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| Global Score | |
| 68.3 | 72.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| Android 8.1 Oreo | iPadOS 15.x |
| 2018-09-20 | 0000-00-00 |
| 8.13 x 4.99 x 0.35 inches | 9.72 x 7.03 x 0.24 inches |
| 12.64 ounces | 16.26 ounces |
| Black | Blue, Purple and Starlight ,Space Gray |
| -- | Aluminum |
| $ 250.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8 inches | 11 inches |
| 1280 x 800 pixels | 2360 x 1640 pixels |
| TFT | IPS LCD |
| 189 pixels per inch | 261 pixels per inch |
| -- | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 6.5 | 7.6 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 425 MSM8917 chipset | Apple M2 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 28 nm (Quad-Core 1400 MHz) processor | processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Adreno 308 GPU | 10-core GPU GPU |
| 8.28 | 6.3 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 9.44 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | -- |
| 8.03 | 7.92 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM | -- |
| 5.5 | 10 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Li - Ion Battery | -- |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.3 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The iPad Air 11-inch (M2, 2024) has a general score of 72.3, which is slightly better than the Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2018)'s score of 68.3. The iPad Air 11-inch (M2, 2024) comes with iPadOS 15.x OS, and Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2018) has Android 8.1 Oreo OS. The iPad Air 11-inch (M2, 2024) design is notably thinner but notably heavier than Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2018).
The iPad Air 11-inch (M2, 2024) counts with a brighter display than Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2018), because it has a greater pixel number per inch of display, a lot better resolution of 1640 x 2360px and a lot larger display. Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2018) has a much powerful processor than iPad Air 11-inch (M2, 2024), although it has less cores and 6 GB lesser RAM.
Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2018) features a little bit better camera than iPad Air 11-inch (M2, 2024), although it has a tinier aperture which is not recommended for taking pictures and video in poorly lited situations and a way less MP back-facing camera. IPad Air 11-inch (M2, 2024) has a slightly bigger memory capacity for games and applications than Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2018), because although it has no SD memory slot, it also counts with 96 GB more internal memory.
Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2018) counts with a superior battery performance than Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M2, 2024).
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