Samsung Galaxy Tab A8 vs Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025) Specs Comparison
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| Samsung Galaxy Tab A8 | Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M3, 2025) |
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Released
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Oct 05, 2023
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Released
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Mar 12, 2025
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8.7-inch · 1340x800px
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11.0-inch · 2360x1640px
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Single camera
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Single camera
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4GB · 64GB
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8GB · 128GB
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5100 mAh
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7606 mAh
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Availability
| Officially announced | |
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| Mar 04, 2025 | |
| Prices (MSRP) | |
| 8GB/128GB - $599 | €699 8GB/512GB - $829 8GB/1024GB - $1329 |
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Design
| Dimensions | |
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| 8.31 x 4.91 x 0.31 inches 211 x 124.7 x 8 mm |
9.75 x 7.03 x 0.24 inches 247.6 x 178.5 x 6.1 mm |
| Weight | |
| 11.71 oz / 332.0 g | 16.23 oz / 460.0 g |
| Materials | |
| Back: Aluminum Frame: Aluminum |
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| Biometrics | |
| Fingerprint (touch) | |
| Colors | |
| Graphite, Silver, Navy | Space Gray, Starlight, Purple, Blue |
Display
| Size | |
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| 8.7-inch, 81.65% screen-to-body | 11.0-inch, 82.73% screen-to-body |
| Type | |
| TFT, 60Hz | IPS LCD, 60Hz, 500 nits |
| Resolution | |
| 1340x800px, 16:10 ratio, 179 PPI | 2360x1640px, 261 PPI |
PhoneArena Display Test
| Bright Max (20% APL) | |
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| Untested | 536 (Poor) |
| Bright Min | |
| Untested | 1.7 (Good) |
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Hardware
| System chip | |
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| Mediatek Helio G99 (6 nm) | Apple M3 |
| Processor | |
| Octa-core 2x2.2GHz Cortex-A76 6x2.0GHz Cortex-A55 |
Octa-core |
| GPU | |
| Mali-G57 MC2 | Apple GPU 9-core |
| Memory | |
| 4GB/64GB 4GB/128GB 8GB/128GB |
8GB/128GB 8GB/256GB 8GB/512GB 8GB/1024GB |
| Storage expansion | |
| microSDXC up to 1024 GB | not expandable |
| OS | |
| Android (14, 13) | iPadOS (18.x) |
PhoneArena Performance Test
| GeekBench 6 Single | |
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| Untested | 3017 |
| GeekBench 6 Multi | |
| Untested | 11728 |
| 3D Mark High | |
| Untested | 5177 |
| 3D Mark Low | |
| Untested | 3262 |
Learn more on our
PhoneArena Performance Test Results page.
Battery
| Type | |
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| 5100 mAh, Li - Polymer | 7606 mAh |
| Charging | |
| Fast charging | |
| Charge speed | |
| Wired: 15.0W | |
Battery Life Estimate
Untested
Browsing
Untested
Video
Untested
Gaming
Untested
Battery Life Estimate
4h 18min
Browsing
9h 35min
Video
6h 45min
Gaming
5h 12min
Camera
| Rear | |
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| Single camera | Single camera |
| Main camera | |
| 8 MP (Autofocus) | 12 MP Aperture size: F1.8 Sensor size: 1/3" Pixel size: 1.22 μm |
| Video recording | |
| Yes | 4K UHD (60 fps) |
| Front | |
| 2 MP | 12 MP Video capture: 1080p (60 fps) |
Connectivity & Features
| Bluetooth | |
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| 5.3 | 5.3 |
| WLAN | |
| dual-band Wi-Fi Direct 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac | Wi-Fi 6,Wi-Fi 6E Wi-Fi Direct 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax |
| USB | |
| Type-C, USB 2.0 | Type-C, USB 3.1 |
| Sensors | |
| Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor | Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor |
| Location | |
| GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou | GPS, A-GPS, Glonass |
| Other | |
| Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync | Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync |
Multimedia
| Headphones | |
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| 3.5mm jack | No 3.5mm jack |
| Speakers | |
| Multiple speakers | Multiple speakers |
| Features | |
| Dolby Atmos, Album art cover, Background playback | Album art cover, Background playback |
| Screen mirroring | |
| Wireless screen share | |
Cellular
| 5G Bands | |
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| 5G Ready | |
| LTE Bands | |
| 1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 28, 66 | |
| TDD Bands | |
| 38, 40, 41 | |
| 3G Bands | |
| 1, 2, 4, 5, 8 | |
| Data Speed | |
| LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s | |
| SIM type | |
| Nano SIM, eSIM | eSIM |
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