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Apple iPad
32 GBSamsung Galaxy Note 8.0
16GB LTEN5120
| Global Score | |
| 46.9 | 69.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iOS 5.1, 5, 4.x | Android 4.4.2, 4.2.2, 4.1.2 |
| 2010-01-27 | 2013-02-24 |
| 9.56 x 7.47 x 0.50 inches | 8.30 x 5.35 x 0.31 inches |
| 25.75 ounces | 11.92 ounces |
| $ 285.00 | $ 285.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 9.7 inches | 8 inches |
| 1024 x 768 pixels | 1280 x 800 pixels |
| -- | TFT |
| 132 pixels per inch | 189 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 6.3 | 7 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A4 chipset | Samsung Exynos 4 Quad (Exynos 4412) chipset |
| Single-Core 1000 MHz processor | ARM Cortex-A9 (Quad-Core 1600 MHz) processor |
| 256 MB RAM | 2 GB RAM |
| Yes GPU | ARM Mali-400 MP4 (Quad-Core 266 MHz) GPU |
| 7.56 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 16 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot |
| 5.8 | 6.16 |
| Camera | |
| -- | 5.00 MP + 1.30 MP |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (30 fps) (HD) video resolution |
| 0 | 6.82 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| HSDPA, UMTS, EDGE and GSM | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| Micro SIM | SIM |
| 3.3 | 6.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | 4600mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 6.48 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 2.1, EDR | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Accelerometer, Compass and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy Note 8.0 has a global score of 69.2, which is much better than the iPad's global score of 46.9. Samsung Galaxy Note 8.0 has Android 4.4.2 operating system, and iPad comes with iOS 5.1 operating system. The Samsung Galaxy Note 8.0 is a a lot newer tablet, and it's also notably lighter and way thinner than the iPad.
Samsung Galaxy Note 8.0 has a way better hardware performance than Apple iPad, because it has a larger number of cores (and faster), an additional graphics processing unit and a greater amount of RAM memory. Samsung Galaxy Note 8.0 counts with a better display than Apple iPad, because although it has a little smaller screen, it also counts with a little higher 800 x 1280 resolution and a better display pixels density.
The Galaxy Note 8.0 has a slightly bigger memory capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than iPad, because although it has only 16 GB internal memory, it also counts with a SD memory slot that admits up to 64 GB. The Samsung Galaxy Note 8.0 captures much clearer photographs and videos than iPad.
Samsung Galaxy Note 8.0 counts with a much longer battery lifetime than iPad.
Galaxy Note 8.0 costs exactly the same than the iPad.
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