Compare tablets
| Global Score | |
| 72.3 | 65.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iPadOS 15.x | Android 9.0 Pie, 7.1 Nougat |
| 0000-00-00 | 2017-10-10 |
| 9.72 x 7.03 x 0.24 inches | 8.35 x 4.89 x 0.35 inches |
| 16.26 ounces | 12.84 ounces |
| Blue, Purple and Starlight ,Space Gray | 16 777 216 |
| Aluminum | Metal |
| Display / Screen | |
| 11 inches | 8 inches |
| 2360 x 1640 pixels | 1280 x 800 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 261 pixels per inch | 189 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.6 | 6.5 |
| Performance | |
| Apple M2 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 425 8917 chipset |
| processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 28 nm (Quad-Core 1400 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 2 GB RAM |
| 10-core GPU GPU | Adreno 308 GPU |
| 6.3 | 8.28 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 16 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 7.48 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 7.92 | 8.47 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | -- |
| -- | Nano SIM |
| 10 | 3 |
| 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, Barometer, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
IPad Air 11-inch (M2, 2024) is just a bit better than the Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017), getting a overall score of 72.3 against 65.7. The iPad Air 11-inch (M2, 2024) counts with iPadOS 15.x operating system, and Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017) comes with Android 9.0 Pie operating system. The iPad Air 11-inch (M2, 2024) body is notably heavier but a lot thinner than the Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017).
Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017) counts with a very superior processing power than iPad Air 11-inch (M2, 2024), although it has less RAM and less CPU cores. The Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M2, 2024) has a better looking display than Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017), because it has a greater display density, a really bigger screen and a way higher resolution of 1640 x 2360 pixels.
Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017) takes a little bit better pictures and videos than iPad Air 11-inch (M2, 2024), although it has a tinier aperture which is not favorable for shooting photographs or videos in poorly lited environments and a back camera with much less MP. Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M2, 2024) counts with a way bigger memory capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017), because although it has no SD extension slot, it also counts with 128 GB internal memory.
The Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017) features a very superior battery lifetime than iPad Air 11-inch (M2, 2024).
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