Apple iPad Air vs Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 2014 Edition Its been lot of tough fights over the recent years in the tablet industry. People opt to compare tablets beyond just their performance. The buyers also look forward to own slimmer, lighter and faster tablet within the range of their pockets. Today, we shall look of the aspects of Apple iPad Air and Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 2014 edition. While Apple is no longer the undisputed leader in the smartphone space, it still has a firm grip on the tablet market, where the iPad manages to remain on top of its mobile OS-powered opponents at all times. The iPad Air has set a very high standards which makes the job of other manufacturers tough. However, what itll go up against this time is the Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 2014 Edition – arguably Samsungs best Galaxy tablet, which hopes to attract consumers with its S Pen and productivity-focused features. The Galaxy Note 10.1 2014 Edition respectably thin, its still made of plastic and presents us with an odd back panel that has a pattern resembling leather. Its by no means bad, but its just meh, compared to the fancy aluminum build of the iPad Air. The Air is more compact than the Note 10.1 2014 (9.45 x 6.67 x 0.30 inches for the iPad vs 9.57 x 6.75 x 0.31 inches for the Note), and its also significantly lighter with its 16.86 oz (478 g), compared to the Notes 19.29 oz (547 g). This allows you to hold the iPad Air much more comfortably, regardless if youre using one or two hands. Obviously, the iPad Air can offer you a way more premium design of the two, and that also translates to the physical volume and power keys of the devices, which react better on the iPad. Anyway, theres one thing that stands out in the Galaxy Note 10.1 2014s design and thats the microSD card slot, which is going to come in handy in case you want to expand your storage at some point. Both devices have versions with cellular radios, and thus – SIM card slots. However, note that the iPad Air uses the Nano SIM standard, while the Note 10.1 uses Micro SIM. There is a small difference between the sizes of the displays of these two lovely tablets. The iPad Airs one measures 9.7” (the same size as on any other iPad), while the Galaxy Note 10.1 is slightly bigger with its 10.1 inches (what a surprise!). Resolution-wise, the iPad is quite a solid performer with its 2048 x 1536 pixels (264 ppi), but the Note 10.1 2014 takes things a couple notches further with its resolution of 2560 x 1600 pixels (299 ppi). Both look very clean and detailed, with the Note 10.1 being a bit better in this respect. We should also note that theres a substantial difference when it comes to aspect ratio. The iPad Air stays true to 4:3, which makes it very convenient for web browsing and reading, while the Note 10.1 has a 16:9 display thats more suitable for video playback. Inspecting both display panels positioned side by side, one of the first things that we notice is that the gamma of the iPad Airs screen is a bit off. Certain dark levels appear brighter than they should be, resulting in a less contrasting image. Equipped with iOS 7.0.3, the iPad Air comes with a fresh and cheerful UI complementing its super-intuitive user experience. The UI is way more simplistic than the TouchWiz interface of the Note, as it only presents you with a grid of app icons and thats pretty much it as far as the homescreen is concerned. Well, there are also the notification and control centers, as well as the new multitasking view, but to a large extent, this is what youll be limited to. On the Galaxy Note 10.1 2014 Edition, which is currently running Android 4.3 under the Touch Wiz Nature UX, things are considerably more complex, as youre bombarded with all kinds of widgets, menus and alternative screens that start sliding in from all directions as soon as you power the tablet up. You can do a lot more with the homescreen of this Android-powered tablet, but itll definitely take a while before you can really feel at home as you unlock your device. Besides its complexity, the fact that there are dozens of settings within almost every app doesnt help either. TouchWiz has become a versatile, yet cluttered interface that could use some serious simplification. With its A7 64-bit SoC, the Apple iPad Air is running buttery-smooth, which makes for an overall great user experience. The A7 comes packing the dual-core Cyclone CPU thats clocked at 1.4 GHz. Its complemented by the PowerVR G6430 GPU. In comparison, the Note 10.1 2014 sports the Snapdragon 800 with quad-core 2.3 GHz Krait 400 CPU and Adreno 330 GPU. On paper, the Note 10.1 seems much beefier, however, in reality its TouchWiz UI suffers from some very visible lag and slow-down. RAM amount stands at 1 GB for the iPad Air and 3GB for the Galaxy Note 10.1 2014 Edition. Once again, it seems as if the Note 10.1 should fly with this kind of internals, but its actually very easy to make it stutter under the load of just a few apps. Storage space can be 16, 32 or 64 GB with the iPad Air. The same goes for the Galaxy Note 10.1 2014 Edition, but as we said earlier, it also features support for microSD cards, so it does give you a bit more flexibility in this area. Neither camera is as capable as what you can find on top-shelf smartphones these days, but youll still be able to snap some decent pics. For the most part, pictures taken with both look very similar, with almost equal color tones and exposure. We do notice that in some shots, though, the Note 10.1 2014 manages to keep colors a tad more natural, as the iPad Air shows a bit of a tendency to slightly warm things up. The area where the Galaxy Note 10.1 2014 manages to gain the advantage is details, as its 8 MP resolution allows it to capture a bit more data about the surrounding world, compared to the iPad Air. The situation is about the same when shooting indoors, where the Note 10.1 2014 also has the benefit of the LED flash, as such is missing from the iPad Air. The Gallery application on the 2014 Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 is decent and it allows one to organize their photos in folders. The iPad Air gallery, however, is a bit smarter, for it does that automatically – it knows when and where each photo has been taken and groups them in collections based on that data. Samsungs music player is packed with goodies, as it has always been on any recent Samsung device. You get the mandatory lock screen controls, sound enhancements, and a neat feature called AdaptSound, which optimizes music depending on the listeners earphones and hearing. However, we have to admit that were more satisfied with Apples Music app. It not only looks better, but it comes with the new iTunes Radio, which streams free music over the web – you just pick a station and enjoy! Despite being a lot thinner than its predecessor, the iPad Air has kept the same wonderful battery life that will keep it powered on for quite a while. Its an 8820 mAh battery unit inside that is non removable, of course. The battery of the Note 10.1 2014 is slightly smaller with its 8220 mAh, and its also sealed, meaning that you cannot replace it. Overall, the iPad Air seems to fare visibly better in terms of battery life, due to both the larger capacity and more optimized operating system. No wrong choices to be done among the two tablets mentioned above. Both give superb performance in various fields. Its just about your requirements. But still, to be said, the iPad Air has managed to reinforce its position as the leading mobile tablet available on the market. With its wonderful design and blazing-fast performance, it really has no weak spots in comparison with the rest of the offerings on the market, and that includes the Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 2014 Edition. Hopefully, Samsung improves itself to give a still tough fight to other tablet manufacturers. Good luck Samsung!! For more, visit techknowstream.in
Posted on: Sun, 17 Nov 2013 14:02:42 +0000