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| Global Score | |
| 77.9 | 62.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iOS 8.x, 7.x | Android 11 |
| 2013-10-22 | 2022-01-13 |
| 9.45 x 6.67 x 0.30 inches | 9.72 x 6.37 x 0.27 inches |
| 16.86 ounces | 17.92 ounces |
| Black, Gray and White | Gray, Pink Gold and Silver |
| Aluminium | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 273.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 9.7 inches | 10.5 inches |
| 2048 x 1536 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| IPS LCD | TFT |
| 264 pixels per inch | 210 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 6.3 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A7 chipset | Unisoc Tiger T618 (12 nm) chipset |
| 64-bit Cyclone (Dual-Core 1400 MHz) processor | processor |
| 1 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| PowerVR G6430 (600 MHz) GPU | Mali G52 MP2 GPU |
| 9.27 | 6.03 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 11.12 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP + 1.20 MP | 8.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | -- |
| 33.00mm focal length | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | -- |
| 7.92 | 6.49 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EV-DO A, EV-DO B, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM | -- |
| 6.7 | 6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 8820mAh Li-Polymer Battery | 7040mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 9.52 | 8.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
IPad Air has a general score of 77.9, which is much better than Samsung Galaxy Tab A8's overall score of 62.6. The iPad Air comes with iOS 8.x operating system, while Samsung Galaxy Tab A8 comes with Android 11 operating system. Even though the iPad Air is much older and just a little bit thicker than the Samsung Galaxy Tab A8, it's construction is still just a little lighter.
IPad Air has a lot better screen than Samsung Galaxy Tab A8, because although it has a little bit smaller screen, it also counts with a higher resolution of 1536 x 2048px and more pixels per inch of screen. Galaxy Tab A8 features a better storage to store more games and applications than Apple iPad Air, because although it has just 32 GB internal storage capacity, it also counts with a SD memory card expansion slot that allows up to 1 TB.
The iPad Air counts with a way better processing power than Samsung Galaxy Tab A8, because although it has 2 GB less RAM and 6 lesser processing cores , it also counts with a 64-bits processor and an extra graphics co-processor. IPad Air captures much clearer pictures and videos than Galaxy Tab A8, although it has a back facing camera with a way worse 5 megapixels resolution.
IPad Air features longer battery performance than Galaxy Tab A8, because it has 8820mAh of battery capacity.
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