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| Global Score | |
| 71.3 | 68.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iPadOS 15.x | Android 8.1 Oreo |
| 2024-05-07 | 2018-09-20 |
| 11.05 x 8.46 x 0.24 inches | 8.13 x 4.99 x 0.35 inches |
| 21.80 ounces | 12.64 ounces |
| -- | Black |
| Aluminum | -- |
| -- | $ 250.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 13 inches | 8 inches |
| 2732 x 2048 pixels | 1280 x 800 pixels |
| -- | TFT |
| 263 pixels per inch | 189 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 6.8 | 6.5 |
| Performance | |
| Apple M2 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 425 MSM8917 chipset |
| processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 28 nm (Quad-Core 1400 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 2 GB RAM |
| 10-core GPU GPU | Adreno 308 GPU |
| 6.3 | 8.28 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 9.44 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP | 5.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/2.20 aperture |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 7.92 | 8.03 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA |
| -- | Nano SIM |
| 10 | 5.5 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | 5000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.3 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| 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 just a bit better than the Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2018), with a 71.3 score against 68.3. The iPad Air 13-inch (6th Gen) works with iPadOS 15.x OS, and Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2018) has Android 8.1 Oreo OS. IPad Air 13-inch (6th Gen) is a notably newer and noticeably thinner device than Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2018), although it's much heavier.
IPad Air 13-inch (6th Gen) counts with a bit better screen than Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2018), because it has a greater display density, a lot higher resolution of 2048 x 2732 and a way larger screen. IPad Air 13-inch (6th Gen) counts with slightly more memory capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2018), because although it has no external memory slot, it also counts with 128 GB internal memory.
Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2018) has a much better performance than iPad Air 13-inch (6th Gen), although it has a lower number of cores and a smaller amount of RAM. The Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2018) captures clearer photos and videos than iPad Air 13-inch (6th Gen), although it has a smaller aperture which is not good for taking photos and video in low light environments and a back-facing camera with much less MP resolution.
The Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2018) counts with a much better battery duration than iPad Air 13-inch (6th Gen).
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