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| Global Score | |
| 60.9 | 58.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iPadOS 15.x | Android 3.0 |
| -- | 2011-03-22 |
| -- | 9.09 x 6.21 x 0.34 inches |
| 16.26 ounces | 15.98 ounces |
| Aluminum | -- |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 269.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 11 inches | 8.9 inches |
| 2360 x 1640 pixels | 1280 x 800 pixels |
| -- | TFT |
| 261 pixels per inch | 170 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 6.8 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Apple M2 chipset | -- |
| processor | Dual-Core 1000 MHz processor |
| 8 GB RAM | -- |
| Yes GPU | Yes GPU |
| 6.3 | 7.47 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 7.7 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP | 3.00 MP + 2.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | -- |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (HD) video resolution |
| 7.92 | 5.61 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE and GSM |
| -- | SIM |
| 2.4 | 3.9 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | 6000mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 7.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.3 | Bluetooth 3.0, EDR |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Apple iPad Air 11-inch (6th Gen) is a little bit better than Samsung Galaxy Tab 8.9, getting a 60.9 score against 58.1. Apple iPad Air 11-inch (6th Gen) counts with iPadOS 15.x OS, and Samsung Galaxy Tab 8.9 counts with Android 3.0 OS. Apple iPad Air 11-inch (6th Gen)'s body is a bit heavier but a lot thinner than the Samsung Galaxy Tab 8.9.
Galaxy Tab 8.9 counts with a slightly better display than Apple iPad Air 11-inch (6th Gen), although it has a little smaller screen, a much lower 800 x 1280 resolution and a lot worse pixel quantity per inch in the screen. Samsung Galaxy Tab 8.9 and iPad Air 11-inch (6th Gen) feature quite similar storage to store more games and applications, both of them have exactly the same internal memory capacity.
Samsung Galaxy Tab 8.9 counts with a superior performance than iPad Air 11-inch (6th Gen), although it has less cpu cores (although faster). Samsung Galaxy Tab 8.9 features a much longer battery duration than Apple iPad Air 11-inch (6th Gen). IPad Air 11-inch (6th Gen) features a lot better camera than Galaxy Tab 8.9, because it has a back camera with a lot higher 12 megapixels resolution.
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