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

Availability

Officially announced
Feb 09, 2022
Prices (MSRP)
$699

Design

Dimensions
6.51 x 9.99 x 0.25 inches 165.3 x 253.8 x 6.3 mm	9.75 x 7.03 x 0.24 inches 247.6 x 178.5 x 6.1 mm
Weight
17.74 oz / 503.0 g	16.26 oz / 461.0 g
Materials
Back: Aluminum Frame: Aluminum	Back: Aluminum
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Graphite, Silver, Pink Gold

Display

Size
11.0-inch, 83.62% screen-to-body	10.9-inch, 81.23% screen-to-body
Type
LTPS, 120Hz	500 nits
Resolution
2560x1600px, 16:10 ratio, 274 PPI	2360x1640px, 264 PPI
Features
	Oleophobic coating, Ambient light sensor

PhoneArena Display Test

Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested
Bright Min
Untested	2.12 (Average)

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Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 SM8450 (4 nm)	Apple M1 (5 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 1x3.00GHz Cortex-X2 3x2.50G​Hz Cortex-A710 4x1.8​0GHz Cortex-A510	Octa-core 3100 MHz
GPU
Adreno 730	Yes
Memory
8GB/128GB 12GB/256GB	8GB/64GB 8GB/256GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 1024 GB	not expandable
OS
Android (13, 12)	iPadOS (15.x)

PhoneArena Performance Test

GeekBench 6 Single
Untested	2279
GeekBench 6 Multi
Untested	7411
3D Mark High
Untested	4761
3D Mark Low
Untested	3429

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Battery

Type
8000 mAh	7606 mAh
Charging
Fast charging
Charge speed
Wired: 45.0W

Camera

Rear
Dual camera	Single camera
Main camera
13 MP (Autofocus)	12 MP Aperture size: F1.8
Second camera
6 MP (Ultra-wide)
Flash
LED
Video recording
4K UHD (30 fps)	Yes
Front
12 MP	12 MP

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.2	5.0
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6 Wi-Fi Direct 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax	a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6 Wi-Fi Direct 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax
USB
Type-C, USB 3.2	Type-C, USB 3.1
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light 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
No 3.5mm jack	No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Multiple speakers	Loudspeaker
Features
Album art cover, Background playback	Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share	Wireless screen share

Alternative variants

With 12GB RAM and 256GB internal storage

Memory	12GB/256GB

With 256GB internal storage

Memory	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	16.30 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

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