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| Global Score | |
| 77 | 76.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| -- | Android 13, 12 |
| 2018-03-27 | 2022-02-25 |
| 9.40 x 6.60 x 0.29 inches | 6.51 x 9.99 x 0.25 inches |
| 16.86 ounces | 17.74 ounces |
| Gold, Gray and Silver | Graphite, Pink Gold and Silver |
| Aluminum | Aluminum and Aluminum |
| $ 559.00 | $ 699.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 9.7 inches | 11 inches |
| 2048 x 1536 pixels | 2560 x 1600 pixels |
| IPS LCD | LTPS |
| 264 pixels per inch | 274 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.3 | 6.8 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A10 Fusion APL1W24 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 SM8450 (4 nm) chipset |
| Hurricane and Zephyr, 64-bit, 16 nm (Quad-Core 2340 MHz) processor | processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| PowerVR 7XT GT7600 Plus GPU | Adreno 730 GPU |
| 9.18 | 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 |
| 8.25 | 8.47 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM | -- |
| 5.7 | 10 |
| Battery Life | |
| 8827mAh Li - Polymer 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 iPad 9.7-inch (2018) is a little bit better than the Samsung Galaxy Tab S8, having a 77 score against 76.7. The iPad 9.7-inch (2018) body is a little lighter than the Samsung Galaxy Tab S8, but it's somewhat thicker and was released 4 years before. The Apple iPad 9.7-inch (2018) has just a bit better looking display than Galaxy Tab S8, although it has a quite smaller screen, a little bit worse amount of pixels per inch of display and a little bit lower 1536 x 2048px resolution.
IPad 9.7-inch (2018) features a lot better processing power than Galaxy Tab S8, although it has 4 less cpu cores and a lower amount of RAM. The Samsung Galaxy Tab S8 has a much greater storage capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than iPad 9.7-inch (2018), and although they both have exactly the same internal memory capacity, the Samsung Galaxy Tab S8 also has a SD memory slot that admits up to 1 TB.
Galaxy Tab S8 has a slightly better camera than iPad 9.7-inch (2018), because it has a much better video quality and a lot better 13 MP resolution camera in the back. The iPad 9.7-inch (2018) counts with a bit superior battery lifetime than Galaxy Tab S8, because it has an 8827mAh battery capacity instead of 8000mAh.
Even being the best tablet between the ones we are comparing, the Apple iPad 9.7-inch (2018) is also by far the cheapest, which makes it very easy to pick between these tablets.
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