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| Global Score | |
| 77 | 75.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| -- | Android 12 |
| 2018-03-27 | -- |
| 9.40 x 6.60 x 0.29 inches | 12.85 x 8.21 x 0.22 inches |
| 16.86 ounces | -- |
| Gold, Gray and Silver | -- |
| Aluminum | Aluminum and Aluminum |
| $ 559.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 9.7 inches | 14.6 inches |
| 2048 x 1536 pixels | 2600 x 1600 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 264 pixels per inch | 209 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.3 | 6.4 |
| 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 | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 1.20 MP | 13.00 MP + 12.00 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.29 inches (1/3.4") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 8.25 | 9.9 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G) and LTE (4G) |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 5.7 | 9 |
| Battery Life | |
| 8827mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 11200mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 9.52 | 10.96 |
| 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) has a score of 77, which is a bit better than Galaxy Tab S8 Ultra's global score of 75.8. The Apple iPad 9.7-inch (2018) counts with a much better looking screen than Galaxy Tab S8 Ultra, because although it has a much smaller screen and a quite lower resolution of 1536 x 2048, it also counts with more pixels per screen inch.
Apple iPad 9.7-inch (2018) counts with a lot better hardware performance than Galaxy Tab S8 Ultra, although it has a lower amount of RAM memory and 4 less cores. The Galaxy Tab S8 Ultra takes way better photographs and videos than Apple iPad 9.7-inch (2018), because it has a bigger aperture to take better photography in poorly lited environments, a much better 13 mega-pixels resolution back-facing camera and a lot higher video definition.
Samsung Galaxy Tab S8 Ultra's memory capacity for games and applications is just as good as the Apple iPad 9.7-inch (2018) one, they have the same internal storage capacity. Samsung Galaxy Tab S8 Ultra has greater battery performance than iPad 9.7-inch (2018), because it has 11200mAh of battery capacity.
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