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| Global Score | |
| 76.7 | 77 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| Android 13, 12 | -- |
| 2022-02-25 | 2018-03-27 |
| 6.51 x 9.99 x 0.25 inches | 9.40 x 6.60 x 0.29 inches |
| 17.74 ounces | 16.86 ounces |
| Graphite, Pink Gold and Silver | Gold, Gray and Silver |
| Aluminum and Aluminum | Aluminum |
| $ 699.00 | $ 559.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 11 inches | 9.7 inches |
| 2560 x 1600 pixels | 2048 x 1536 pixels |
| LTPS | IPS LCD |
| 274 pixels per inch | 264 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 6.8 | 7.3 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 SM8450 (4 nm) chipset | Apple A10 Fusion APL1W24 chipset |
| processor | Hurricane and Zephyr, 64-bit, 16 nm (Quad-Core 2340 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 2 GB RAM |
| Adreno 730 GPU | PowerVR 7XT GT7600 Plus GPU |
| 6.21 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 15.42 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 12.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 1.20 MP |
| -- | f/2.40 aperture |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 8.47 | 8.25 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA |
| -- | Nano SIM |
| 10 | 5.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 8000mAh Battery | 8827mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 8.96 | 9.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.2 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Apple iPad 9.7-inch (2018) is a little bit better than Samsung Galaxy Tab S8, having a 77 score against 76.7. Apple iPad 9.7-inch (2018)'s construction is just a little lighter than the Samsung Galaxy Tab S8, but it's somewhat thicker and was released many years before. The iPad 9.7-inch (2018) has a bit better looking screen than Samsung Galaxy Tab S8, although it has a little bit smaller display, a quite inferior number of pixels per screen inch and a quite lower resolution of 1536 x 2048.
Apple iPad 9.7-inch (2018) features an extremely better processor than Samsung Galaxy Tab S8, although it has 6 GB less RAM and 4 less CPU cores. The Galaxy Tab S8 counts with a superior storage capacity to install games and applications than iPad 9.7-inch (2018), and although they both have exactly the same internal storage, the Galaxy Tab S8 also has a SD memory slot that holds a maximum of 1 TB.
The iPad 9.7-inch (2018) counts with just a bit longer battery lifetime than Galaxy Tab S8, because it has a 10% greater battery size. Samsung Galaxy Tab S8 shoots clearer pictures and videos than iPad 9.7-inch (2018), because it has a way higher video definition and a way more mega pixels back-facing camera.
Despite of being the best tablet between the ones we are comparing, the iPad 9.7-inch (2018) is also a bargain compared to the other ones, making it a no doubt choice.
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