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| Global Score | |
| 70.4 | 74.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iPadOS 18.x | Android 9.0 Pie |
| 2025-03-04 | 2020-04-27 |
| -- | 7.95 x 4.93 x 0.28 inches |
| 21.76 ounces | 10.90 ounces |
| Blue, Purple, Space Gray and Starlight | Mocha |
| -- | Aluminum |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 240.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 13 inches | 8.4 inches |
| -- | 1920 x 1200 pixels |
| IPS LCD | TFT |
| -- | 270 pixels per inch |
| 600 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 3.8 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Apple M3 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7904 chipset |
| processor | Arm Cortex-A73 and Arm Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Apple GPU 9-core GPU | Mali-G71 MP2 GPU |
| 6.3 | 8.91 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 9.84 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 9.9 | 8.47 |
| Networks | |
| -- | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| -- | Nano SIM |
| 7.6 | 6.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 9705mAh Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 10.08 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.3 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) has a score of 74.6, which is slightly better than Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025)'s 70.4 general score. The Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) comes with Android 9.0 Pie operating system, while Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) has iPadOS 18.x operating system. Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) has a lot better looking display than Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025), although it has a lot smaller screen.
Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) counts with a much better performing processor than Apple Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025), although it has 5 GB less RAM, they both have the same number of cores. Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) features a better camera than Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020), because it has a much better 3840x2160 video quality, a way higher 12 MP resolution back-facing camera and a larger aperture to take better photography in low light environments.
Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) counts with a little bit more storage for games and applications than Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020), because although it has no slot for an SD memory card, it also counts with 128 GB internal memory. The Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) has a superior battery lifetime than Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020), because it has a 9705mAh battery size.
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