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Samsung Galaxy Note 8.0
32 GBApple iPad Air
Wi-Fi Only 16 GB| Global Score | |
| 68.4 | 72.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| Android 4.4.2, 4.2.2, 4.1.2 | iOS 8.x, 7.x |
| 2013-02-24 | 2013-10-22 |
| 8.30 x 5.35 x 0.31 inches | 9.45 x 6.67 x 0.30 inches |
| 11.92 ounces | 16.86 ounces |
| -- | Black, Gray and White |
| -- | Aluminium |
| $ 230.00 | $ 211.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8 inches | 9.7 inches |
| 1280 x 800 pixels | 2048 x 1536 pixels |
| TFT | IPS LCD |
| 189 pixels per inch | 264 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 4 Quad (Exynos 4412) chipset | Apple A7 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A9 (Quad-Core 1600 MHz) processor | 64-bit Cyclone (Dual-Core 1400 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 1 GB RAM |
| ARM Mali-400 MP4 (Quad-Core 266 MHz) GPU | PowerVR G6430 (600 MHz) GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 16 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 7.56 | 4.4 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP + 1.30 MP | 5.00 MP + 1.20 MP |
| -- | f/2.40 aperture |
| -- | 33.00mm focal length |
| 1280 x 720 (30 fps) (HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 6.82 | 7.92 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE (4G), HSPA, EV-DO A, EV-DO B, EDGE and GPRS |
| SIM | Nano SIM |
| 4 | 6.5 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4600mAh Li-Ion Battery | 8820mAh Li-Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.48 | 9.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Apple iPad Air is slightly better than Galaxy Note 8.0, having a general score of 72.6 against 68.4. The Apple iPad Air works with iOS 8.x OS, and Galaxy Note 8.0 comes with Android 4.4.2 OS. Apple iPad Air's construction is heavier but just a bit thinner than the Galaxy Note 8.0, and they were released only 8 months apart.
The iPad Air has a bit better hardware performance than Samsung Galaxy Note 8.0, because although it has an inferior number of slower cores, a worse 600 MHz GPU and a smaller amount of RAM memory, it also counts with a 64-bits processing unit. IPad Air has a brighter display than Galaxy Note 8.0, because it has a higher screen pixel density, a way better resolution of 1536 x 2048 and a bigger screen.
Galaxy Note 8.0 features much more memory capacity to store more games and applications than Apple iPad Air, because it has more internal storage capacity and an external memory slot that admits up to 64 GB. The iPad Air has a superior camera than Samsung Galaxy Note 8.0, and although they both have a same resolution back camera, the iPad Air also has a much better 1920x1080 (Full HD) video definition.
The iPad Air counts with a very superior battery performance than Samsung Galaxy Note 8.0, because it has 8820mAh of battery capacity instead of 4600mAh.
In addition to being the best tablet of the ones we are comparing, Apple iPad Air is also the cheapest.
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