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| Global Score | |
| 69.6 | 75.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iPadOS 18.x | Android 12 |
| 2025-03-04 | -- |
| -- | 12.85 x 8.21 x 0.22 inches |
| 16.23 ounces | -- |
| Blue, Purple, Space Gray and Starlight | -- |
| -- | Aluminum and Aluminum |
| Display / Screen | |
| 11 inches | 14.6 inches |
| -- | 2600 x 1600 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| -- | 209 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 3.7 | 6.4 |
| Performance | |
| Apple M3 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 SM8450 (4 nm) chipset |
| processor | processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Apple GPU 9-core GPU | Adreno 730 GPU |
| 6.3 | 6.21 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP | 13.00 MP + 12.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor | 0.29 inches (1/3.4") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 9.9 | 9.9 |
| Networks | |
| -- | Wi-Fi |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G) and LTE (4G) |
| -- | Nano SIM |
| 7.6 | 9 |
| Battery Life | |
| 7606mAh Battery | 11200mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 8.72 | 10.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.3 | Bluetooth 5.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy Tab S8 Ultra has a score of 75.8, which is just a bit better than the Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025)'s score of 69.6. Samsung Galaxy Tab S8 Ultra has Android 12 OS, and Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025) has iPadOS 18.x OS. The Samsung Galaxy Tab S8 Ultra features a lot better looking screen than Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025), because it has a way bigger display.
Galaxy Tab S8 Ultra counts with as much storage for applications and games as the Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025) one, both of them have equal 128 GB internal storage. The Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025) features a little bit better hardware performance than Samsung Galaxy Tab S8 Ultra. Both of them have a Octa-Core CPU and a 8 GB RAM memory.
Samsung Galaxy Tab S8 Ultra has a way better battery duration than Apple Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025), because it has 11200mAh of battery capacity. Galaxy Tab S8 Ultra's camera is just as good as the Apple Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025) one, because although the Galaxy Tab S8 Ultra has a smaller sensor providing a worse image quality and a smaller diafragm aperture, and they both have the same video resolution and the same 60 fps video frame rate, it also counts with a camera in the back with a better resolution.
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