. Although the tablet felt snappy and it’s great to do multitasking. It’s great for editing videos , pictures and all that stuff.
Even playing games has also been really fun. I’ve played almost all of the games and I haven’t seen any major lags or stuttering. I also played PUBG and it really worked smoothly and I didn’t notice any lags. Overall, it’s a very great device for doing all sorts of work and you can also enjoy playing games on this device.
Galaxy Tab S6:
This tablet is powered by Snapdragon 855 whicjh is not the latest processor, but it is a very good processor to be sure. This processor is very nice because it can do all the productivity work with ease and even editing can be done.
Also this device is really great for gaming too. I played on this device some of the high graphics games and they were really smooth, and the frame rates were nice too.
If you’re someone who needs to do some productivity work then I’d recommend that you get the keyboard as it helps to increase your productivity.
CAMERA & BATTERY
| iPad Air | Galaxy Tab S6 | |
| Rear | Single camera | Dual camera |
| Main camera | 8 MP (Autofocus, BSI sensor) | 13 MP (Autofocus) 5 MP (Ultra-wide) |
| Video recording | 1920×1080 (Full HD) (120 fps) | 3840×2160 (4K UHD) (30 fps) |
| Front | 7 MP (HDR) | 8 MP (Dual-Camera) |
| Battery Capacity | 8134 mAh | 7040 mAh |
| Type | Li – Ion, Not user replaceable | Not user replaceable |
iPad Air:
The camera on this device takes really good quality photos, I mean both the front and the back cameras. It is the best camera I have used on any tablet device. Although most of the time, Apple is the only one who has the best quality cameras.
Battery life on this device is also excellent and I got over 12 hours of battery life in just single charge. For the most users, this much battery is enough to last few days unless you are a heavy user.
Galaxy Tab S6:
The camera’s on this device are excellent and Samsung has done an excellent job. The images that were taken in broad daylight have excellent quality and the color production on these cameras are really nice as well.
It can also shoot videos in 4K 30 fps and it also has video stabilization. The front camera also supports video and it can shoot in 1080p 30 fps which is really great. However, I don’t think that most people use there tablet to shoot images.
This device has got the battery of 7040 mAh and it last for almost 11 hours. So this device will get you through out the day without any issue and you don’t need to carry the charger everywhere with you. When you need to charge this device, it can easily be charged in 2.5 hours because of fast charging.
WHICH ONE YOU SHOULD BUY?
If I need to buy one of the tablet’s than Samsung’s Galaxy Tab S6 is the one I would love to buy. As this device has a stunning Super AMOLED display. Tab S6 also performs really well while playing games, editing videos, and it’s even great for doing productivity. There are also 4 speakers which iPad doesn’t have. The battery life is not as good as the iPad but it has got the fast charger which is charges the device in just 2.5 hours.
