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| Global Score | |
| 77.9 | 75.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iOS 8.x, 7.x | Android 12 |
| 2013-10-22 | -- |
| 9.45 x 6.67 x 0.30 inches | 12.85 x 8.21 x 0.22 inches |
| 16.86 ounces | -- |
| Black, Gray and White | -- |
| Aluminium | Aluminum and Aluminum |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 273.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 9.7 inches | 14.6 inches |
| 2048 x 1536 pixels | 2600 x 1600 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 264 pixels per inch | 209 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 6.4 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A7 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 SM8450 (4 nm) chipset |
| 64-bit Cyclone (Dual-Core 1400 MHz) processor | processor |
| 1 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| PowerVR G6430 (600 MHz) GPU | Adreno 730 GPU |
| 9.27 | 6.21 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP + 1.20 MP | 13.00 MP + 12.00 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 33.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.29 inches (1/3.4") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 7.92 | 9.9 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EV-DO A, EV-DO B, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G) and LTE (4G) |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 9 |
| Battery Life | |
| 8820mAh Li-Polymer Battery | 11200mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 9.52 | 10.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The iPad Air is a bit better than the Samsung Galaxy Tab S8 Ultra, having a general score of 77.9 against 75.8. IPad Air has iOS 8.x operating system, while Samsung Galaxy Tab S8 Ultra works with Android 12 operating system. The iPad Air counts with a lot better display than Galaxy Tab S8 Ultra, because although it has a lot smaller display and a bit lower resolution of 1536 x 2048, it also counts with a higher display pixels density.
Apple iPad Air has a very superior performance than Galaxy Tab S8 Ultra, because although it has a smaller amount of RAM and 6 lesser processing cores , it also counts with a graphics processing unit and a 64 bits processor. The Samsung Galaxy Tab S8 Ultra has a way better camera than iPad Air, because it has a larger aperture, a camera in the back with a much better 13 MP resolution and a lot higher video resolution.
The Samsung Galaxy Tab S8 Ultra and iPad Air count with incredibly similar memory capacity to store more apps and games, they have equal 128 GB internal storage. Galaxy Tab S8 Ultra counts with better battery duration than iPad Air, because it has a 27 percent larger battery size.
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