Compare tablets
| Global Score | |
| 65.7 | 70.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| Android 9.0 Pie, 7.1 Nougat | iPadOS 18.x |
| 2017-10-10 | 2025-03-12 |
| 8.35 x 4.89 x 0.35 inches | -- |
| 12.84 ounces | 21.76 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Blue, Purple, Space Gray and Starlight |
| Metal | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8 inches | 13 inches |
| 1280 x 800 pixels | -- |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 189 pixels per inch | -- |
| -- | 600 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 6.5 | 3.8 |
| 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 | 9705mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 10.08 |
| 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
The Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) has an overall score of 70.4, which is slightly better than the Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017)'s global score of 65.7. The Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) is a noticeably newer and a lot thinner tablet than the Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017), but it's also heavier. Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) counts with iPadOS 18.x OS, and Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017) has Android 9.0 Pie OS.
Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017) has a much better screen than iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025), although it has a lot smaller display. The iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) counts with a superior storage capacity to install applications and games than Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017), because although it has no external memory slot, it also counts with 128 GB internal memory capacity.
Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017) counts with a lot better performance than Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025), although it has a lower amount of RAM memory and lesser cores (although faster). IPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) features a really longer battery duration than Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017), because it has a 9705mAh battery capacity.
IPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) features a superior camera than Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017), because it has a much higher 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution, a back-facing camera with way more mega pixels and a larger camera aperture to capture better low-light images and videos.
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