Samsung Galaxy Tab S8 vs Apple iPad (2022) Specs Comparison

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Apple iPad (2022)
Samsung Galaxy Tab S8 Apple iPad (2022)
Released · Feb 25, 2022
Released · Oct 26, 2022
11.0-inch · 2560x1600px
10.9-inch · 2360x1640px
Dual camera
Single camera
8GB · 128GB
64GB
8000 mAh
7606 mAh
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Design

Dimensions
6.51 x 9.99 x 0.25 inches
165.3 x 253.8 x 6.3 mm
9.87 x 6.85 x 0.30 inches
248.6 x 179.5 x 7 mm
Weight
17.74 oz (503.0 g) 16.83 oz (477.0 g)
Materials
Back: Aluminum
Frame: Aluminum
Back: Aluminum
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch) Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key Right: Volume control
Colors
Graphite, Silver, Pink Gold Silver, Blue, Pink, Yellow

Display

Size
11.0-inch 10.9-inch
Resolution
2560x1600px, 16:10 ratio, 274 PPI 2360x1640px, 264 PPI
Technology
LTPS IPS LCD
Refresh rate
120Hz
Screen-to-body
83.62 % 82.35 %
Peak brightness
500 cd/m2 (nit)
Features
Ambient light sensor Oleophobic coating, Ambient light sensor

Hardware

System chip
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 SM8450 (4 nm) Apple A14 Bionic
Processor
Octa-core
1x 3.00GHz Cortex-X2 + 3x 2.50GHz Cortex-A710 + 4x 1.80GHz Cortex-A510
Hexa-core
GPU
Adreno 730 Apple 4-core
RAM
8GB
Internal storage
128GB 64GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 1024 GB not expandable
OS
Android (13, 12) iPadOS (16.x)

Battery

Capacity
8000 mAh 7606 mAh
Type
Li - Ion
Charging
Fast charging
Charge speed
Wired: 45.0W
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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
Dual camera Single camera
Main camera
13 MP (Autofocus) 12 MP (PDAF)
Aperture size: F1.8
Second camera
6 MP (Ultra-wide)
Flash
LED
Video recording
3840x2160 (4K UHD) (30 fps) 3840x2160 (4K UHD) (60 fps), 1920x1080 (Full HD) (240 fps)
Time-lapse video, EIS
Front
12 MP 12 MP (HDR), Video capture: 1920x1080 (Full HD)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.2 5.2
WLAN
802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,ax(Wi-Fi 6)
Wi-Fi Direct
802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,ax(Wi-Fi 6),dual-band
MIMO
USB
Type-C, USB 3.2 Type-C
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers) Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Barometer
Other
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
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share
Additional microphone(s)
Video recording

Buyers information

MSRP
$ 699

Availability

Officially announced
Feb 09, 2022 Oct 18, 2022

Alternative variants

With 12GB RAM and 256GB internal storage
RAM 12GB
Internal storage 256GB
With 256GB internal storage
Internal storage 256GB
With 5G
Weight 17.88 oz (507.0 g)
5G Bands 5G Ready
Data Speed LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
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(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700 a), 13(700 c), 14(700 PS), 17(700 b), 18(800 Lower), 19(800 Upper), 20(800 DD), 21(1500 Upper), 25(1900+), 26(850+), 28(700 APT), 30(2300 WCS), 32(1500 L-band), 66(AWS-3), 71(600)
4G (TDD) Bands 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900+), 40(2300), 41(2600+), 42(3500), 46, 48(3600)
3G Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 8(900)
Data Speed LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
SIM type Nano SIM, eSIM
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