Compare tablets
| Global Score | |
| 65.7 | 69.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| Android 9.0 Pie, 7.1 Nougat | iPadOS 18.x |
| 2017-10-10 | 2025-03-04 |
| 8.35 x 4.89 x 0.35 inches | -- |
| 12.84 ounces | 16.23 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Blue, Purple, Space Gray and Starlight |
| Metal | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8 inches | 11 inches |
| 1280 x 800 pixels | -- |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 189 pixels per inch | -- |
| -- | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 6.5 | 3.7 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 425 8917 chipset | Apple M3 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 28 nm (Quad-Core 1400 MHz) processor | processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Adreno 308 GPU | Apple GPU 9-core GPU |
| 8.28 | 6.3 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 7.48 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 8.47 | 9.9 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | -- |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| -- | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM | -- |
| 3 | 7.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 7606mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 8.72 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.3 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025) has an overall score of 69.6, which is a little bit better than the Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017)'s 65.7 score. Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025) has iPadOS 18.x OS, while Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017) has Android 9.0 Pie OS. The Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025) design is incredibly newer and thinner, but extremely heavier than the Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017).
The Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017) counts with an incredibly better looking screen than Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025), although it has a way smaller screen. The Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025) counts with a superior storage capacity for games and applications than Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017), because although it has no external SD slot, it also counts with 128 GB internal storage.
The Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017) features a much better performing processing unit than Apple Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025), although it has a lower amount of RAM memory and 4 less cpu cores (although faster). The Apple Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025) counts with a much better camera than Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017), because it has a bigger aperture for better low-light images, a back-facing camera with a lot higher 12 mega pixels resolution and a lot higher 3840x2160 video definition.
Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025) features a very superior battery life than Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017), because it has 7606mAh of battery capacity instead of 5000mAh.
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