Compare tablets
| Global Score | |
| 81.4 | 65.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iPadOS 15.x | Android 9.0 Pie, 7.1 Nougat |
| 2022-03-18 | 2017-10-10 |
| 9.75 x 7.03 x 0.24 inches | 8.35 x 4.89 x 0.35 inches |
| 16.26 ounces | 12.84 ounces |
| -- | 16 777 216 |
| Aluminum | Metal |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.9 inches | 8 inches |
| 2360 x 1640 pixels | 1280 x 800 pixels |
| -- | IPS LCD |
| 264 pixels per inch | 189 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.8 | 6.5 |
| Performance | |
| Apple M1 (5 nm) chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 425 8917 chipset |
| Octa-Core 3100 MHz processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 28 nm (Quad-Core 1400 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 2 GB RAM |
| Yes GPU | Adreno 308 GPU |
| 9.99 | 8.28 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 16 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 7.48 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 7.92 | 8.47 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | -- |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 10 | 3 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | 5000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The iPad Air (2022) is a lot better than Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017), getting an 81.4 score against 65.7. IPad Air (2022)'s construction is way newer and thinner than the Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017)'s, but it's heavier. IPad Air (2022) comes with iPadOS 15.x operating system, while Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017) has Android 9.0 Pie operating system.
The iPad Air (2022) features an incredibly better looking screen than Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017), because it has a lot higher 1640 x 2360px resolution, a way bigger screen and more pixels per inch in the display. IPad Air (2022) counts with a slightly bigger storage capacity for games and applications than Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017), because although it has no slot for an external memory card, it also counts with 64 GB internal storage capacity.
IPad Air (2022) has a much better performing CPU than Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017), because it has a greater amount of RAM memory and a larger number of cores. Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017) counts with a much longer battery performance than iPad Air (2022). Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017) shoots just a bit better photographs and videos than Apple iPad Air (2022), although it has a way worse 8 mega-pixels resolution camera in the back and a tinier diafragm aperture which is not nice for shooting images or videos in low-light environments.
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