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| Global Score | |
| 69 | 71.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| Android 11, 10, 9.0 Pie | iPadOS 14.x |
| 2019-07-05 | 2020-10-16 |
| 8.27 x 4.90 x 0.31 inches | 9.75 x 7.03 x 0.24 inches |
| 12.17 ounces | 16.23 ounces |
| Black and Silver | Green, Rose gold, Silver, Sky blue and Space gray |
| Aluminum | Aluminum |
| -- | $ 729.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8 inches | 10.9 inches |
| 1280 x 800 pixels | 2360 x 1640 pixels |
| TFT | IPS LCD |
| 189 pixels per inch | 264 pixels per inch |
| -- | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 6.6 | 7.8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 429 SDM429 chipset | Apple A14 Bionic chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 12 nm (Quad-Core 1950 MHz) processor | 64-bit Firestorm and Icestorm, 64-bit, 5 nm (Hexa-Core 3100 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | -- |
| Adreno 504 GPU | Apple 4-core GPU GPU |
| 8.73 | 10.26 |
| 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 + 7.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.80 aperture |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 7.37 | 9.9 |
| 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 | Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.88 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Apple iPad Air (2020) is just a bit better than the Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2019), having a 71.7 score against 69. The Apple iPad Air (2020) works with iPadOS 14.x OS, and Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2019) counts with Android 11 OS. The Apple iPad Air (2020) is a newer and way thinner tablet than Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2019), but it's also incredibly heavier.
IPad Air (2020) features a brighter screen than Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2019), because it has a higher pixels density, a lot larger screen and a lot higher 1640 x 2360 resolution. The Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2019) counts with a much better memory for applications and games than iPad Air (2020), because although it has just 32 GB internal memory capacity, it also counts with a SD memory card expansion slot that allows a maximum of 512 GB.
The Apple iPad Air (2020) features a faster processing unit than Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2019), because it has a 64-bits processing unit and 2 more CPU cores. The Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2019) has a much longer battery duration than Apple iPad Air (2020). IPad Air (2020) features a lot better camera than Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2019), because it has a lot better video quality and a lot more mega-pixels back facing camera.
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