We compare the Apple iPad Air 2 against the Samsung Galaxy Tab Pro 12.2 to see which tablet device is worth the purchase.

The Apple iPad Air 2 has a LED-backlit IPS LCD screen measuring 9.7 inches, while the Galaxy Tab Pro is equipped with a Super clear LCD one which you guess it, at 12.2 inches. The Apple tablet can render a resolution of 1536 x 2048 pixels at 264 ppi, and has scratch-resistant glass for protection. Its dimensions are 240 x 169.5 x 6.1 mm, and has two weight variants of 437 grams (Wi-Fi), and 444 grams (3G/LTE). The Samsung tablet can render 2560 x 1600 pixels at 247 ppi, with dimensions of 295.4 x 203.7 x 7.9 mm, and its heavier at 730.2 grams.

According to GSMArena, the iPad Air 2 has a Triple-core processor clocked at 1.5 GHz, and its paired with a Apple A8X chipset. It has 2GB of RAM, and has different variants of memory: 16, 32, and 64GB. It runs on the iOS 8.1, which can be upgraded into the iOS 8.1.2 version.

The Samsung Galaxy Tab Pro 12.2 is equipped with two sets of processors: a quad-core Cortex-A15 at 1.9GHz, and quad-core at1.3 GHz, and its paired with a Exynos 5 Octa 5420 chipset. Its GPU is a Mali-T628 MP6 with 3 GB RAM, and an internal memoryof 32GB, which can expand up to 64GB thanks to a microSD card. The Samsung tablet runs on the Android OS, v4.4 (KitKat) software.

The Apple tablet's camera is at 8MP with features like 1.12µm pixel size, geo-tagging, touch focus, face/smile detection, and HDR (photo/panorama). The second camera is at 1.2MP, and has a non-removable Li-Po battery lasting 10 hours.

The Samsung Galaxy Tab Pro 12.2 on the other hand, has the same 8MP primary shooter, but its second camera is at 2MP. Its features include autofocus, LED flash, geo-tagging, face/smile detection, dual camera, and dual recording. Its non-removable Li-Po 9500 mAh battery can last 11 hours in multimedia use.

The Apple iPad Air 2 is worth $499, while Amazon.com stated that the Samsung Galaxy Tab Pro 12.2 32GB variant is at $698.