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| Global Score | |
| 71.7 | 75.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iPadOS 14.x | Android 12 |
| 2020-10-16 | -- |
| 9.75 x 7.03 x 0.24 inches | 12.85 x 8.21 x 0.22 inches |
| 16.23 ounces | -- |
| Green, Rose gold, Silver, Sky blue and Space gray | -- |
| Aluminum | Aluminum and Aluminum |
| $ 729.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.9 inches | 14.6 inches |
| 2360 x 1640 pixels | 2600 x 1600 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 264 pixels per inch | 209 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.8 | 6.4 |
| 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 | No SD card slot |
| 7.7 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 7.00 MP | 13.00 MP + 12.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.29 inches (1/3.4") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 9.9 | 9.9 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G) and LTE (4G) |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.1 | 9 |
| Battery Life | |
| Li - Ion Battery | 11200mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 10.96 |
| 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
Samsung Galaxy Tab S8 Ultra has a global score of 75.8, which is a little bit better than the Apple iPad Air (2020)'s global score of 71.7. Samsung Galaxy Tab S8 Ultra has Android 12 operating system, and Apple iPad Air (2020) has iPadOS 14.x operating system. Samsung Galaxy Tab S8 Ultra's body is much lighter and just a bit thinner than Apple iPad Air (2020).
IPad Air (2020) counts with a way better looking screen than Samsung Galaxy Tab S8 Ultra, because although it has a bit lower resolution of 1640 x 2360 pixels and a way smaller screen, it also counts with a higher count of pixels per inch of display. The Apple iPad Air (2020) has a really superior hardware performance than Galaxy Tab S8 Ultra, because although it has a lower number of cores (although they are faster), it also counts with a 64-bits processing unit.
Galaxy Tab S8 Ultra features a much bigger memory capacity to store more apps and games than iPad Air (2020), because it has 128 GB internal memory. Galaxy Tab S8 Ultra and iPad Air (2020) both feature extremely similar cameras, because although the Galaxy Tab S8 Ultra has a tinier diafragm aperture, and they both have the same 60 fps video frame rates and the same 3840x2160 video quality, it also counts with a back-facing camera with a higher 13 mega-pixels resolution.
Galaxy Tab S8 Ultra features a way better battery life than Apple iPad Air (2020).
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