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| Global Score | |
| 62.5 | 68.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iPadOS 18.x | Android 8.1 Oreo |
| 2025-03-04 | 2018-09-20 |
| -- | 8.13 x 4.99 x 0.35 inches |
| 16.97 ounces | 12.64 ounces |
| Blue, Pink, Silver and Yellow | Black |
| -- | $ 250.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.9 inches | 8 inches |
| -- | 1280 x 800 pixels |
| IPS LCD | TFT |
| -- | 189 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 3.7 | 6.5 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A16 Bionic (4 nm) chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 425 MSM8917 chipset |
| processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 28 nm (Quad-Core 1400 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 2 GB RAM |
| Apple GPU 4-core GPU | Adreno 308 GPU |
| 6.3 | 8.28 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 9.44 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP | 5.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/2.20 aperture |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 7.92 | 8.03 |
| Networks | |
| -- | Wi-Fi |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA |
| -- | Nano SIM |
| 7.6 | 5.5 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | 5000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.3 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer and Light Sensor | Accelerometer and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2018) has a general score of 68.3, which is slightly better than the iPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025)'s 62.5 global score. The Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2018) works with Android 8.1 Oreo operating system, while iPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025) comes with iPadOS 18.x operating system. The Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2018) has a lot better hardware performance than iPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025), because although it has a lower amount of RAM, it also counts with a higher number of cores.
Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2018) features an incredibly better looking screen than Apple iPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025), although it has a really smaller screen. The Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2018) features a little bit better camera than Apple iPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025), although it has a much less mega-pixels resolution back camera and a smaller diafragm aperture which is not favorable for low light images.
The iPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025) counts with slightly more memory capacity to store more games and applications than Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2018), because although it has no SD extension slot, it also counts with 128 GB internal storage capacity. The Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2018) counts with a very superior battery lifetime than iPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025).
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