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| Global Score | |
| 69 | 85.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| Android 11, 10, 9.0 Pie | -- |
| 2019-07-05 | 2019-03-18 |
| 8.27 x 4.90 x 0.31 inches | 9.80 x 6.80 x 0.24 inches |
| 12.17 ounces | 16.37 ounces |
| Black and Silver | Gold, Gray and Silver |
| Aluminum | Aluminum |
| -- | $ 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 |
| 6.6 | 7.8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 429 SDM429 chipset | Apple A12 Bionic APL1W81 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 12 nm (Quad-Core 1950 MHz) processor | 64-bit Vortex and Tempest, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2490 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Adreno 504 GPU | Apple 4-core GPU GPU |
| 8.73 | 10.35 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 9.84 | 13.3 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 2.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 7.00 MP |
| -- | f/2.40 aperture |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (120 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 7.37 | 8.91 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE (4G) | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| -- | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 5.4 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5100mAh Battery | 8134mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.88 | 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 Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2019), having an 85.9 score against 69. Even though iPad Air (2019) and Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2019) were released with only a couple months difference, the iPad Air (2019) construction is noticeably heavier but also thinner than Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2019).
IPad Air (2019) features a quite better performance than Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2019), because it has a 64-bit processor, a higher amount of RAM and a larger number of cores (and they are faster). IPad Air (2019) features a better display than Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2019), because it has a lot bigger display, a better amount of pixels per inch of screen and a lot higher resolution of 1668 x 2224 pixels.
Apple iPad Air (2019) has a very superior storage capacity to store more apps and games than Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2019), because although it has no SD memory card expansion slot, it also counts with more internal storage. The Apple iPad Air (2019) counts with a very superior camera than Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2019), and although they both have the same 1920x1080 video definition and the same resolution camera, the Apple iPad Air (2019) also has faster 120 frames per second video frame rates.
IPad Air (2019) features a much better battery lifetime than Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2019), because it has 8134mAh of battery capacity instead of 5100mAh.
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