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| Global Score | |
| 71.7 | 76.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iPadOS 14.x | Android 13, 12 |
| 2020-10-16 | 2022-02-25 |
| 9.75 x 7.03 x 0.24 inches | 6.51 x 9.99 x 0.25 inches |
| 16.23 ounces | 17.74 ounces |
| Green, Rose gold, Silver, Sky blue and Space gray | Graphite, Pink Gold and Silver |
| Aluminum | Aluminum and Aluminum |
| $ 729.00 | $ 699.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.9 inches | 11 inches |
| 2360 x 1640 pixels | 2560 x 1600 pixels |
| IPS LCD | LTPS |
| 264 pixels per inch | 274 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.8 | 6.8 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A14 Bionic chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 SM8450 (4 nm) chipset |
| 64-bit Firestorm and Icestorm, 64-bit, 5 nm (Hexa-Core 3100 MHz) processor | processor |
| -- | 8 GB RAM |
| Apple 4-core GPU GPU | Adreno 730 GPU |
| 10.26 | 6.21 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 15.42 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 7.00 MP | 13.00 MP + 12.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 9.9 | 8.47 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | -- |
| 6.1 | 10 |
| Battery Life | |
| Li - Ion Battery | 8000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 8.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | 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 has a global score of 76.7, which is just a bit better than the iPad Air (2020)'s overall score of 71.7. Galaxy Tab S8's design is newer, but a little bit thicker and just a little bit heavier than iPad Air (2020). The Galaxy Tab S8 comes with Android 13 operating system, while iPad Air (2020) has iPadOS 14.x operating system.
The Apple iPad Air (2020) counts with a really superior hardware performance than Galaxy Tab S8, because although it has a lower number of cores , it also counts with a 64-bit processor. IPad Air (2020) features a more vivid display than Samsung Galaxy Tab S8, although it has a little lower pixels density, a little bit smaller screen and a little lower resolution of 1640 x 2360.
The Samsung Galaxy Tab S8 features a much better storage to install applications and games than iPad Air (2020), because it has 128 GB internal storage capacity and an external memory card slot that allows up to 1 TB. The iPad Air (2020) features a better camera than Galaxy Tab S8, although it has a back camera with a lower resolution and a worse 3840x2160 video quality.
Galaxy Tab S8 counts with a much longer battery performance than iPad Air (2020).
Galaxy Tab S8 not only is the best tablets of the ones we are comparing here, but it's also a bit cheaper.
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