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| Global Score | |
| 58.1 | 81.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| Android 3.0 | iPadOS 15.x |
| 2011-03-22 | 2022-03-18 |
| 9.09 x 6.21 x 0.34 inches | 9.75 x 7.03 x 0.24 inches |
| 15.98 ounces | 16.26 ounces |
| -- | Aluminum |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 269.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8.9 inches | 10.9 inches |
| 1280 x 800 pixels | 2360 x 1640 pixels |
| TFT | -- |
| 170 pixels per inch | 264 pixels per inch |
| -- | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 7.2 | 7.8 |
| Performance | |
| -- | Apple M1 (5 nm) chipset |
| Dual-Core 1000 MHz processor | Octa-Core 3100 MHz processor |
| -- | 8 GB RAM |
| Yes GPU | Yes GPU |
| 7.47 | 9.99 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 7.7 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 3.00 MP + 2.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.80 aperture |
| 1280 x 720 (HD) video resolution | -- |
| 5.61 | 7.92 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE and GSM | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| SIM | Nano SIM |
| 3.9 | 10 |
| Battery Life | |
| 6000mAh Li-Ion Battery | -- |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 7.52 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 3.0, EDR | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The iPad Air (2022) is much better than Samsung Galaxy Tab 8.9, with an 81.4 score against 58.1. IPad Air (2022) has iPadOS 15.x OS, and Samsung Galaxy Tab 8.9 comes with Android 3.0 OS. The iPad Air (2022) body is newer and notably thinner, but also a little heavier than Samsung Galaxy Tab 8.9. The iPad Air (2022) counts with a little sharper screen than Galaxy Tab 8.9, because it has a much higher pixels quantity per inch in the screen, a bigger display and a way higher resolution of 1640 x 2360 pixels.
The Apple iPad Air (2022) features as much storage capacity to install games and applications as Galaxy Tab 8.9, both have exactly the same internal memory capacity. The Apple iPad Air (2022) features a much more powerful processor than Galaxy Tab 8.9, because it has a higher number of faster cores.
Galaxy Tab 8.9 has a really longer battery life than iPad Air (2022). The iPad Air (2022) takes greater photographs and videos than Galaxy Tab 8.9, because it has a much more megapixels back-facing camera.
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