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| Global Score | |
| 79.3 | 76.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| -- | Android 13, 12 |
| 2019-09-25 | 2022-02-25 |
| 9.80 x 6.80 x 0.29 inches | 6.51 x 9.99 x 0.25 inches |
| 17.39 ounces | 17.74 ounces |
| Gold, Silver and Space gray | Graphite, Pink Gold and Silver |
| Aluminum | Aluminum and Aluminum |
| $ 559.00 | $ 699.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.2 inches | 11 inches |
| 2160 x 1620 pixels | 2560 x 1600 pixels |
| IPS LCD | LTPS |
| 265 pixels per inch | 274 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.7 | 6.8 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A10 Fusion APL1W24 (16 nm) chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 SM8450 (4 nm) chipset |
| Hurricane and Zephyr, 64-bit (Quad-Core 2340 MHz) processor | processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| PowerVR 7XT GT7600 Plus GPU | Adreno 730 GPU |
| 9.27 | 6.21 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 15.42 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 1.20 MP | 13.00 MP + 12.00 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 8.36 | 8.47 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | -- |
| 6.1 | 10 |
| Battery Life | |
| 8827mAh Li - Ion Battery | 8000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 9.52 | 8.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | 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
The Apple iPad 10.2-inch is a little bit better than the Galaxy Tab S8, having a 79.3 score against 76.7. Although Apple iPad 10.2-inch is older and somewhat thicker than the Galaxy Tab S8, it's body is still a little bit lighter. IPad 10.2-inch has a much better performing processing unit than Samsung Galaxy Tab S8, although it has a lower amount of RAM memory and 4 lesser cpu cores.
IPad 10.2-inch has a better looking screen than Galaxy Tab S8, although it has a bit smaller screen, a bit worse resolution of 1620 x 2160 and a little inferior amount of pixels per inch of display. Galaxy Tab S8 features a slightly better camera than iPad 10.2-inch, because it has a lot more MP back facing camera and a lot higher (4K) video definition.
Galaxy Tab S8 features a way bigger storage to install applications and games than iPad 10.2-inch, and although they both have exactly the same 128 GB internal storage, the Galaxy Tab S8 also has a slot for an SD memory card that supports a maximum of 1 TB. Apple iPad 10.2-inch has just a bit longer battery lifetime than Galaxy Tab S8, because it has a 10 percent bigger battery size.
Despite of being the best tablet in this comparison, iPad 10.2-inch is also very cheap compared to the other tablets.
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