Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M2, 2024) vs Samsung Galaxy Tab S8 Ultra Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
May 07, 2024	Feb 09, 2022
Prices (MSRP)
	$1099

Design

Dimensions
11.05 x 8.46 x 0.24 inches 280.6 x 214.9 x 6.1 mm	12.85 x 8.21 x 0.22 inches 326.4 x 208.6 x 5.5 mm
Weight
21.80 oz / 618.0 g	25.61 oz / 726.0 g 5G ready version - 728 g
Materials
Back: Aluminum	Back: Aluminum Frame: Aluminum
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	Optical in-screen fingerprint
Colors
	Graphite

Display

Size
13.0-inch, 86.76% screen-to-body	14.6-inch, 90.77% screen-to-body
Type
HDR	Super AMOLED, 120Hz, HDR
Resolution
2732x2048px, 263 PPI	2960x1848px, 16:10 ratio, 239 PPI
Features
HDR support, Oleophobic coating, Ambient light sensor	HDR support, Ambient light sensor

PhoneArena Display Test

Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested
Bright Min
1.7 (Good)	1.7 (Good)

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Hardware

System chip
Apple M2	Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 SM8450 (4 nm)
Processor
Octa-core	Octa-core 1x3.00GHz Cortex-X2 3x2.50G​Hz Cortex-A710 4x1.8​0GHz Cortex-A510
GPU
10-core GPU	Adreno 730
Memory
8GB/128GB 8GB/256GB 8GB/512GB 8GB/1024GB	8GB/128GB 12GB/256GB 12GB/512GB 16GB/512GB
Storage expansion
not expandable	microSDXC up to 1024 GB
OS
iPadOS (15.x)	Android (13, 12)

PhoneArena Performance Test

GeekBench 6 Single
2604	Untested
GeekBench 6 Multi
10063	Untested
3D Mark High
5377	Untested
3D Mark Low
4496	Untested

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Battery

Type
9705 mAh	11200 mAh
Charging
	Fast charging
Charge speed
	Wired: 45.0W

PhoneArena Battery Tests

Battery Life Estimate

5h 44min

Browsing

14h 42min

Video

7h 48min

Gaming

7h 5min

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

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Camera

Rear
Single camera	Dual camera
Main camera
12 MP Aperture size: F1.8	13 MP (Autofocus) Aperture size: F2.0 Focal length: 26 mm Sensor size: 1/3.4" Pixel size: 1.0 μm
Second camera
	6 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2
Flash
LED	LED
Video recording
Yes	4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (30 fps)
Front
12 MP	12 MP (Dual-Camera)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.3	5.2
WLAN
Wi-Fi 6,Wi-Fi 6E Wi-Fi Direct 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax	Wi-Fi 6 Wi-Fi Direct 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax
USB
Type-C, USB 3.1	Type-C, USB 3.2
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Barometer, Ambient light sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou
Other
Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

Headphones
No 3.5mm jack	No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Multiple speakers	Multiple speakers
Features
Album art cover, Background playback	Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share	Wireless screen share
Additional microphone(s)
	Noise cancellation, Video recording

Cellular

5G Bands
n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n14, n20, n25, n28, n29, n30, n38, n40, n41, n48, n66, n70, n71, n75, n77, n78, n79
LTE Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 66, 71
TDD Bands
34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
SIM type
eSIM

Alternative variants

With 256GB internal storage

Memory	256GB

With 12GB RAM and 256GB internal storage

Memory	12GB/256GB

With 512GB internal storage

Memory	512GB

With 12GB RAM and 512GB internal storage

Memory	12GB/512GB

With 1TB internal storage

Memory	1024GB

With 16GB RAM and 512GB internal storage

Memory	16GB/512GB

With 5G

Weight	25.68 oz / 728.0 g
5G Bands	5G Ready

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