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| Global Score | |
| 81.4 | 74.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iPadOS 15.x | Android 9.0 Pie |
| 2022-03-18 | 2020-04-27 |
| 9.75 x 7.03 x 0.24 inches | 7.95 x 4.93 x 0.28 inches |
| 16.26 ounces | 10.90 ounces |
| -- | Mocha |
| Aluminum | Aluminum |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 240.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.9 inches | 8.4 inches |
| 2360 x 1640 pixels | 1920 x 1200 pixels |
| -- | TFT |
| 264 pixels per inch | 270 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.8 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Apple M1 (5 nm) chipset | Samsung Exynos 7904 chipset |
| Octa-Core 3100 MHz processor | Arm Cortex-A73 and Arm Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Yes GPU | Mali-G71 MP2 GPU |
| 9.99 | 8.91 |
| 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 + 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 | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 10 | 6.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Apple iPad Air (2022) has an overall score of 81.4, which is a little bit better than the Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020)'s global score of 74.6. The Apple iPad Air (2022) construction is newer and thinner than Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020)'s, but it's also noticeably heavier. Apple iPad Air (2022) has iPadOS 15.x operating system, and Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) counts with Android 9.0 Pie operating system.
Apple iPad Air (2022) has a little sharper display than Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020), because although it has a quite worse number of pixels per display inch, it also counts with a higher 1640 x 2360px resolution and a larger display. Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) counts with much more memory to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than iPad Air (2022), because although it has only 32 GB internal storage, it also counts with a SD memory slot that holds a maximum of 512 GB.
The iPad Air (2022) features a superior hardware performance than Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020), and although they both have 8 cpu cores, the iPad Air (2022) also has a greater amount of RAM memory. The Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) counts with a very superior battery life than Apple iPad Air (2022). The Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) counts with a slightly better camera than Apple iPad Air (2022), although it has a lot less mega-pixels resolution back facing camera and a tinier camera aperture.
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