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| Global Score | |
| 70.4 | 58.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iPadOS 18.x | Android 3.0 |
| 2025-03-04 | 2011-03-22 |
| -- | 9.09 x 6.21 x 0.34 inches |
| 21.76 ounces | 15.98 ounces |
| Blue, Purple, Space Gray and Starlight | -- |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 269.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 13 inches | 8.9 inches |
| -- | 1280 x 800 pixels |
| IPS LCD | TFT |
| -- | 170 pixels per inch |
| 600 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 3.8 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Apple M3 chipset | -- |
| processor | Dual-Core 1000 MHz processor |
| 8 GB RAM | -- |
| Apple GPU 9-core GPU | Yes GPU |
| 6.3 | 7.47 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP | 3.00 MP + 2.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | -- |
| 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1280 x 720 (HD) video resolution |
| 9.9 | 5.61 |
| Networks | |
| -- | Wi-Fi |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE and GSM |
| -- | SIM |
| 7.6 | 3.9 |
| Battery Life | |
| 9705mAh Battery | 6000mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 10.08 | 7.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.3 | Bluetooth 3.0, EDR |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) is way better than the Galaxy Tab 8.9, getting a general score of 70.4 against 58.1. The Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) comes with iPadOS 18.x OS, while Galaxy Tab 8.9 has Android 3.0 OS. The Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) body is notably newer and notably thinner than the Galaxy Tab 8.9's, but it's also a lot heavier.
The Galaxy Tab 8.9 counts with a quite superior hardware performance than Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025), although it has less cpu cores. The Samsung Galaxy Tab 8.9 has a much better display than Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025), although it has a way smaller display. Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) features a much bigger storage capacity for applications and games than Galaxy Tab 8.9, because it has 64 GB more internal storage.
The Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) counts with a lot better camera than Galaxy Tab 8.9, because it has a much better (4K) video quality and a back-facing camera with a much higher resolution. The Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) has a much longer battery performance than Galaxy Tab 8.9, because it has 9705mAh of battery capacity against 6000mAh.
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