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| Global Score | |
| 68.3 | 85.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| Android 8.1 Oreo | -- |
| 2018-09-20 | 2019-03-18 |
| 8.13 x 4.99 x 0.35 inches | 9.80 x 6.80 x 0.24 inches |
| 12.64 ounces | 16.37 ounces |
| Black | Gold, Gray and Silver |
| -- | Aluminum |
| $ 250.00 | $ 779.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8 inches | 10.5 inches |
| 1280 x 800 pixels | 2224 x 1668 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 (Octa-Core 2490 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Adreno 308 GPU | Apple 4-core GPU GPU |
| 8.28 | 10.35 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 9.44 | 13.3 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 7.00 MP |
| f/2.20 aperture | f/2.40 aperture |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (120 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 8.03 | 8.91 |
| 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 | 8134mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 9.04 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
IPad Air (2019) is a lot better than the Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2018), with an 85.9 score against 68.3. The iPad Air (2019) construction is extremely thinner but heavier than Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2018), and both of them were only released 6 months apart. Apple iPad Air (2019) features a much sharper display than Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2018), because it has a much bigger display, a greater pixel density and a much better 1668 x 2224 pixels resolution.
The Apple iPad Air (2019) has a very superior processing unit than Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2018), because it has a greater number of faster cores, 1 GB more RAM and a 64-bits CPU. IPad Air (2019) counts with a way bigger memory capacity for applications and games than Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2018), because although it has no SD memory slot, it also counts with 256 GB internal memory.
The iPad Air (2019) has a much better battery lifetime than Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2018), because it has an 8134mAh battery size against 5000mAh. IPad Air (2019) shoots much better photographs and videos than Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2018), because although it has a smaller aperture which is worse for low-light images, and they both have the same 1920x1080 (Full HD) video resolution, the iPad Air (2019) also counts with a camera with a much better 8 mega-pixels resolution and higher video frame rates.
The Apple iPad Air (2019) is way more expensive than the Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2018), but it's still a great deal, because you can get a lot more for that extra money.
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