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| Global Score | |
| 70.4 | 62.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iPadOS 18.x | Android 11 |
| 2025-03-12 | 2022-01-13 |
| -- | 9.72 x 6.37 x 0.27 inches |
| 21.76 ounces | 17.92 ounces |
| Blue, Purple, Space Gray and Starlight | Gray, Pink Gold and Silver |
| Display / Screen | |
| 13 inches | 10.5 inches |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| IPS LCD | TFT |
| -- | 210 pixels per inch |
| 600 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 3.8 | 6.3 |
| Performance | |
| Apple M3 chipset | Unisoc Tiger T618 (12 nm) chipset |
| processor | processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Apple GPU 9-core GPU | Mali G52 MP2 GPU |
| 6.3 | 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 | |
| 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | -- |
| 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | -- |
| 9.9 | 6.49 |
| Networks | |
| -- | Wi-Fi |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| 7.6 | 6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 9705mAh Battery | 7040mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 10.08 | 8.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.3 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
IPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) is much better than Samsung Galaxy Tab A8, with a general score of 70.4 against 62.6. The iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) comes with iPadOS 18.x operating system, while Samsung Galaxy Tab A8 counts with Android 11 operating system. The iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) design is notably newer and notably thinner, but also heavier than the Samsung Galaxy Tab A8.
The Galaxy Tab A8 has a much more vibrant screen than iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025), although it has a quite smaller display. IPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) counts with a bit more powerful CPU than Samsung Galaxy Tab A8, and although they both have a Octa-Core CPU, the iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) also has a higher amount of RAM.
The iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) takes much better pictures and videos than Samsung Galaxy Tab A8, because it has a camera in the back with a much better resolution. The Samsung Galaxy Tab A8 features more storage to store more apps and games than Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025), because although it has 0 less internal memory capacity, it also counts with a slot for SD memory cards that supports a maximum of 1 TB.
The iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) has a very superior battery lifetime than Galaxy Tab A8, because it has a 9705mAh battery capacity instead of 7040mAh.
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