Samsung Galaxy Tab S8 Ultra (SD 8G1) vs iPad Air (A7)

Samsung Galaxy Tab S8 Ultra (SD 8G1) $1,200
iPad Air (A7) $499
Base Price (MSRP)
$1,200
Base Price (MSRP)
$499
CPU
Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
CPU
A7 (iPad)
GPU
Adreno 730
GPU
PowerVR G6430 A7
Memory
8GB
Memory
1GB
Storage
128GB
Storage
16GB
Display
14.6" AMOLED 2960x1848 Touch
Display
9.7" LCD IPS 2048x1536 Touch
Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
8 Cores
8 Threads
3GHz Clock
A7 (iPad)
2 Cores
2 Threads
1.4GHz Clock
GB6S 1,310
32%
GB6M 3,515
13%
GB5S 280
12%
GB5M 530
2%
Adreno 730
768 Shaders
818MHz
Shared Memory
PowerVR G6430 A7
128 Shaders
450MHz
Shared Memory
N/A
0%
FP32 1.26 TFLOPS
3%
N/A
0%
FP32 0.12 TFLOPS
0%
8GB
LPDDR5-6400
1GB
LPDDR3-1600
24 Tabs
5%
Unknown # Tabs
0%
128GB
16GB
186 min 4K Video
5%
Unknown # min 4K Video
0%
No Optical Drive
No Optical Drive
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14.6"
AMOLED
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9.7"
LCD IPS
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500 Nits
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400 Nits
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120Hz
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60Hz
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2960x1848
5.5 Million Pixels
239 PPI
2048x1536
3.1 Million Pixels
264 PPI
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1,000,000:1 Contrast
LED Backlight
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1,000:1 Contrast
Touch
Capacitive
Touch
Capacitive
Main
13.1MP
26mm Lens
ƒ/2 Aperture
1/3.35" Sensor Size
1.00 µm Pixel Size
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Main
5.0MP
31mm Lens
ƒ/2.4 Aperture
1/4" Sensor Size
1.40 µm Pixel Size
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Ultrawide
6.0MP
12mm Lens
ƒ/2.2 Aperture
1/4.8" Sensor Size
1.12 µm Pixel Size
122˚ Diagonal Field of View
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Front
12.2MP
13mm Lens
ƒ/2.4 Aperture
1/3.4" Sensor Size
1.00 µm Pixel Size
118˚ Diagonal Field of View
Front
1.2MP
31mm Lens
ƒ/2.4 Aperture
1/6" Sensor Size
1.75 µm Pixel Size
70˚ Diagonal Field of View
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Zoom
2.2x Zoom-Out
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5x Digital Zoom-In
Zoom
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5x Digital Zoom-In
FPS
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1080p up to 30 FPS
4K up to 60 FPS
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FPS
720p up to 30 FPS
1080p up to 30 FPS
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Front FPS
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1080p up to 30 FPS
4K up to 60 FPS
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Front FPS
720p up to 30 FPS
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Features
Flash
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Autofocus
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HDR Photo
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Video Stabilization
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Photo Geotagging
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Features
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Autofocus
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HDR Photo
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Photo Geotagging
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Modes
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Panorama
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Modes
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Time-Lapse
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Panorama
Burst Mode
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Not Included
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Not Included
S Pen Tab S8
Not Included
Fingerprint
No Biometrics
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2
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2
No Cellular
No Cellular
Modem
Qualcomm
MDM9615
4G
Speed
Up to 150Mbps Download
Up to 50Mbps Upload
Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax)
2 Stream
Up to 2400Mbps
Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
2 Stream
Up to 144Mbps
Bluetooth 5.2
Bluetooth 4.0
Motion
Accelerometer
Gyroscope
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Accelerometer
Gyroscope
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Utility
Proximity
Ambient Light
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Utility
Proximity
Ambient Light
Magnetometer
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Location
GPS
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GLONASS
Galileo
QZSS
Beidou
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Compass
Location
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iBeacon
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Integrated Chipset
Integrated Chipset
Data
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1x USB-C 3.0 (5Gbps)
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Data
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1x Lightning (480Mbps)
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Audio
1x Audio Jack
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Card
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1x micro SDXC Card UHS-I
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External
External
Not Included
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10W
5.10V
2.10A
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USB-PD
2.10A 5V (10.5W)
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USB-A
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Removable Cable
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43.2Wh
11200mAh
3.86V
Lithium-Ion Polymer
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32.9Wh
8827mAh
3.73V
Lithium-Ion
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Up to 8 Hours
Up to 10 Hours
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Android
iPadOS
Build Material
Aluminum, Glass
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Build Material
Aluminum, Glass
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Height
326.4 mm (12.9 in)
Width
208.5 mm (8.2 in)
Depth
5.5 mm (0.2 in)
Volume
0.400 L
Height
240 mm (9.4 in)
Width
169.5 mm (6.7 in)
Depth
7.5 mm (0.3 in)
Volume
0.300 L
Weight
726 g (25.61 oz)
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Weight
469 g (16.54 oz)
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CPU
Not Upgradable
CPU
Not Upgradable
GPU
Not Upgradable
GPU
Not Upgradable
Memory
Not Upgradable
Memory
Not Upgradable
Storage
Not Upgradable
Storage
Not Upgradable
Wi-Fi
Not Upgradable
Wi-Fi
Not Upgradable
Motherboard
Not Upgradable
Motherboard
Not Upgradable
Power Supply
Not Upgradable
Power Supply
Not Upgradable
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