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Apple iPad Air
16 GB| Global Score | |
| 67.4 | 72.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| Android 4.2.2 | iOS 8.x, 7.x |
| 2013-06-03 | 2013-10-22 |
| 8.26 x 4.87 x 0.29 inches | 9.45 x 6.67 x 0.30 inches |
| 11.25 ounces | 16.86 ounces |
| -- | Black, Gray and White |
| -- | Aluminium |
| $ 215.00 | $ 194.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8 inches | 9.7 inches |
| 1280 x 800 pixels | 2048 x 1536 pixels |
| Super Clear LCD | IPS LCD |
| 189 pixels per inch | 264 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 6.9 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 4 Dual chipset | Apple A7 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A9 (Dual-Core 1500 MHz) processor | 64-bit Cyclone (Dual-Core 1400 MHz) processor |
| 1,5 GB RAM | 1 GB RAM |
| ARM Mali-400 MP4 (Quad-Core 266 MHz) GPU | PowerVR G6430 (600 MHz) GPU |
| 8.82 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 16 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 6.16 | 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 |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EV-DO A, EV-DO B, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA |
| SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.4 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4450mAh Battery | 8820mAh Li-Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 42 hours talk time | -- |
| 6.32 | 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
IPad Air is slightly better than the Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 8-inch, getting a global score of 72.8 against 67.4. The iPad Air is an a lot heavier and just a little bit thicker device than Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 8-inch. The iPad Air counts with iOS 8.x operating system, while Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 8-inch has Android 4.2.2 operating system.
The iPad Air has just a little better processing power than Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 8-inch, because although it has a smaller amount of RAM memory and a weaker graphics processing unit running at 600 MHz, and they both have a Dual-Core CPU, the iPad Air also counts with a 64 bits CPU. Apple iPad Air has a better looking display than Galaxy Tab 3 8-inch, because it has a much higher resolution of 1536 x 2048, a better pixels count in each screen inch and a bigger screen.
Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 8-inch counts with a very superior memory for applications, games, photos and videos than iPad Air, and although they both have exactly the same 16 GB internal storage, the Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 8-inch also has a SD memory slot that allows a maximum of 64 GB. IPad Air counts with a much longer battery lifetime than Galaxy Tab 3 8-inch, because it has 8820mAh of battery capacity against 4450mAh.
IPad Air counts with a better camera than Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 8-inch, and although they both have the same resolution camera, the iPad Air also has a much higher video quality.
In addition to being the best tablet of the ones we are comparing, the iPad Air is also a bit cheaper, which makes it an easy choice.
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