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Samsung Galaxy Note 8.0
16GB LTEN5120
| Global Score | |
| 69.2 | 60.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| Android 4.4.2, 4.2.2, 4.1.2 | iPadOS 15.x |
| 2013-02-24 | -- |
| 8.30 x 5.35 x 0.31 inches | -- |
| 11.92 ounces | 16.26 ounces |
| -- | Aluminum |
| $ 285.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8 inches | 12.9 inches |
| 1280 x 800 pixels | 2360 x 1640 pixels |
| TFT | -- |
| 189 pixels per inch | 223 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 7 | 6.5 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 4 Quad (Exynos 4412) chipset | Apple M2 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A9 (Quad-Core 1600 MHz) processor | processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| ARM Mali-400 MP4 (Quad-Core 266 MHz) GPU | Yes GPU |
| 9.18 | 6.3 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 6.16 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP + 1.30 MP | 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.80 aperture |
| 1280 x 720 (30 fps) (HD) video resolution | -- |
| 6.82 | 7.92 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | -- |
| SIM | -- |
| 6.4 | 2.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4600mAh Li-Ion Battery | -- |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.48 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.3 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Galaxy Note 8.0 has a general score of 69.2, which is better than the iPad Air 12.9 -inch (6th Gen)'s 60.6 overall score. The Galaxy Note 8.0 works with Android 4.4.2 OS, while iPad Air 12.9 -inch (6th Gen) has iPadOS 15.x OS. Galaxy Note 8.0 has a bit sharper display than Apple iPad Air 12.9 -inch (6th Gen), although it has a lot worse 800 x 1280px resolution, a little bit lower display density and a really smaller screen.
IPad Air 12.9 -inch (6th Gen) features a much bigger storage capacity for apps and games than Samsung Galaxy Note 8.0, because although it has no slot for an SD memory card, it also counts with more internal memory capacity. Galaxy Note 8.0 features a really superior performance than Apple iPad Air 12.9 -inch (6th Gen), because although it has an inferior number of cores and 6 GB less RAM, it also counts with an additional GPU.
The Galaxy Note 8.0 features a much better battery life than iPad Air 12.9 -inch (6th Gen). The iPad Air 12.9 -inch (6th Gen) features a much better camera than Galaxy Note 8.0, because it has a lot more MP back-facing camera.
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