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| Global Score | |
| 69 | 71.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| Android 11, 10, 9.0 Pie | iPadOS 15.x |
| 2019-07-05 | 2024-05-07 |
| 8.27 x 4.90 x 0.31 inches | 11.05 x 8.46 x 0.24 inches |
| 12.17 ounces | 21.80 ounces |
| Black and Silver | -- |
| Aluminum | Aluminum |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8 inches | 13 inches |
| 1280 x 800 pixels | 2732 x 2048 pixels |
| TFT | -- |
| 189 pixels per inch | 263 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 6.6 | 6.8 |
| 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 | 10-core GPU GPU |
| 8.73 | 6.3 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 9.84 | 10.1 |
| 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) | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| 5.4 | 10 |
| 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
Apple iPad Air 13-inch (6th Gen) has a score of 71.3, which is a little bit better than the Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2019)'s score of 69. Even though the Apple iPad Air 13-inch (6th Gen) is way heavier than Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2019), it's much thinner and noticeably newer. Apple iPad Air 13-inch (6th Gen) comes with iPadOS 15.x operating system, and Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2019) has Android 11 operating system.
The Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2019) features a much greater hardware performance than iPad Air 13-inch (6th Gen), although it has an inferior number of cores and a lower amount of RAM memory. IPad Air 13-inch (6th Gen) counts with a little more vivid screen than Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2019), because it has a greater count of pixels per inch in the display, a lot better 2048 x 2732 resolution and a lot bigger display.
The Apple iPad Air 13-inch (6th Gen) shoots a bit better photographs and videos than Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2019), because it has a much better resolution back facing camera. The iPad Air 13-inch (6th Gen) counts with a bit more storage to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2019), because although it has no SD extension slot, it also counts with 128 GB internal storage capacity.
The Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2019) counts with a very superior battery lifetime than iPad Air 13-inch (6th Gen).
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