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| Global Score | |
| 58.8 | 71.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| Android 4.0, 3.2 | iPadOS 14.x |
| 2011-08-28 | 2020-10-16 |
| 9.09 x 6.21 x 0.34 inches | 9.75 x 7.03 x 0.24 inches |
| 16.05 ounces | 16.23 ounces |
| -- | Green, Rose gold, Silver, Sky blue and Space gray |
| -- | Aluminum |
| -- | $ 729.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8.9 inches | 10.9 inches |
| 1280 x 800 pixels | 2360 x 1640 pixels |
| TFT | IPS LCD |
| 170 pixels per inch | 264 pixels per inch |
| -- | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 7.2 | 7.8 |
| Performance | |
| -- | Apple A14 Bionic chipset |
| Dual-Core 1500 MHz processor | 64-bit Firestorm and Icestorm, 64-bit, 5 nm (Hexa-Core 3100 MHz) processor |
| Yes GPU | Apple 4-core GPU GPU |
| 7.92 | 10.26 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 4.4 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 3.00 MP + 2.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 7.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.80 aperture |
| 1280 x 720 (HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 5.61 | 9.9 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE and GSM | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.3 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 6100mAh Li-Ion Battery | Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 7.6 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 3.0, EDR | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The iPad Air (2020) has a global score of 71.7, which is a lot better than Samsung Galaxy Tab 8.9 LTE's score of 58.8. IPad Air (2020) is a notably newer and notably thinner tablet than the Samsung Galaxy Tab 8.9 LTE, but it is a bit heavier. The iPad Air (2020) works with iPadOS 14.x OS, while Samsung Galaxy Tab 8.9 LTE has Android 4.0 OS.
Apple iPad Air (2020) has just a bit better screen than Galaxy Tab 8.9 LTE, because it has a way greater pixels amount per screen inch, a lot higher resolution of 1640 x 2360 and a larger display. IPad Air (2020) features a much more powerful processing unit than Galaxy Tab 8.9 LTE, because it has a greater number of cores and a 64 bits processor.
Apple iPad Air (2020) counts with a way better camera than Galaxy Tab 8.9 LTE, because it has a back camera with lot more mega-pixels and a way better (4K) video definition. The Apple iPad Air (2020) has a much better memory capacity to install games and applications than Samsung Galaxy Tab 8.9 LTE, because it has 64 GB internal storage.
The Samsung Galaxy Tab 8.9 LTE features a really longer battery lifetime than Apple iPad Air (2020).
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