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| Global Score | |
| 71.3 | 69 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iPadOS 15.x | Android 11, 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 0000-00-00 | 2019-07-05 |
| 11.05 x 8.46 x 0.24 inches | 8.27 x 4.90 x 0.31 inches |
| 21.80 ounces | 12.17 ounces |
| -- | Black and Silver |
| Aluminum | Aluminum |
| 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 | 6.6 |
| Performance | |
| Apple M2 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 429 SDM429 chipset |
| processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 12 nm (Quad-Core 1950 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 2 GB RAM |
| 10-core GPU GPU | Adreno 504 GPU |
| 6.3 | 8.73 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 9.84 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 2.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | -- |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 7.92 | 7.37 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | LTE (4G) |
| 10 | 5.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | 5100mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 6.88 |
| 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
Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M2, 2024) is a bit better than Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2019), with a overall score of 71.3 against 69. The Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M2, 2024) is a noticeably thinner but notably heavier tablet than Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2019). Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M2, 2024) works with iPadOS 15.x OS, and Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2019) has Android 11 OS.
Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2019) counts with a much faster processor than Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M2, 2024), although it has less RAM and an inferior number of cores. The iPad Air 13-inch (M2, 2024) features a little bit better looking screen than Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2019), because it has more pixels per inch of display, a lot larger display and a lot better resolution of 2048 x 2732 pixels.
IPad Air 13-inch (M2, 2024) shoots a little bit better photographs and videos than Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2019), because it has a back-facing camera with much more mega-pixels. The Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M2, 2024) counts with just a bit bigger memory to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2019), because although it has no slot for SD memory cards, it also counts with 128 GB internal storage capacity.
Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2019) has a much longer battery performance than iPad Air 13-inch (M2, 2024).
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