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| Global Score | |
| 69 | 60.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| Android 11, 10, 9.0 Pie | iPadOS 15.x |
| 2019-07-05 | -- |
| 8.27 x 4.90 x 0.31 inches | -- |
| 12.17 ounces | 16.26 ounces |
| Black and Silver | -- |
| Aluminum | Aluminum |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8 inches | 12.9 inches |
| 1280 x 800 pixels | 2360 x 1640 pixels |
| TFT | -- |
| 189 pixels per inch | 223 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 6.6 | 6.5 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 429 SDM429 chipset | Apple M2 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 12 nm (Quad-Core 1950 MHz) processor | processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Adreno 504 GPU | Yes GPU |
| 8.73 | 6.3 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 9.84 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 2.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.80 aperture |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | -- |
| 7.37 | 7.92 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE (4G) | -- |
| 5.4 | 2.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5100mAh Battery | -- |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.88 | 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 Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2019) has an overall score of 69, which is much better than the iPad Air 12.9 -inch (6th Gen)'s 60.6 global score. The Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2019) comes with Android 11 OS, and iPad Air 12.9 -inch (6th Gen) counts with iPadOS 15.x OS. The Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2019) counts with a really superior performance than iPad Air 12.9 -inch (6th Gen), although it has a smaller amount of RAM and a lower number of cores.
The Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2019) has a little bit better looking display than iPad Air 12.9 -inch (6th Gen), although it has a much lower 800 x 1280 resolution, a much smaller display and a quite inferior count of pixels per display inch. The Apple iPad Air 12.9 -inch (6th Gen) counts with just a bit better camera than Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2019), because it has a much more MP back facing camera.
Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2019) features a very superior memory capacity to install applications and games than Apple iPad Air 12.9 -inch (6th Gen), because although it has just 32 GB internal storage, it also counts with a SD memory slot that supports a maximum of 512 GB. The Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2019) has a much better battery performance than iPad Air 12.9 -inch (6th Gen).
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