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| Global Score | |
| 68.7 | 71.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| Android 4.2.2 | iPadOS 15.x |
| 2013-06-03 | 0000-00-00 |
| 8.26 x 4.87 x 0.29 inches | 11.05 x 8.46 x 0.24 inches |
| 11.25 ounces | 21.80 ounces |
| -- | Aluminum |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 229.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8 inches | 13 inches |
| 1280 x 800 pixels | 2732 x 2048 pixels |
| Super Clear LCD | -- |
| 189 pixels per inch | 263 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 6.9 | 6.8 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 4 Dual chipset | Apple M2 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A9 (Dual-Core 1500 MHz) processor | processor |
| 1,5 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| ARM Mali-400 MP4 (Quad-Core 266 MHz) GPU | 10-core GPU GPU |
| 8.82 | 6.3 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 7.56 | 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, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| SIM | -- |
| 6.4 | 10 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4450mAh Battery | -- |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 42 hours talk time | -- |
| 6.32 | 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 iPad Air 13-inch (M2, 2024) has a general score of 71.3, which is just a bit better than Galaxy Tab 3 8-inch's 68.7 general score. IPad Air 13-inch (M2, 2024) is a incredibly heavier but somewhat thinner tablet device than the Galaxy Tab 3 8-inch. The iPad Air 13-inch (M2, 2024) works with iPadOS 15.x OS, and Galaxy Tab 3 8-inch counts with Android 4.2.2 OS.
The Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 8-inch counts with a bit more vivid screen than iPad Air 13-inch (M2, 2024), although it has a lot smaller screen, a lot lower pixels number per inch in the display and a way worse 800 x 1280 resolution. Galaxy Tab 3 8-inch has a very superior performance than Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M2, 2024), because although it has an inferior number of cores (although faster) and lesser RAM, it also counts with an additional graphics co-processor.
The Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M2, 2024) captures better videos and photos than Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 8-inch, because it has a much more megapixels back camera. Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M2, 2024) counts with a way bigger memory capacity for applications and games than Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 8-inch, because although it has no SD memory card expansion slot, it also counts with 96 GB more internal memory capacity.
The Galaxy Tab 3 8-inch has a superior battery performance than iPad Air 13-inch (M2, 2024).
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