iPad Air 5 (M1) vs Galaxy Tab A8 (T618)

iPad Air 5 (M1) $599
Galaxy Tab A8 (T618) $180
Base Price
$599
Base Price
$180
CPU
M1 8C8G-FL
CPU
Tiger T618
GPU
8-Core M1-FL
GPU
Mali-G52 MP2 850MHz
Memory
8GB
Memory
3GB
Storage
64GB
Storage
32GB
Display
10.9" LCD IPS 2360x1640 Touch
Display
10.5" LCD 1920x1200 Touch
M1 8C8G-FL
8 Cores
8 Threads
3.2GHz Clock
Tiger T618
8 Cores
8 Threads
2GHz Clock
GB6S 2,380
63%
GB6M 7,935
33%
GB5S 395
17%
GB5M 1,350
5%
8-Core M1-FL
1024 Shaders
Shared Memory
1278MHz
Mali-G52 MP2 850MHz
24 Shaders
Shared Memory
850MHz
1080p 21 FPS
18%
FP32 2.62 TFLOPS
5%
N/A
0%
FP32 0.04 TFLOPS
0%
8GB
LPDDR4X-4266
3GB
LPDDR4X-3733
24 Tabs
5%
4 Tabs
1%
64GB
32GB
58 min 4K Video
1%
Unknown # min 4K Video
0%
No Optical Drive
No Optical Drive
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10.9"
LCD IPS
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10.5"
LCD
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500 Nits
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300 Nits
350 Nits Peak
60Hz
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60Hz
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2360x1640
3.9 Million Pixels
264 PPI
1920x1200
2.3 Million Pixels
216 PPI
LED Backlight
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1,300:1 Contrast
LED Backlight
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1,000:1 Contrast
Touch
Capacitive
Touch
Capacitive
Main
12.2MP
28mm Lens
ƒ/1.8 Aperture
1/2.93" Sensor Size
1.22 µm Pixel Size
Optical Image Stabilization
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Main
8.0MP
31mm Lens
ƒ/2.4 Aperture
1/4" Sensor Size
1.12 µm Pixel Size
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Front
12.2MP
12mm Lens
ƒ/2.4 Aperture
1/3.4" Sensor Size
1.00 µm Pixel Size
122˚ Diagonal Field of View
Front
5.0MP
26mm Lens
ƒ/2.4 Aperture
1/5" Sensor Size
1.12 µm Pixel Size
80˚ Diagonal Field of View
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Zoom
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Zoom
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5x Digital Zoom-In
FPS
720p up to 30 FPS
1080p up to 240 FPS
4K up to 60 FPS
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FPS
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1080p up to 30 FPS
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Front FPS
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1080p up to 60 FPS
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Front FPS
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1080p up to 30 FPS
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Features
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Autofocus
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Center Stage
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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Video Stabilization
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Photo Geotagging
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Modes
Slow Motion
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Time-Lapse
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Burst Mode
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Not Included
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Not Included
Not Included
Fingerprint
No Biometrics
2
4
2
2
No Cellular
Modem
Qualcomm
X60
5G mmWave
No Cellular
Speed
Up to 7500Mbps Download
Up to 3000Mbps Upload
Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax)
2 Stream
Up to 1200Mbps
Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
2 Stream
Up to 867Mbps
Bluetooth 5.0
Bluetooth 5.0
Motion
Accelerometer
Gyroscope
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Barometer
Motion
Accelerometer
Gyroscope
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Utility
Proximity
Ambient Light
Magnetometer
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Adaptive Colour
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Utility
Proximity
Ambient Light
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Location
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iBeacon
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Location
GPS
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GLONASS
Galileo
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Beidou
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Compass
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 USB-C 2.0 (480Mbps)
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Audio
1x Audio Jack
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Card
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1x micro SDXC Card
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External
External
20W
9.00V
2.22A
8W
5.00V
1.55A
USB-PD
3.00A 5V (15W)
2.22A 9V (19.98W)
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USB-PD
1.55A 5V (7.75W)
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USB-C
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Removable Cable
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USB-A
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Removable Cable
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28.6Wh
7606mAh
3.76V
Lithium-Ion
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27.1Wh
7040mAh
3.85V
Lithium-Ion
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Up to 10 Hours
Up to 10 Hours
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iPadOS
Android
Build Material
Aluminum, Glass
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Build Material
Aluminum, Glass
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Height
247.6 mm (9.7 in)
Width
178.5 mm (7 in)
Depth
6.1 mm (0.2 in)
Volume
0.300 L
Height
246.8 mm (9.7 in)
Width
161.9 mm (6.4 in)
Depth
6.9 mm (0.3 in)
Volume
0.300 L
Weight
461 g (16.26 oz)
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Weight
508 g (17.92 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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