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| Global Score | |
| 73.6 | 81.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| -- | iPadOS 15.x |
| 2015-09-03 | 2022-03-18 |
| 7.82 x 5.31 x 0.22 inches | 9.75 x 7.03 x 0.24 inches |
| 9.59 ounces | 16.26 ounces |
| Metal | Aluminum |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8 inches | 10.9 inches |
| 2048 x 1536 pixels | 2360 x 1640 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | -- |
| 320 pixels per inch | 264 pixels per inch |
| -- | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.6 | 7.8 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 5433 chipset | Apple M1 (5 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 1900 MHz) processor | Octa-Core 3100 MHz processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-T760 MP6 GPU | Yes GPU |
| 9 | 9.99 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.02 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 2.10 MP | 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.80 aperture |
| 2560 x 1440 (Quad HD / 2K) video resolution | -- |
| 6.38 | 7.92 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| -- | Nano SIM |
| 5.7 | 10 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Battery | -- |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
IPad Air (2022) is better than Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 8.0-inch, having a global score of 81.4 against 73.6. IPad Air (2022) is a extremely newer tablet than the Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 8.0-inch, although it is just a little bit thicker and way heavier. Apple iPad Air (2022) counts with a quite better hardware performance than Galaxy Tab S2 8.0-inch, and although they both have a Octa-Core processor, the Apple iPad Air (2022) also has a higher amount of RAM memory.
The iPad Air (2022) counts with a bit better looking screen than Galaxy Tab S2 8.0-inch, because although it has a little bit lower display pixel density, it also counts with a slightly higher resolution of 1640 x 2360px and a lot bigger screen. Galaxy Tab S2 8.0-inch has much more memory capacity to store more games and applications than Apple iPad Air (2022), and although they both have the same internal memory capacity, the Galaxy Tab S2 8.0-inch also has a SD extension slot that allows up to 128 GB.
Galaxy Tab S2 8.0-inch counts with a very superior battery lifetime than iPad Air (2022). The iPad Air (2022) captures much better photos and videos than Galaxy Tab S2 8.0-inch, because it has a back camera with a way better 12 megapixels resolution.
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