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| Global Score | |
| 74.6 | 70.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| Android 9.0 Pie | iPadOS 18.x |
| 2020-04-27 | 2025-03-12 |
| 7.95 x 4.93 x 0.28 inches | -- |
| 10.90 ounces | 21.76 ounces |
| Mocha | Blue, Purple, Space Gray and Starlight |
| Aluminum | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 240.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8.4 inches | 13 inches |
| 1920 x 1200 pixels | -- |
| TFT | IPS LCD |
| 270 pixels per inch | -- |
| -- | 600 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.2 | 3.8 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7904 chipset | Apple M3 chipset |
| Arm Cortex-A73 and Arm Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor | processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP2 GPU | Apple GPU 9-core GPU |
| 8.91 | 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 + 5.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | 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 |
| 8.47 | 9.9 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | -- |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM | -- |
| 6.6 | 7.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Battery | 9705mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 10.08 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.3 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) is slightly better than iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025), with a 74.6 score against 70.4. The Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) has Android 9.0 Pie operating system, and iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) works with iPadOS 18.x operating system. The Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) has a much more vibrant display than Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025), although it has a lot smaller display.
Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) counts with a much better processing power than iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025), although it has a lower amount of RAM memory, they both have 8 cores. The Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) captures much clearer photographs and videos than Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020), because it has a way higher 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution, a larger aperture and a camera in the back with much more mega pixels.
The iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) features a little bit better storage to install applications and games than Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020), because although it has no slot for an SD memory card, it also counts with 128 GB internal storage capacity. Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) features a much longer battery duration than Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020), because it has 9705mAh of battery capacity.
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