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| Global Score | |
| 69 | 70.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| Android 11, 10, 9.0 Pie | iPadOS 18.x |
| 2019-07-05 | 2025-03-12 |
| 8.27 x 4.90 x 0.31 inches | -- |
| 12.17 ounces | 21.76 ounces |
| Black and Silver | Blue, Purple, Space Gray and Starlight |
| Aluminum | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8 inches | 13 inches |
| 1280 x 800 pixels | -- |
| TFT | IPS LCD |
| 189 pixels per inch | -- |
| -- | 600 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 6.6 | 3.8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 429 SDM429 chipset | Apple M3 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 12 nm (Quad-Core 1950 MHz) processor | processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Adreno 504 GPU | Apple GPU 9-core 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 |
| -- | 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 7.37 | 9.9 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | -- |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE (4G) | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| 5.4 | 7.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5100mAh Battery | 9705mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.88 | 10.08 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.3 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) has a score of 70.4, which is just a bit better than Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2019)'s overall score of 69. Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) is a newer and much thinner portable tablet than the Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2019), but it is noticeably heavier. The Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) comes with iPadOS 18.x OS, and Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2019) comes with Android 11 OS.
Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2019) has a much faster processing unit than iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025), although it has an inferior number of cores and a lower amount of RAM memory. The Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2019) counts with a lot better looking display than iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025), although it has a way smaller display.
The iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) counts with a slightly bigger storage capacity for applications and games than Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2019), because although it has no SD extension slot, it also counts with 128 GB internal storage. IPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) shoots greater photographs and videos than Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2019), because it has a back-facing camera with a way higher resolution and a way better (4K) video definition.
The iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) has a much better battery lifetime than Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2019), because it has 9705mAh of battery capacity against 5100mAh.
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