For readers who are considering buying the Samsung Galaxy Note Pro 12.2 or the iPad Air, here is a specs and price comparison between the two devices in Australia. The comparison could help readers make an informed decision.

Display and Design

The Samsung Galaxy Note Pro 12.2 comes with a 12.2 inch Super clear LCD capacitive touch screen, rendering 2560 x 1600 pixels resolution. The iPad Air comes with a 9.7 inch LED-backlit IPS LCD capacitive touch screen, rendering 1536 x 2048 pixels resolution.

The Samsung Galaxy Note Pro 12.2 comes with 295.6 x 203.9 x 8 mm dimensions and weighs 750 grams. The iPad Air comes with 240 x 169.5 x 7.5 mm dimensions and weighs 469 grams.

Hardware and Operating System

The Samsung Galaxy Note Pro 12.2 is equipped with a quad core 1.9 GHz cortex A15 and quad core 1.3 GHz cortex A7 processor and Exynos 5 Octa 5420 chipset. It comes in 32 GB and 64 GB internal memory variants, which can be expanded by up to 64 GB using a Micro SD card.

The iPad Air is equipped with a 1.3 GHz dual core cyclone processor and Apple A7 chipset. It comes in 16 GB, 32 GB, 64 GB and 128 GB internal memory variants and no Micro SD slot for additional memory.

The Samsung Galaxy Note Pro 12.2 runs on the Android KitKat operating system and has 3 GB of RAM. The iPad Air runs on the iOS 7 operating system and has 1 GB of RAM.

Camera

The Samsung Galaxy Note Pro 12.2 sports an 8 MP primary camera with autofocus and LED flash. The secondary camera on the device is 2 MP. The iPad Air sports a 5 MP primary camera with autofocus and the secondary camera on the device is 1.2 MP.

Battery

The Samsung Galaxy Note Pro 12.2 comes with a non-removable Li-Ion 9500 mAh battery whereas the iPad Air comes with a non-removable Li-Po 8,820 battery.

Price in Australia

The Samsung Galaxy Note Pro 12.2 32 GB variant is priced at around AU $1,149.95. The iPad Air 16 GB variant is priced at around AU $769.95, the 32 GB variant is priced at around AU $869.95 and the 128 GB variant is priced at around AU $979.95 in Australia.

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