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| Global Score | |
| 71.3 | 62.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iPadOS 15.x | Android 7.1 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow, 5.0 Lollipop |
| 2024-05-07 | 2015-05-02 |
| 11.05 x 8.46 x 0.24 inches | 8.20 x 5.43 x 0.29 inches |
| 21.80 ounces | 11.04 ounces |
| -- | 16 777 216 |
| Aluminum | -- |
| -- | $ 159.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 13 inches | 8 inches |
| 2732 x 2048 pixels | 1024 x 768 pixels |
| -- | TFT |
| 263 pixels per inch | 160 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 6.8 | 6.2 |
| Performance | |
| Apple M2 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 8916 chipset |
| processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Quad-Core 1200 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 1,5 GB RAM |
| 10-core GPU GPU | Adreno 306 GPU |
| 6.3 | 8.1 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 16 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 6.72 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP | 5.00 MP + 2.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | -- |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (HD) video resolution |
| 7.92 | 6.05 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | LTE (4G) and HSPA |
| 10 | 6 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | 4200mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 6.08 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.3 | Bluetooth 4.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The iPad Air 13-inch (6th Gen) is better than Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0, having a 71.3 score against 62.8. IPad Air 13-inch (6th Gen) comes with iPadOS 15.x operating system, and Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 counts with Android 7.1 Nougat operating system. Although iPad Air 13-inch (6th Gen) is way heavier than the Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0, it's thinner and much newer.
Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 counts with a much faster CPU than iPad Air 13-inch (6th Gen), although it has a lower number of cores and a lower amount of RAM memory. IPad Air 13-inch (6th Gen) counts with a little bit better screen than Galaxy Tab A 8.0, because it has a way greater pixels amount per inch of screen, a lot bigger display and a way higher resolution of 2048 x 2732 pixels.
The iPad Air 13-inch (6th Gen) has a much better camera than Galaxy Tab A 8.0, because it has a way more mega pixels back facing camera. IPad Air 13-inch (6th Gen) features a way bigger memory to install applications and games than Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0, because although it has no SD memory card expansion slot, it also counts with more internal memory.
The Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 features a superior battery lifetime than iPad Air 13-inch (6th Gen).
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