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Samsung Galaxy Note 8.0
16GB LTEN5120
| Global Score | |
| 69.2 | 71.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| Android 4.4.2, 4.2.2, 4.1.2 | iPadOS 15.x |
| 2013-02-24 | 2024-05-07 |
| 8.30 x 5.35 x 0.31 inches | 11.05 x 8.46 x 0.24 inches |
| 11.92 ounces | 21.80 ounces |
| -- | Aluminum |
| $ 285.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8 inches | 13 inches |
| 1280 x 800 pixels | 2732 x 2048 pixels |
| TFT | -- |
| 189 pixels per inch | 263 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 7 | 6.8 |
| 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 | 10-core GPU GPU |
| 9.18 | 6.3 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 6.16 | 10.1 |
| 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 | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| SIM | -- |
| 6.4 | 10 |
| 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
Apple iPad Air 13-inch (6th Gen) is slightly better than the Galaxy Note 8.0, having a 71.3 score against 69.2. Apple iPad Air 13-inch (6th Gen) comes with iPadOS 15.x OS, while Galaxy Note 8.0 has Android 4.4.2 OS. Although Apple iPad Air 13-inch (6th Gen) is notably heavier than the Galaxy Note 8.0, it's incredibly thinner and also way newer.
The Samsung Galaxy Note 8.0 counts with a much more powerful processor than iPad Air 13-inch (6th Gen), because although it has a lower number of cores and a smaller amount of RAM memory, it also counts with a graphics co-processor. Galaxy Note 8.0 features a bit more vivid display than Apple iPad Air 13-inch (6th Gen), although it has a lot smaller display, a way worse 800 x 1280 resolution and way lesser pixels per inch of display.
The iPad Air 13-inch (6th Gen) counts with a much greater memory capacity for games and applications than Galaxy Note 8.0, because although it has no slot for SD memory cards, it also counts with 112 GB more internal memory. The Apple iPad Air 13-inch (6th Gen) has a much better camera than Samsung Galaxy Note 8.0, because it has a much more megapixels camera.
The Galaxy Note 8.0 counts with a much better battery lifetime than Apple iPad Air 13-inch (6th Gen).
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