Apple iPad Air vs Samsung Galaxy Tab A8 10.5 (2021)

Apple iPad Air

Apple iPad Air

Announced On:October, 2013

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Samsung Galaxy Tab A8 10.5 (2021)

Samsung Galaxy Tab A8 10.5 (2021)

Announced On:December, 2021

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Apple iPad Air vs Samsung Galaxy Tab A8 10.5 (2021)

Apple iPad Air	Samsung Galaxy Tab A8 10.5 (2021)

Price
EUR: €350	EUR: €230
USD: N/A	USD: N/A
GBP: N/A	GBP: N/A
INR: N/A	INR: N/A
PKR: N/A	PKR: N/A

Form Factor
Body
Candybar, Touchscreen, Tablet PC	Candybar, Touchscreen, Tablet PC
Dimensions
240 x 169.5 x 7.5 mm (9.45 x 6.67 x 0.30 in)	246.8 x 161.9 x 6.9 mm (9.72 x 6.37 x 0.27 in)
Weight
469 g (Wi-Fi) / 478 g (3G/LTE) (1.03 lb)	508 g (1.12 lb)
Build
Glass front, aluminum back, aluminum frame
Colors
Space Gray, Silver	Gray, Silver, Pink Gold
Models
A1474, A1475, A1476, iPad4,1, iPad4,2, iPad4,3	SM-X200, SM-X205

Type
Display
IPS LCD	TFT LCD
Size
9.7 inches, 291.4 cm² (~71.6% screen-to-body ratio)	10.5 inches, 319.7 cm² (~80.0% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution
1536 x 2048 pixels, 4:3 ratio (~264 ppi density)	1200 x 1920 pixels, 16:10 ratio (~216 ppi density)
Multitouch
Yes
Protection
Scratch-resistant glass, oleophobic coating

Technology
Network
GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE	GSM / HSPA / LTE
2G Bands
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Bands
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66

Internal Memory
Memory
16GB ROM, 1GB RAM 32GB ROM, 1GB RAM 64GB ROM, 1GB RAM 128GB ROM, 1GB RAM	32GB ROM, 2GB RAM 32GB ROM, 3GB RAM 64GB ROM, 4GB RAM 128GB ROM, 3GB RAM 128GB ROM, 4GB RAM
Card Slot
No	microSDXC (dedicated slot)

GPRS
Connectivity
Yes
EDGE
Yes
Speed
HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat3 100/50 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps	HSPA, LTE
WLAN
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, hotspot	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct
Bluetooth
4.0, A2DP, EDR	5.0, A2DP, LE
USB
Lightning, USB 2.0	USB Type-C 2.0
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS (3G/LTE model only)	Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO, QZSS
NFC
No	No

Main Camera
Camera
5 MP, f/2.4, 33mm (standard), AF	8 MP, AF
Camera Features
HDR
Video
1080p@30fps	1080p@30fps
Selfie Camera
1.2 MP Features: face detection, FaceTime over Wi-Fi or Cellular Video: 720p@30fps	5 MP Video: 1080p@30fps

Audio Format Support
Multimedia
MP3/WAV/AAX+/AIFF/Apple Lossless
Video Format Support
MP4/H.264
Radio
No	No

Operating System (OS)
Software
iOS 7	Android OS, v11
Upgradable
Upgradable to iPadOS 12.5.6	Upgradable to Android 13
UI
	One UI 5
Browser
HTML5 (Safari)
Messaging
iMessage, Email, Push Email, IM

Chipset
Hardware
Apple A7 (28 nm)	Unisoc Tiger T618 (12 nm)
CPU
Dual-core 1.3 GHz Cyclone (ARM v8-based)	Octa-core (2x2.0 GHz Cortex-A75 & 6x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55)
GPU
PowerVR G6430 (quad-core graphics)	Mali G52 MP2
Sensors
Accelerometer, gyro, compass	Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
SIM
Nano-SIM	Nano-SIM
Speakers
Yes, with stereo speakers	Yes, with stereo speakers (4 speakers)
Audio Jack
3.5 mm	3.5 mm
TV Out
Yes

Performance
Benchmarks
Basemark X: 13597

Battery Type
Battery
Li-Po 8600 mAh, non-removable (32.4 Wh)	Li-Po 7040 mAh, non-removable
Charging
	15W wired
Talk Time
Up to 10 h (multimedia)

SAR US
Misc
1.18 W/kg (body)
SAR EU
0.99 W/kg (body)	0.92 W/kg (body)

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