Compare tablets
| Global Score | |
| 62.6 | 65.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| Android 11 | iOS 13.x, 12.x, 11.x, 10.x |
| 2022-01-13 | 2017-03-24 |
| 9.72 x 6.37 x 0.27 inches | 9.45 x 6.67 x 0.30 inches |
| 17.92 ounces | 16.86 ounces |
| Gray, Pink Gold and Silver | 16 777 216 |
| -- | Aluminum |
| -- | $ 220.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.5 inches | 9.7 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2048 x 1536 pixels |
| TFT | IPS LCD |
| 210 pixels per inch | 264 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 6.3 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Unisoc Tiger T618 (12 nm) chipset | Apple A9 APL0898 chipset |
| processor | Twister, 64-bit, 16 nm (Dual-Core 1850 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 2 GB RAM |
| Mali G52 MP2 GPU | PowerVR GT7600 GPU |
| 6.03 | 8.64 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | -- |
| microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 11.12 | 0 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 1.20 MP |
| -- | f/2.40 aperture |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 6.49 | 8.25 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | LTE (4G) |
| -- | Nano SIM |
| 6 | 4.8 |
| Battery Life | |
| 7040mAh Battery | 8827mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 8.32 | 9.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
IPad 9.7-inch is just a bit better than the Galaxy Tab A8, with a 65.4 score against 62.6. Even though the iPad 9.7-inch is incredibly older and just a bit thicker than the Galaxy Tab A8, it's construction is still just a little lighter. IPad 9.7-inch comes with iOS 13.x operating system, and Galaxy Tab A8 has Android 11 operating system.
IPad 9.7-inch counts with a very superior processing unit than Galaxy Tab A8, although it has lesser processing cores (but faster) and a smaller amount of RAM memory. IPad 9.7-inch features a brighter screen than Galaxy Tab A8, because although it has a quite smaller display, it also counts with a better resolution of 1536 x 2048px and a better pixel quantity in each inch of screen.
The Apple iPad 9.7-inch shoots a lot better photographs and videos than Samsung Galaxy Tab A8. They have a camera with an 8 megapixels. Galaxy Tab A8 features a lot bigger memory capacity to install games and applications than iPad 9.7-inch, because it has a slot for external memory cards that supports up to 1 TB.
Apple iPad 9.7-inch has better battery duration than Galaxy Tab A8, because it has 8827mAh of battery capacity.
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