Apple iPad Air vs Samsung Galaxy Tab S8 Ultra

Apple iPad Air

Apple iPad Air

Announced On:October, 2013

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Samsung Galaxy Tab S8 Ultra

Samsung Galaxy Tab S8 Ultra

Announced On:February, 2022

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Apple iPad Air vs Samsung Galaxy Tab S8 Ultra

Apple iPad Air	Samsung Galaxy Tab S8 Ultra

Price
EUR: €350	EUR: €1,150
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)	326.4 x 208.6 x 5.5 mm (12.85 x 8.21 x 0.22 in)
Weight
469 g (Wi-Fi) / 478 g (3G/LTE) (1.03 lb)	726 g (Wi-Fi), 728 g (5G) (1.60 lb)
Build
Glass front, aluminum back, aluminum frame	Stylus, 2.8ms latency (Bluetooth integration, accelerometer, gyro)
Colors
Space Gray, Silver	Graphite
Models
A1474, A1475, A1476, iPad4,1, iPad4,2, iPad4,3	SM-X900, SM-X906, SM-X906B, SM-X906U, SM-X906N

Type
Display
IPS LCD	Super AMOLED, 120Hz, HDR10+
Size
9.7 inches, 291.4 cm² (~71.6% screen-to-body ratio)	14.6 inches, 612.6 cm² (~90.0% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution
1536 x 2048 pixels, 4:3 ratio (~264 ppi density)	1848 x 2960 pixels, 16:10 ratio (~240 ppi density)
Multitouch
Yes
Protection
Scratch-resistant glass, oleophobic coating	Corning Gorilla Glass 5

Technology
Network
GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE	GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G
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	LTE
5G Bands
	SA/NSA

Internal Memory
Memory
16GB ROM, 1GB RAM 32GB ROM, 1GB RAM 64GB ROM, 1GB RAM 128GB ROM, 1GB RAM	128GB ROM, 8GB RAM 256GB ROM, 8GB RAM 256GB ROM, 12GB RAM 256GB ROM, 16GB RAM 512GB ROM, 12GB RAM 512GB ROM, 16GB RAM
Storage Type
	UFS
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 (CA), 5G
WLAN
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, hotspot	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct
Bluetooth
4.0, A2DP, EDR	5.2, A2DP, LE
USB
Lightning, USB 2.0	USB Type-C 3.2, magnetic connector
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS (3G/LTE model only)	Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO
NFC
No	No

Main Camera
Camera
5 MP, f/2.4, 33mm (standard), AF	Primary: 13 MP, f/2.0, 26mm (wide), 1/3.4", 1.0µm, AF Secondary: 6 MP, f/2.2, (ultrawide)
Camera Features
HDR	LED flash, HDR, panorama
Video
1080p@30fps	4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30fps
Selfie Camera
1.2 MP Features: face detection, FaceTime over Wi-Fi or Cellular Video: 720p@30fps	Primary: 12 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide) Secondary: 12 MP, f/2.4, 120" (ultrawide) Features: HDR Video: 4K@30/60fps, 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, v12
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)	Qualcomm SM8450 Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 (4 nm)
CPU
Dual-core 1.3 GHz Cyclone (ARM v8-based)	Octa-core (1x3.00 GHz Cortex-X2 & 3x2.50 GHz Cortex-A710 & 4x1.80 GHz Cortex-A510)
GPU
PowerVR G6430 (quad-core graphics)	Adreno 730
Sensors
Accelerometer, gyro, compass	Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
SIM
Nano-SIM	Nano-SIM
Speakers
Yes, with stereo speakers	Yes, with stereo speakers (4 speakers) Tuned by AKG
Audio Jack
3.5 mm	No
TV Out
Yes

Performance
Benchmarks
Basemark X: 13597

Battery Type
Battery
Li-Po 8600 mAh, non-removable (32.4 Wh)	Li-Po 11200 mAh, non-removable
Charging
	45W wired, 100% in 82 min (advertised)
Talk Time
Up to 10 h (multimedia)

Features
Additional Features
	Wireless Samsung DeX

SAR US
Misc
1.18 W/kg (body)
SAR EU
0.99 W/kg (body)	0.69 W/kg (body)

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