Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy Tab A8 10.5 (2021) vs Samsung Galaxy Tab S8 vs Apple iPad Air (2022)

general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Samsung Apple
Announced December 2021 February 2022 March 2022
Status Coming Soon - December 2021 Coming Soon - February 2022 Coming Soon - March 2022
Price - - Rs. 54,900 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Gray, Silver, Pink Gold Graphite, Silver, Pink Gold Space Gray, Starlight, Pink, Purple, Blue
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 246.8 x 161.9 x 6.9 mm
(9.72 x 6.37 x 0.27 in)
253.8 x 165.3 x 6.3 mm
(9.99 x 6.51 x 0.25 in)
247.6 x 178.5 x 6.1 mm
(9.75 x 7.03 x 0.24 in)
Weight 508 g (17.92 oz) 503 g, 507 g (17.74 oz, 17.88 oz) 461 g / 462 g (16.26 oz / 16.3 oz)
SIM Type Nano-SIM Nano-SIM Nano-SIM, eSIM
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE (unspecified) LTE LTE
5G Network - SA/NSA SA/NSA
Messaging
Build Features - Fingerprint Sensor (side-mounted)
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- Fingerprint Sensor (side-mounted)
Stylus, 6.2ms latency (Bluetooth integration, accelerometer, gyro), Wireless Samsung DeX
- Fingerprint Sensor (top-mounted)
Stylus support (2nd gen)

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android 11 Android 12 iPadOS 15.3
User Interface One UI 3.0 One UI 4.1 -
Processor Octa-core (2x2.0 GHz Cortex-A75 & 6x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55), Unisoc Tiger T618 (12 nm) Octa-core (1x3.00 GHz Cortex-X2 & 3x2.50 GHz Cortex-A710 & 4x1.80 GHz Cortex-A510), Qualcomm SM8450 Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 (4 nm) Octa-core, Apple M1
GPU Mali G52 MP2 Adreno 730 -
RAM 4 GB 12 GB 8 GB
Internal Memory 128 GB 256 GB 256 GB
External Memory microSDXC (dedicated slot) microSDXC (dedicated slot) No

display Display

Type FHD+ WUXGA TFT Screen WQXGA TFT LCD Screen
120Hz Refresh Rate
Corning Gorilla Glass 5
QHD+ Liquid Retina IPS LCD Screen
500 nits (typ)
Scratch-resistant Glass
Oleophobic Coating
Colors 16M Colors 16M Colors 16M Colors
Size 10.5 inches 11.0 inches 10.9 inches
Resolution 1200 x 1920 pixels (216 ppi) 1600 x 2560 pixels (274 ppi) 1640 x 2360 pixels (264 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 79.74% 83.90% 81.06%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes no no
Radio No No No
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP 13 MP + 6 MP 12 MP
Flash No LED Flash No
Features 8 MP, AF
13 MP, f/2.0, 26mm (wide), 1/3.4", 1.0µm, AF
6 MP, f/2.2, (ultrawide)
HDR, Panorama
12 MP, f/1.8, (wide), 1/3", 1.22µm, dual pixel PDAF
HDR
Video 1080p@30fps 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30fps 4K@24/25/30/60fps, 1080p@25/30/60/120/240fps; gyro-EIS
Front Camera 5 MP
1080p@30fps [Similar]
12 MP, f/2.4, 120˚ (ultrawide)
HDR
4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30fps [Similar]
12 MP, f/2.4, 122˚ (ultrawide)
HDR
1080p@30/60fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (CA), 5G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (CA), 5G
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE 5.2, A2DP, LE 5.0, A2DP, EDR
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, hotspot
USB USB Type-C 2.0 USB Type-C 3.2, magnetic connector USB Type-C 3.1 Gen2, DisplayPort; magnetic connector
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS (5G model only)
Browser Yes Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 128 GB, 4 GB RAM Or 64 GB, 4 GB RAM Or 32 GB, 3 GB RAM 256 GB, 12 GB RAM or 256 GB, 8 GB RAM or 128 GB, 8 GB RAM UFS 3.1 256 GB, 8 GB RAM or 64 GB, 8 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSDXC (dedicated slot) microSDXC (dedicated slot) No
USB OTG Not Supported Not Supported Not Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint supported fingerprint supported fingerprint supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present proximity sensor not present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
Magnetic-Field Sensor (Compass) magnetic field sensor present magnetic field sensor present magnetic field sensor present
Gyroscope Sensor gyroscope sensor present gyroscope sensor present gyroscope sensor present
Barometer Sensor barometer sensor not present barometer sensor not present barometer sensor present
NFC NFC not supported NFC not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast battery Charging 15W
Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast battery Charging 45W, 100% in 80 min
Non-removable Li-Ion Battery (28.6 Wh)
Capacity 7040 mAh 8000 mAh -
Stand by - - -
Talk Time - - -