Samsung Galaxy Tab A8 vs Apple iPad (2022) Specs Comparison

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Samsung Galaxy Tab A8	Apple iPad (2022)
Released · Jan 13, 2022	Released · Oct 26, 2022
10.5-inch · 1920x1080px	10.9-inch · 2360x1640px
Single camera	Single camera
3GB · 32GB	4GB · 64GB
7040 mAh	7606 mAh
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Availability

Officially announced
Dec 15, 2021	Oct 18, 2022

Design

Dimensions
9.72 x 6.37 x 0.27 inches 246.8 x 161.9 x 6.9 mm	9.87 x 6.85 x 0.30 inches 248.6 x 179.5 x 7 mm
Weight
17.92 oz (508.0 g)	16.83 oz (477.0 g)
Materials
	Back: Aluminum
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
	Right: Volume control
Colors
Gray, Silver, Pink Gold	Silver, Blue, Pink, Yellow

Display

Size
10.5-inch, 76.09% screen-to-body	10.9-inch, 82.35% screen-to-body
Type
TFT, 60Hz	IPS LCD, 500 nits
Resolution
1920x1080px, 16:10 ratio, 210 PPI	2360x1640px, 264 PPI
Features
	Oleophobic coating, Ambient light sensor

Hardware

System chip
Unisoc Tiger T618 (12 nm)	Apple A14 Bionic
Processor
Octa-core 2x2.0GHz Cortex-A75 6x2.0GHz Cortex-A55	Hexa-core
GPU
Mali G52 MP2	Apple 4-core
Memory
3GB/32GB 4GB/64GB 4GB/128GB	4GB/64GB 4GB/256GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 1024 GB	not expandable
OS
Android (11)	iPadOS (16.x)

Battery

Type
7040 mAh	7606 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
Fast charging
Charge speed
Wired: 15.0W

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

Battery Life Estimate

4h 36min

Browsing

10h 30min

Video

6h 37min

Gaming

6h 40min

Camera

Rear
Single camera	Single camera
Main camera
8 MP (Autofocus)	12 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8
Video recording
Yes	4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps) Time-lapse video, EIS
Front
5 MP	12 MP (HDR) Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0	5.2
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac	a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6,dual-band MIMO 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax
USB
Type-C, USB 2.0	Type-C
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Barometer, Ambient light sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou
Other
Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Multiple speakers	Multiple speakers
Features
Dolby Atmos, Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share

Alternative variants

With LTE


Data Speed	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s

With 256GB internal storage


Memory	256GB

With 4GB RAM and 64GB internal storage


Memory	4GB/64GB

Cellular


Weight	16.97 oz (481.0 g)
5G Bands	n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n20, n25, n28, n29, n30, n38, n40, n41, n48, n66, n71, n77, n78, n79
4G (FDD) Bands	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 25, 26, 28, 30, 32, 66, 71
4G (TDD) Bands	34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 46, 48
3G Bands	1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
SIM type	Nano SIM, eSIM

With 4GB RAM and 128GB internal storage


Memory	4GB/128GB

Links

Full specifications
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