Tablet-to-tablet, the ipad is slightly slimmer and lighter than the surface go. apple's 9.4-by-6.6-inch tablet is just 0.29 inches thick and weighs a scant 1.05 pounds.. Only apple makes the ipad and there are only two versions: the ipad and the ipad 2. on the other hand, any company that's able to manufacture hardware that will support google's operating system can make an android tablet and inevitably some companies are going to do a better job of it than others.. The apple ipad, amazon fire hd tablet, kindle, and samsung galaxy tab — compare features, screen size, apps, battery life, and more. easily integrates with all your other (apple) tech..
While apple's tablets skew toward portrait mode, the company's mostly content to let the user decide which way to hold the ipad. huawei, on the other hand, clearly wants you to use the mediapad m5. Build and design. apple makes the most popular tablets and samsung’s design strategy seems to be to imitate that success. the galaxy tab s2 9.7 made the switch to a 4:3 screen aspect ratio, the same ratio used in all ipad models, so samsung’s and apple’s latest are quite similar in size and shape.. It's more capable than any other ipad, but it's still far less capable than any macbook. it can be used with a keyboard or a stylus or neither. it's a tablet, you just might not use it like one..