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| Global Score | |
| 72.3 | 68.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iPadOS 15.x | Android 8.1 Oreo |
| 0000-00-00 | 2018-09-20 |
| 9.72 x 7.03 x 0.24 inches | 8.13 x 4.99 x 0.35 inches |
| 16.26 ounces | 12.64 ounces |
| Blue, Purple and Starlight ,Space Gray | Black |
| Aluminum | -- |
| -- | $ 250.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 11 inches | 8 inches |
| 2360 x 1640 pixels | 1280 x 800 pixels |
| IPS LCD | TFT |
| 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 MSM8917 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 | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 9.44 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP | 5.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/2.20 aperture |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 7.92 | 8.03 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA |
| -- | Nano SIM |
| 10 | 5.5 |
| 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) has a general score of 72.3, which is slightly better than Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2018)'s 68.3 general score. The iPad Air 11-inch (M2, 2024) comes with iPadOS 15.x OS, and Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2018) has Android 8.1 Oreo OS. IPad Air 11-inch (M2, 2024)'s design is incredibly heavier but notably thinner than the Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2018).
The Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2018) has a much more powerful CPU than iPad Air 11-inch (M2, 2024), although it has a smaller amount of RAM memory and 4 less cores (although faster). The iPad Air 11-inch (M2, 2024) features a more vivid screen than Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2018), because it has a way bigger display, a higher count of pixels per screen inch and a much higher 1640 x 2360 resolution.
The Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2018) counts with a little bit better camera than Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M2, 2024), although it has a tinier aperture and a back-facing camera with lot less mega-pixels resolution. IPad Air 11-inch (M2, 2024) features just a bit more memory capacity for games and applications than Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2018), because although it has no slot for an external memory card, it also counts with 128 GB internal memory capacity.
Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2018) counts with a much better battery performance than iPad Air 11-inch (M2, 2024).
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