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Apple iPad Air
128 GBSamsung Galaxy Note 8.0
16GB LTEN5120
| Global Score | |
| 77.9 | 69.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iOS 8.x, 7.x | Android 4.4.2, 4.2.2, 4.1.2 |
| 2013-10-22 | 2013-02-24 |
| 9.45 x 6.67 x 0.30 inches | 8.30 x 5.35 x 0.31 inches |
| 16.86 ounces | 11.92 ounces |
| Black, Gray and White | -- |
| Aluminium | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 273.00 | $ 285.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 9.7 inches | 8 inches |
| 2048 x 1536 pixels | 1280 x 800 pixels |
| IPS LCD | TFT |
| 264 pixels per inch | 189 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8.2 | 7 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A7 chipset | Samsung Exynos 4 Quad (Exynos 4412) chipset |
| 64-bit Cyclone (Dual-Core 1400 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A9 (Quad-Core 1600 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB RAM | 2 GB RAM |
| PowerVR G6430 (600 MHz) GPU | ARM Mali-400 MP4 (Quad-Core 266 MHz) GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 16 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 6.16 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP + 1.20 MP | 5.00 MP + 1.30 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | -- |
| 33.00mm focal length | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1280 x 720 (30 fps) (HD) video resolution |
| 7.92 | 6.82 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EV-DO A, EV-DO B, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| Nano SIM | SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 8820mAh Li-Polymer Battery | 4600mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 9.52 | 6.48 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The iPad Air has an overall score of 77.9, which is much better than Galaxy Note 8.0's 69.2 general score. IPad Air has iOS 8.x OS, while Galaxy Note 8.0 works with Android 4.4.2 OS. The iPad Air construction is much heavier but a little thinner than Galaxy Note 8.0, and both were released only a couple months apart.
IPad Air counts with a better looking display than Galaxy Note 8.0, because it has a lot better 1536 x 2048 pixels resolution, a bigger display and a greater pixel density. The iPad Air has just a little better performance than Samsung Galaxy Note 8.0, because although it has a lower number of cores, a weaker graphics co-processor and 1 GB lesser RAM, it also counts with a 64 bits processor.
The iPad Air features much more memory for applications and games than Samsung Galaxy Note 8.0, because although it has no slot for an SD memory card, it also counts with more internal memory. The Apple iPad Air takes better pictures and videos than Samsung Galaxy Note 8.0, and although they both have the same resolution back-facing camera, the Apple iPad Air also has a way higher (Full HD) video resolution.
The iPad Air counts with a much better battery duration than Galaxy Note 8.0, because it has 8820mAh of battery capacity.
In addition to being the best tablet of the ones in this comparison, the Apple iPad Air is also cheaper than the Samsung Galaxy Note 8.0.
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