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| Global Score | |
| 62.6 | 70.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| Android 11 | iPadOS 18.x |
| 2022-01-13 | 2025-03-12 |
| 9.72 x 6.37 x 0.27 inches | -- |
| 17.92 ounces | 21.76 ounces |
| Gray, Pink Gold and Silver | Blue, Purple, Space Gray and Starlight |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.5 inches | 13 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | -- |
| TFT | IPS LCD |
| 210 pixels per inch | -- |
| -- | 600 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 6.3 | 3.8 |
| Performance | |
| Unisoc Tiger T618 (12 nm) chipset | Apple M3 chipset |
| processor | processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali G52 MP2 GPU | Apple GPU 9-core GPU |
| 6.03 | 6.3 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 11.12 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor |
| -- | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 6.49 | 9.9 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | -- |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| 6 | 7.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 7040mAh Battery | 9705mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 8.32 | 10.08 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.3 |
| 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
The Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) is much better than Samsung Galaxy Tab A8, with a 70.4 score against 62.6. The Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) comes with iPadOS 18.x operating system, and Samsung Galaxy Tab A8 comes with Android 11 operating system. Even though Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) is somewhat heavier than the Samsung Galaxy Tab A8, it's incredibly thinner and noticeably newer.
The Galaxy Tab A8 has a much more vibrant screen than Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025), although it has a quite smaller screen. IPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) features a little bit better performance than Galaxy Tab A8, and although they both have 8 cores, the iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) also has a higher amount of RAM memory.
The Samsung Galaxy Tab A8 features a bigger storage to store more games and applications than Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025), because although it has only 32 GB internal storage capacity, it also counts with a SD extension slot that allows a maximum of 1 TB. The iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) counts with a much better camera than Galaxy Tab A8, because it has a back facing camera with a lot higher 12 mega-pixels resolution.
The Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M3, 2025) has a way better battery performance than Samsung Galaxy Tab A8, because it has a 38 percent greater battery size.
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