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

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Samsung Galaxy Tab A8	Apple iPad Air (2022)
Released · Jan 13, 2022	Released · Mar 18, 2022
10.5-inch	10.9-inch
Single camera	Single camera
3GB · 32GB	8GB · 64GB
7040 mAh	7606 mAh

Availability

Officially announced
Dec 15, 2021

Design

Dimensions
9.72 x 6.37 x 0.27 inches 246.8 x 161.9 x 6.9 mm	9.75 x 7.03 x 0.24 inches 247.6 x 178.5 x 6.1 mm
Weight
17.92 oz (508.0 g)	16.26 oz (461.0 g)
Materials
	Back: Aluminum
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	Fingerprint (touch)
Colors
Gray, Silver, Pink Gold

Display

Size
10.5-inch, 76.09% screen-to-body	10.9-inch, 81.23% screen-to-body
Type
TFT, 60Hz	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 M1 (5 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2x2.0GHz Cortex-A75 6x2.0GHz Cortex-A55	Octa-core 3100 MHz
GPU
Mali G52 MP2	Yes
Memory
3GB/32GB 4GB/64GB 4GB/128GB	8GB/64GB 8GB/256GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 1024 GB	not expandable
OS
Android (11)	iPadOS (15.x)

Battery

Type
7040 mAh	7606 mAh
Charging
Fast charging
Charge speed
Wired: 15.0W

Camera

Rear
Single camera	Single camera
Main camera
8 MP (Autofocus)	12 MP Aperture size: F1.8
Video recording
Yes	Yes
Front
5 MP	12 MP

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0	5.0
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 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, Barometer, Ambient light sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou	GPS, A-GPS
Other
Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Multiple speakers	Loudspeaker
Features
Dolby Atmos, Album art cover, Background playback	Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share	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	16.30 oz (462.0 g)
5G Bands	n1, n2, n3, n4, n7, n8, n12, n20, n25, n28, 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, 29, 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
Samsung Galaxy Tab A8 Specs	Apple iPad Air (2022) Specs
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