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Samsung Galaxy Tab 4 8.0
Wi-Fi OnlySM-T330
Apple iPad Air
16 GB| Global Score | |
| 66 | 72.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| Android 4.4.2 | iOS 8.x, 7.x |
| 2014-04-01 | 2013-10-22 |
| 8.27 x 4.88 x 0.31 inches | 9.45 x 6.67 x 0.30 inches |
| 11.11 ounces | 16.86 ounces |
| Black and White | Black, Gray and White |
| -- | Aluminium |
| $ 199.00 | $ 194.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8 inches | 9.7 inches |
| 800 x 1280 pixels | 2048 x 1536 pixels |
| TFT | IPS LCD |
| 189 pixels per inch | 264 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.4 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 chipset | Apple A7 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A7 (Quad-Core 1200 MHz) processor | 64-bit Cyclone (Dual-Core 1400 MHz) processor |
| 1,5 GB RAM | 1 GB RAM |
| Adreno 305 (450 MHz) GPU | PowerVR G6430 (600 MHz) GPU |
| 8.37 | 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 | |
| 3.00 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 |
| 6.38 | 7.92 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, EDGE and GPRS | LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EV-DO A, EV-DO B, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA |
| SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.3 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4450mAh Li-Ion Battery | 8820mAh Li-Polymer Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.32 | 9.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Accelerometer and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Apple iPad Air is better than the Galaxy Tab 4 8.0, getting a 72.8 score against 66. The Apple iPad Air has iOS 8.x operating system, and Galaxy Tab 4 8.0 comes with Android 4.4.2 operating system. Although the Apple iPad Air and Galaxy Tab 4 8.0 were released with only a couple of months difference, the Apple iPad Air construction is a little thinner but much heavier.
The Apple iPad Air counts with a better screen than Galaxy Tab 4 8.0, because it has a bigger display, a lot better 1536 x 2048 pixels resolution and a higher pixel number per display inch. Galaxy Tab 4 8.0 counts with a lot bigger storage capacity to install applications and games than iPad Air, and although they both have exactly the same 16 GB internal memory capacity, the Galaxy Tab 4 8.0 also has a slot for SD memory cards that supports a maximum of 64 GB.
Apple iPad Air counts with a more powerful processor than Galaxy Tab 4 8.0, because although it has a smaller amount of RAM memory and an inferior number of cores (although faster), it also counts with a 64-bit CPU and a much better 600 MHz graphics processing unit. Apple iPad Air shoots way better photos and videos than Galaxy Tab 4 8.0, because it has a lot better video resolution and a back-facing camera with a way higher resolution.
IPad Air features a way better battery performance than Galaxy Tab 4 8.0, because it has a 98% more battery capacity.
Even being the best tablet between the ones we are comparing, iPad Air is also cheap compared to the other tablet, making it an easy choice.
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