Apple iPad Air (2019) vs Samsung Galaxy Tab S5e (2019)

The Apple iPad Air (2019) has impressed reviewers from two sources that are among the most highly trusted on the internet, namely PCmag and Tom's Guide. It did great in their objective hands-on roundups - it earned the "Ranked 1 out of 5" and "Ranked 2 out of 15" awards from PCmag and Tom's Guide, respectively. That's high praise from such reputable sources.

Taking a look at the Samsung Galaxy Tab S5e (2019), we found it was well-received by reviewers from a couple of reliable sources that conduct their own hands-on testing, including creativebloq.com, Popular Mechanics, and Windows Central. It performed great in their Pen Computer roundups - it managed to earn the "An older Android gaming tablet available for a great price" title from creativebloq.com, "Ranked 3 out of 8" from Popular Mechanics, and "Ranked 1 out of 6" from Windows Central, which is a notable accomplishment.

We also performed a thorough Apple iPad Air (2019) vs. Samsung Galaxy Tab S5e (2019) review score analysis - it turns out that all of the sources that have tested both Pen Computers, including Lifewire and TrustedReviews, preferred the Apple iPad Air (2019) over the Samsung Galaxy Tab S5e (2019).

Out of all the sources that reviewed them, the Apple iPad Air (2019) turned out to be most loved by What Hi-Fi?, which gave it a score of 10, whereas the Samsung Galaxy Tab S5e (2019) got its highest, 9.2, rating from reviewers at Lifewire.

Finally, we also compared their review scores to the rest of their competition - the Apple iPad Air (2019) earned an average review score of 8.9 out of 10 points and the Samsung Galaxy Tab S5e (2019) received an average of 8.8, compared to the 7.7 average of Pen Computers in general.