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| Global Score | |
| 65.7 | 71.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| Android 9.0 Pie, 7.1 Nougat | iPadOS 14.x |
| 2017-10-10 | 2020-10-16 |
| 8.35 x 4.89 x 0.35 inches | 9.75 x 7.03 x 0.24 inches |
| 12.84 ounces | 16.23 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Green, Rose gold, Silver, Sky blue and Space gray |
| Metal | Aluminum |
| -- | $ 729.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8 inches | 10.9 inches |
| 1280 x 800 pixels | 2360 x 1640 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 189 pixels per inch | 264 pixels per inch |
| -- | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 6.5 | 7.8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 425 8917 chipset | Apple A14 Bionic chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 28 nm (Quad-Core 1400 MHz) processor | 64-bit Firestorm and Icestorm, 64-bit, 5 nm (Hexa-Core 3100 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | -- |
| Adreno 308 GPU | Apple 4-core GPU GPU |
| 8.28 | 10.26 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 7.48 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 7.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 8.47 | 9.9 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| -- | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 3 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Li - Ion Battery | Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Apple iPad Air (2020) is just a bit better than Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017), getting a 71.7 score against 65.7. The Apple iPad Air (2020) comes with iPadOS 14.x OS, and Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017) comes with Android 9.0 Pie OS. Apple iPad Air (2020) is a way newer and notably thinner device than the Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017), although it is heavier.
IPad Air (2020) features a much better performing processing unit than Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017), because it has a larger number of cores (and they are faster) and a 64-bit processor. IPad Air (2020) counts with a lot better screen than Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017), because it has a really bigger screen, a much higher 1640 x 2360 resolution and a greater quantity of pixels per display inch.
Apple iPad Air (2020) takes better photographs and videos than Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017), because it has a bigger aperture to take better images in poorly lited situations, a back-facing camera with lot more mega-pixels and a lot better 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution. The iPad Air (2020) counts with a little bit better storage capacity for games and applications than Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017), because although it has no external SD slot, it also counts with 64 GB internal memory capacity.
The Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017) has a really longer battery performance than iPad Air (2020).
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