Global Score | |
77.7 | 69.2 |
Basic Information | |
Apple | Samsung |
iOS 8.x, 7.x | Android 4.4.2, 4.2.2, 4.1.2 |
2013-10-22 | 2013-02-24 |
9.45 x 6.67 x 0.30 inches | 8.30 x 5.35 x 0.31 inches |
16.86 ounces | 11.92 ounces |
Black, Gray and White | -- |
Aluminium | -- |
$ 280.00 | $ 285.00 |
Display / Screen | |
9.7 inches | 8 inches |
2048 x 1536 pixels | 1280 x 800 pixels |
IPS LCD | TFT |
264 pixels per inch | 189 pixels per inch |
Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
8.2 | 7 |
Performance | |
Apple A7 chipset | Samsung Exynos 4 Quad (Exynos 4412) chipset |
64-bit Cyclone (Dual-Core 1400 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A9 (Quad-Core 1600 MHz) processor |
1 GB RAM | 2 GB RAM |
PowerVR G6430 (600 MHz) GPU | ARM Mali-400 MP4 (Quad-Core 266 MHz) GPU |
9.27 | 9.18 |
Storage | |
128 GB internal memory | 16 GB internal memory |
No SD card slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot |
10.1 | 6.16 |
Camera | |
5.00 MP + 1.20 MP | 5.00 MP + 1.30 MP |
f/2.40 aperture | -- |
33.00mm focal length | -- |
1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1280 x 720 (30 fps) (HD) video resolution |
7.92 | 6.82 |
Networks | |
Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
Mobile Hotspot | -- |
LTE (4G), HSPA, EV-DO A, EV-DO B, EDGE and GPRS | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
Nano SIM | SIM |
6.5 | 6.4 |
Battery Life | |
8820mAh Li-Polymer Battery | 4600mAh Li-Ion Battery |
Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
9.52 | 6.48 |
Other Features | |
Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
GPS | GPS |
Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
The Apple iPad Air is better than Galaxy Note 8.0, getting a 77.7 score against 69.2. Even though the Apple iPad Air and Galaxy Note 8.0 were only released 8 months apart, the Apple iPad Air design is a bit thinner but noticeably heavier. The Apple iPad Air works with iOS 8.x operating system, and Galaxy Note 8.0 works with Android 4.4.2 operating system.
Apple iPad Air has a much better screen than Galaxy Note 8.0, because it has a much better 1536 x 2048px resolution, a greater pixels density and a larger display. Apple iPad Air features a much bigger memory capacity to store more games and applications than Galaxy Note 8.0, because although it has no slot for external memory cards, it also counts with 128 GB internal storage.
Apple iPad Air features a little bit better processing power than Galaxy Note 8.0, because although it has a weaker graphics co-processor, an inferior number of cores and also slower and a lower amount of RAM, it also counts with a 64 bits processor. Apple iPad Air has a way better battery duration than Galaxy Note 8.0, because it has an 8820mAh battery capacity against 4600mAh.
Apple iPad Air takes much better pictures and videos than Galaxy Note 8.0, and although they both have a 5 mega pixels resolution camera, the Apple iPad Air also has a way higher (Full HD) video resolution.
The iPad Air is not only the best tablets of the ones in this comparison, but it's also cheap compared to the other tablet.
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