Apple Ipad Air 2021 Vs Samsung Galaxy Tab S8 Plus 5g Comparison by Price, Specifications, Features & Review

Apple Ipad Air 2021 vs Samsung Galaxy Tab S8 Plus 5g

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General

Brand

Brand

Apple Samsung

Custom UI

Custom UI

- Samsung One UI

Fingerprint Sensor

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes Yes

Launch Date

Launch Date

Unknown February 22, 2022 (Official)

Model

Model

iPad Air 2021 Galaxy Tab S8 Plus 5G

Network

Network

5G: Not Supported in India, 4G: Not Available, 3G: Not Available 5G: Supported in India, 4G: Available Supported in India, 3G: Available, 2G: Available

Operating System

Operating System

iPadOS v14 Android v12

SIM Slot(s)

SIM Slot(s)

- Single SIM, GSM

Battery

Capacity

Capacity

- 10090 mAh

Quick Charging

Quick Charging

- Yes, Fast, 45W: 100 % in 82 minutes

TalkTime

TalkTime

- Up to 59 Hours(4G)

Talktime

Talktime

- Up to 59 Hours(4G)

Type

Type

Li-Polymer Li-Polymer

USB Type-C

USB Type-C

Yes Yes

User Replaceable

User Replaceable

No No

Camera

Autofocus

Autofocus

Yes Yes

Camera Features

Camera Features

Auto Flash Face detection Touch to focus Digital Zoom Auto Flash Face detection Touch to focus

Flash

Flash

Yes, LED Flash Yes, LED Flash

Image Resolution

Image Resolution

4000 x 3000 Pixels 4128 x 3096 Pixels

Resolution

Resolution

7 MP Front Camera 12 MP f/2.4, Primary Camera

Settings

Settings

Exposure compensation, ISO control Exposure compensation, ISO control

Shooting Modes

Shooting Modes

High Dynamic Range mode (HDR) High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Video Recording

Video Recording

1920x1080 @ 30 fps 3840x2160 @ 30 fps 1920x1080 @ 30 fps

Design

Colours

Colours

- Silver, Graphite, Pink Gold

Height

Height

- 285 mm

Thickness

Thickness

- 5.7 mm

Weight

Weight

- 572 grams

Width

Width

- 185 mm

Display

Display Colour

Display Colour

16M -

Display Type

Display Type

IPS LCD Super AMOLED

Pixel Density

Pixel Density

267 ppi 266 ppi

Screen Protection

Screen Protection

- Corning Gorilla Glass v5

Screen Resolution

Screen Resolution

1640 x 2400 pixels 1752 x 2800 pixels

Screen Size

Screen Size

10.9 inches (27.69 cm) 12.4 inches (31.5 cm)

Screen to Body Ratio

Screen to Body Ratio

- 84.85 %

Touch Screen

Touch Screen

Yes, Capacitive Touchscreen, Multi-touch Yes, Capacitive Touchscreen, Multi-touch
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Key Specs

Battery

Battery

- 10090 mAh

Display

Display

10.9" (27.69 cm) 12.4" (31.5 cm)

Multimedia

Audio Features

Audio Features

- Dolby Atmos

Audio Jack

Audio Jack

USB Type-C USB Type-C

FM Radio

FM Radio

- No

Fm Radio

FM Radio

- No

Loudspeaker

Loudspeaker

- Yes

Music

Music

Yes, Music Formats: MP3 -

Video Player

Video Player

Yes, Video Formats: MP4 -

Video player

Video player

Yes, Video Formats: MP4 -

Network & Connectivity

Bluetooth

Bluetooth

Yes, v5.1 Yes, v5.2

GPS

GPS

- Yes with A-GPS, Glonass

NFC

NFC

- No

Network Support

Network Support

5G Not Supported in India 5G Supported in India, 4G Supported in India, 3G, 2G

SIM 1

SIM 1

- 5G Bands: FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N20 / N28 / N66 TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N77 / N78 4G Bands: TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) 3G Bands: UMTS 1900 / 2100 / 850 / 900 MHz 2G Bands: GSM 1800 / 1900 / 850 / 900 MHz GPRS: Available EDGE: Available

SIM Size

SIM Size

- SIM1: Nano

USB Connectivity

USB Connectivity

Mass storage device, USB charging Mass storage device, USB charging

VoLTE

VoLTE

- Yes

Voice Calling

Voice Calling

- Yes

WiFi

WiFi

Yes, Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax), MIMO Yes, Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) 5GHz, MIMO

Wifi Features

Wifi Features

- Wi-Fi Direct, Mobile Hotspot

Performance

Architecture

Architecture

64 bit 64 bit

Chipset

Chipset

Apple A14 Bionic Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1

Coprocessor

Coprocessor

Apple M14 motion -

Graphics

Graphics

Apple GPU (four-core graphics) Adreno 730

Processor

Processor

Hexa Core (3.1 GHz, Dual core, Firestorm + 1.8 GHz, Octa core, Icestorm) Octa core (3 GHz, Single core, Cortex X2 + 2.5 GHz, Tri core, Cortex A710 + 1.8 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A510)

Ram

RAM

4 GB 8 GB

Smart TV Features

Camera

Camera

12 MP + 12 MP 13 MP + 6 MP

Special Features

Browser

Browser

Yes, HTML5 -

Email

Yes -

Fingerprint Sensor Position

Fingerprint Sensor Position

Side On-screen

Games

Games

Yes -

Instant Messaging

Instant Messaging

Yes -

Other Facilities

Other Facilities

World clock, Calendar, Alarm, Document viewer -

Other Sensors

Other Sensors

Light sensor, Proximity sensor, Accelerometer, Barometer, Gyroscope Light sensor, Proximity sensor, Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope

Storage

Expandable Memory

Expandable Memory

No Yes, Up to 1 TB

Internal Memory

Internal Memory

64 GB 128 GB

User Available Storage

User Available Storage

- Up to 101 GB
Scoring parameters
How is the score calculated?

This is a relative score calculated on the basis of the following specifications:

  • Performance
  • Smart features (Voice calling, fingerprint sensor)
  • Camera
  • Storage
  • Display

Each Tablets has been benchmarked against ~31,000 other phones to calculate the score.

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