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| Global Score | |
| 68.3 | 66.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| Android 8.1 Oreo | -- |
| 2018-09-20 | 2020-09-18 |
| 8.13 x 4.99 x 0.35 inches | 9.87 x 6.85 x 0.30 inches |
| 12.64 ounces | 17.46 ounces |
| Black | Gold, Silver and Space gray |
| -- | Aluminum |
| $ 250.00 | $ 459.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8 inches | 10.2 inches |
| 1280 x 800 pixels | 2160 x 1620 pixels |
| TFT | IPS LCD |
| 189 pixels per inch | 265 pixels per inch |
| -- | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 6.5 | 7.8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 425 MSM8917 chipset | Apple A12 Bionic APL1W81 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 28 nm (Quad-Core 1400 MHz) processor | 64-bit Vortex and Tempest, 64-bit, 7 nm (Quad-Core 2490 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | -- |
| Adreno 308 GPU | Apple G11P GPU |
| 8.28 | 9.72 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 9.44 | 5.8 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 1.20 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/2.40 aperture |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 8.03 | 8.36 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 5.5 | 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 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2018) has a global score of 68.3, which is just a bit better than the Apple iPad (2020)'s score of 66.6. Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2018) is an older and thicker tablet than Apple iPad (2020), but Samsung was able to build it much lighter anyway. Apple iPad (2020) counts with a lot better display than Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2018), because it has a bigger screen, a much higher resolution of 1620 x 2160px and more pixels per inch in the screen.
Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2018) has a way bigger memory to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than iPad (2020), and although they both have exactly the same internal memory capacity, the Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2018) also has a slot for an SD memory card that allows up to 400 GB.
IPad (2020) has a superior performance than Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2018), and although they both have 4 CPU cores, the iPad (2020) also has a 64-bits processing unit. Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2018) counts with a way better battery duration than iPad (2020). The iPad (2020) takes a bit better photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2018), because although it has a smaller aperture which is not good for shooting photographs and videos in low light environments, and they both have the same (Full HD) video definition and the same video frame rate, the iPad (2020) also counts with a lot more megapixels camera in the back.
Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2018) is not only the best tablets of the ones we are comparing, but it's also a bargain compared to the other ones, which makes it very easy to pick between these tablets.
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