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| Global Score | |
| 71.7 | 69 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iPadOS 14.x | Android 11, 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2020-10-16 | 2019-07-05 |
| 9.75 x 7.03 x 0.24 inches | 8.27 x 4.90 x 0.31 inches |
| 16.23 ounces | 12.17 ounces |
| Green, Rose gold, Silver, Sky blue and Space gray | Black and Silver |
| Aluminum | Aluminum |
| $ 729.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.9 inches | 8 inches |
| 2360 x 1640 pixels | 1280 x 800 pixels |
| IPS LCD | TFT |
| 264 pixels per inch | 189 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.8 | 6.6 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A14 Bionic chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 429 SDM429 chipset |
| 64-bit Firestorm and Icestorm, 64-bit, 5 nm (Hexa-Core 3100 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 12 nm (Quad-Core 1950 MHz) processor |
| -- | 2 GB RAM |
| Apple 4-core GPU GPU | Adreno 504 GPU |
| 10.26 | 8.73 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 9.84 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 7.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 2.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 9.9 | 7.37 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE (4G) |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | -- |
| 6.1 | 5.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| Li - Ion Battery | 5100mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 6.88 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Apple iPad Air (2020) has a general score of 71.7, which is a little bit better than Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2019)'s 69 general score. Apple iPad Air (2020) counts with iPadOS 14.x OS, while Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2019) comes with Android 11 OS. Even though the Apple iPad Air (2020) is incredibly heavier than the Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2019), it's noticeably thinner and also newer.
IPad Air (2020) features a much better looking display than Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2019), because it has a greater pixel density, a much larger screen and a much better 1640 x 2360 pixels resolution. The Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2019) features a way bigger storage capacity to store more apps and games than iPad Air (2020), because although it has less internal storage, it also counts with a SD card slot that allows up to 512 GB.
The iPad Air (2020) counts with a quite superior processing power than Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2019), because it has a 64-bit CPU and a greater number of cores. The Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2019) features a much better battery lifetime than Apple iPad Air (2020). The Apple iPad Air (2020) counts with a lot better camera than Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2019), because it has a much more megapixels camera and a lot higher 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution.
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