Galaxy Tab S8 (SD 8G1) vs iPad Air 5 (M1)

Galaxy Tab S8 (SD 8G1) $600
iPad Air 5 (M1) $599
Base Price
$600
Base Price
$599
CPU
Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
CPU
M1 8C8G-FL
GPU
Adreno 730
GPU
8-Core M1-FL
Memory
8GB
Memory
8GB
Storage
128GB
Storage
64GB
Display
11" AMOLED 2560x1600 Touch
Display
10.9" LCD IPS 2360x1640 Touch
Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
8 Cores
8 Threads
3GHz Clock
M1 8C8G-FL
8 Cores
8 Threads
3.2GHz Clock
GB6S 1,310
32%
GB6M 3,515
13%
GB6S 2,380
59%
GB6M 7,935
30%
Adreno 730
768 Shaders
Shared Memory
818MHz
8-Core M1-FL
1024 Shaders
Shared Memory
1278MHz
N/A
0%
FP32 1.26 TFLOPS
3%
1080p 21 FPS
18%
FP32 2.62 TFLOPS
5%
8GB
LPDDR5-6400
8GB
LPDDR4X-4266
24 Tabs
5%
24 Tabs
5%
128GB
64GB
186 min 4K Video
5%
58 min 4K Video
1%
11"
AMOLED
10.9"
LCD IPS
500 Nits
500 Nits
120Hz
60Hz
2560x1600
4.1 Million Pixels
274 PPI
2360x1640
3.9 Million Pixels
264 PPI
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1,000,000:1 Contrast
LED Backlight
1,300:1 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
12.2MP
28mm Lens
ƒ/1.8 Aperture
1/2.93" Sensor Size
1.22 µm Pixel Size
Optical Image Stabilization
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
12.2MP
12mm Lens
ƒ/2.4 Aperture
1/3.4" Sensor Size
1.00 µm Pixel Size
122˚ Diagonal Field of View
Zoom
2.2x Zoom-Out
5x Digital Zoom-In
Zoom
-
5x Digital Zoom-In
FPS
-
1080p up to 30 FPS
4K up to 60 FPS
FPS
720p up to 30 FPS
1080p up to 240 FPS
4K up to 60 FPS
Front FPS
1080p up to 30 FPS
4K up to 60 FPS
Front FPS
1080p up to 60 FPS
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Features
Flash
Autofocus
-
HDR Photo
Video Stabilization
Photo Geotagging
Features
-
Autofocus
Center Stage
HDR Photo
Video Stabilization
Photo Geotagging
Modes
-
-
Panorama
-
Modes
Slow Motion
Time-Lapse
Panorama
Burst Mode
S Pen Tab S8
Not Included
Fingerprint
Fingerprint
4
2
3
2
No Cellular
No Cellular
Modem
Qualcomm
X60
5G mmWave
Speed
Up to 7500Mbps Download
Up to 3000Mbps Upload
Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax)
2 Stream
Up to 2400Mbps
Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax)
2 Stream
Up to 1200Mbps
Bluetooth 5.2
Bluetooth 5.0
Motion
Accelerometer
Gyroscope
-
Motion
Accelerometer
Gyroscope
Barometer
Utility
Proximity
Ambient Light
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-
Utility
Proximity
Ambient Light
Magnetometer
Adaptive Colour
Location
GPS
GLONASS
Galileo
QZSS
Beidou
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Compass
Location
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iBeacon
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Data
1x USB-C 3.0 (5Gbps)
Data
1x USB-C 3.0 (5Gbps)
Card
1x micro SDXC Card UHS-I
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Not Included
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20W
9.00V
2.22A
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USB-PD
3.00A 5V (15W)
2.22A 9V (19.98W)
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USB-C
Removable Cable
30.9Wh
8000mAh
3.86V
Lithium-Ion Polymer
28.6Wh
7606mAh
3.76V
Lithium-Ion
Up to 15 Hours
Up to 10 Hours
Android
iPadOS
Build Material
Aluminum, Glass
Build Material
Aluminum, Glass
Height
253.8 mm (10 in)
Width
165.3 mm (6.5 in)
Depth
6.3 mm (0.2 in)
Volume
0.300 L
Height
247.6 mm (9.7 in)
Width
178.5 mm (7 in)
Depth
6.1 mm (0.2 in)
Volume
0.300 L
Weight
503 g (17.74 oz)
Weight
461 g (16.26 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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