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| Global Score | |
| 71.7 | 62.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iPadOS 14.x | Android 11 |
| 2020-10-16 | 2022-01-13 |
| 9.75 x 7.03 x 0.24 inches | 9.72 x 6.37 x 0.27 inches |
| 16.23 ounces | 17.92 ounces |
| Green, Rose gold, Silver, Sky blue and Space gray | Gray, Pink Gold and Silver |
| Aluminum | -- |
| $ 729.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.9 inches | 10.5 inches |
| 2360 x 1640 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| IPS LCD | TFT |
| 264 pixels per inch | 210 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.8 | 6.3 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A14 Bionic chipset | Unisoc Tiger T618 (12 nm) chipset |
| 64-bit Firestorm and Icestorm, 64-bit, 5 nm (Hexa-Core 3100 MHz) processor | processor |
| -- | 3 GB RAM |
| Apple 4-core GPU GPU | Mali G52 MP2 GPU |
| 10.26 | 6.03 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 11.12 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 7.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 9.9 | 6.49 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | -- |
| 6.1 | 6 |
| Battery Life | |
| Li - Ion Battery | 7040mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 8.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | 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 (2020) has an overall score of 71.7, which is much better than Galaxy Tab A8's general score of 62.6. Despite of the fact that the iPad Air (2020) is older than Galaxy Tab A8, it's body is a little bit lighter and somewhat thinner. IPad Air (2020) has iPadOS 14.x OS, while Galaxy Tab A8 has Android 11 OS.
Apple iPad Air (2020) counts with a much better looking display than Galaxy Tab A8, because it has a higher 1640 x 2360px resolution, a higher pixels count per screen inch and a little bit bigger screen. Galaxy Tab A8 counts with a much better memory capacity to store more apps and games than iPad Air (2020), because although it has 0 less internal memory, it also counts with an external SD slot that holds a maximum of 1 TB.
The Apple iPad Air (2020) has a much powerful CPU than Galaxy Tab A8, because although it has an inferior number of cores (although faster), it also counts with a 64-bit processor. IPad Air (2020) takes much better pictures and videos than Samsung Galaxy Tab A8, because it has a much more megapixels back camera.
The Galaxy Tab A8 counts with a really longer battery duration than Apple iPad Air (2020).
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