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| Global Score | |
| 70.4 | 76.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iPadOS 18.x | Android 13, 12 |
| 2025-03-12 | 2022-02-25 |
| -- | 6.51 x 9.99 x 0.25 inches |
| 21.76 ounces | 17.74 ounces |
| Blue, Purple, Space Gray and Starlight | Graphite, Pink Gold and Silver |
| -- | Aluminum and Aluminum |
| -- | $ 699.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 13 inches | 11 inches |
| -- | 2560 x 1600 pixels |
| IPS LCD | LTPS |
| -- | 274 pixels per inch |
| 600 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 3.8 | 6.8 |
| Performance | |
| Apple M3 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 SM8450 (4 nm) chipset |
| processor | processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Apple GPU 9-core GPU | Adreno 730 GPU |
| 6.3 | 6.21 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 15.42 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP | 13.00 MP + 12.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | -- |
| 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 9.9 | 8.47 |
| Networks | |
| -- | Wi-Fi |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| 7.6 | 10 |
| Battery Life | |
| 9705mAh Battery | 8000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 10.08 | 8.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.3 | Bluetooth 5.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Galaxy Tab S8 is slightly better than the Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025), having a general score of 76.7 against 70.4. Galaxy Tab S8 has Android 13 OS, and Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) works with iPadOS 18.x OS. The Galaxy Tab S8 has a lot better screen than iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025), although it has a little smaller display.
Samsung Galaxy Tab S8 has much more storage capacity for apps and games than iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025), and although they both have equal 128 GB internal memory, the Samsung Galaxy Tab S8 also has a slot for an external memory card that admits up to 1 TB. The iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) has a little better performance than Galaxy Tab S8. They have the same number of cores and a 8 GB RAM.
The iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) counts with a much better camera than Samsung Galaxy Tab S8, although it has a lower video definition and a back facing camera with a worse 12 mega-pixels resolution. IPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) has superior battery duration than Galaxy Tab S8, because it has a 21 percent more battery capacity.
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