Which tablet device is the ideal purchase for consumers? We pit Apple's iPad Air against the Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 to see which is better.

For the design and and display round, the Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 has a light and thin design which has a better battery life and comes with an IR blaster along with universal remote app. It has 10.1 inches display touchscreen-bearing resolution of 800×1280 pixels.

Meanwhile, Apple's iPad Air has a smooth back design, an eye-catching speaker at the base and a thinner bezel. The Apple tablet has a similar design as that of the Apple iPad Mini. It has a 9.7 inches touchscreen bearing a resolution of 1536×2048 pixels.

For the operating systems and processor, the Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 runs on the Android based Ice Cream Sandwich v4.0.3 operating system. However, the company has taken liberties to change certain aspects of the UI. The tablet is powered with a dual core 1GHz Cortex A9 processor.

Meanwhile, the Apple iPad Air runs on iOS 7, upgradable to iOS version 7.1.1 that can be further upgraded to iOS 8.

Apple's iPad Air cost around $929.99 whereas the Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 is available at the price of $389.99.

The Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 is a good tablet with a pleasing design and lightweight body. However, the Apple iPad Air still has an advantage over its rival has it comes with a great combination of power, specs and a decent operating system.

So which tablet device is the better purchase for consumers? Sound off in the comments section below.