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| Global Score | |
| 69.6 | 65.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iPadOS 18.x | Android 9.0 Pie, 7.1 Nougat |
| 2025-03-12 | 2017-10-10 |
| -- | 8.35 x 4.89 x 0.35 inches |
| 16.23 ounces | 12.84 ounces |
| Blue, Purple, Space Gray and Starlight | 16 777 216 |
| -- | Metal |
| Display / Screen | |
| 11 inches | 8 inches |
| -- | 1280 x 800 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| -- | 189 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 3.7 | 6.5 |
| Performance | |
| Apple M3 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 |
| Apple GPU 9-core 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 |
| 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 9.9 | 8.47 |
| Networks | |
| -- | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | -- |
| -- | Nano SIM |
| 7.6 | 3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 7606mAh Battery | 5000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 8.72 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.3 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
IPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025) has a general score of 69.6, which is slightly better than Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017)'s 65.7 overall score. Although the iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025) is incredibly heavier than Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017), it's incredibly thinner and incredibly newer. The iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025) comes with iPadOS 18.x OS, and Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017) works with Android 9.0 Pie OS.
The Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017) has a very superior performance than iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025), although it has a smaller amount of RAM and lesser processing cores (but faster). Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017) has a lot better looking display than iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025), although it has a lot smaller display.
The iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025) features a way bigger storage for games and applications than Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017), because although it has no SD memory card expansion slot, it also counts with 112 GB more internal storage. The Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025) features a way better battery performance than Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017), because it has 7606mAh of battery capacity instead of 5000mAh.
The Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025) counts with a much better camera than Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017), because it has a bigger aperture for better captures and videos in poorly lited situations, a lot better 3840x2160 (4K) video definition and a camera in the back with lot more mega pixels.
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