Apple iPad Air 11 2024 vs Samsung Galaxy Tab S8
Product
Price
599 USD
699 USD
Status
Available
Available
Brand
Apple iPhone
Samsung Mobile
Model No
A2902, A2903, A2904, iPad14,8, iPad14,9
SM-X700, SM-X706, SM-X706B, SM-X706U, SM-X706N
Launch Date
2024, May 15
2022, March 22
Wikipedia
Technology
GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G
GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G
2G bands
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G bands
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 11, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48, 66, 71 - A2903
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48, 66, 71 - A2904
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 20, 25, 26, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66
5G bands
1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 14, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 66, 70, 71, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA/Sub6 - A2903, A2904
1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 40, 77, 78 SA/NSA
Speed
HSPA, LTE (CA), 5G
HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (CA), 5G
Dimensions
247.6 x 178.5 x 6.1 mm (9.75 x 7.03 x 0.24 in)
253.8 x 165.3 x 6.3 mm (9.99 x 6.51 x 0.25 in)
Weight
462 g (1.02 lb)
503 g (Wi-Fi), 507 g (5G) (1.11 lb)
Build
Glass front, aluminum back, aluminum frame
Stylus support (Apple Pencil Pro, Apple Pencil 2)
Corning Gorilla Glass 5, Stylus, 6.2ms latency (Bluetooth integration, accelerometer, gyro)
SIM
eSIM
Nano-SIM
Colors
Space Gray, Starlight, Purple, Blue
Graphite, Silver, Pink Gold
Type
Liquid Retina IPS LCD, 500 nits (typ)
TFT LCD, 120Hz
Size
11.0 inches, 357.6 cm2 (~80.9% screen-to-body ratio)
11.0 inches, 350.9 cm2 (~83.6% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution
1640 x 2360 pixels (~264 ppi density)
1600 x 2560 pixels, 16:10 ratio (~274 ppi density)
OS
iPadOS 17.4, upgradable to iPadOS 18.1
Android 12, One UI 4.1
Chipset
Apple M2
Qualcomm SM8450 Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 (4 nm)
CPU
Octa-core (4 performance cores and 4 efficiency cores)
Octa-core (1x3.00 GHz Cortex-X2 & 3x2.50 GHz Cortex-A710 & 4x1.80 GHz Cortex-A510)
GPU
Apple GPU (10-core graphics)
Adreno 730
RAM
8GB
8GB
Storage
128GB/256GB/512GB/1TB
128GB/256GB
Card Slot
microSDXC (dedicated slot)
Lens 1
12 MP, f/1.8, (wide), 1/3.0", 1.22µm, dual pixel PDAF
13 MP, f/2.0, 26mm (wide), 1/3.4", 1.0µm, AF
Features
HDR
LED flash, HDR, panorama
Video
4K@24/25/30/60fps, 1080p@25/30/60/120/240fps; gyro-EIS
4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30fps
Lens 2
6 MP, f/2.2, (ultrawide)
Lens 1
12 MP, f/2.4, 122˚ (ultrawide)
12 MP, f/2.4, 120˚ (ultrawide)
Features
HDR
HDR
Video
1080p@25/30/60fps; gyro-EIS
4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30fps
Capacity
Li-Po (28.93 Wh), non-removable
Li-Po 8000 mAh, non-removable
Charging
Fast charging 45W, 100% in 80 min
Sensors
Fingerprint (top-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, compass, barometer
Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
Wireless Samsung DeX
Loudspeaker
Yes, with stereo speakers
Yes, with stereo speakers (4 speakers)
3.5mm jack
No, Tuned by AKG
WLAN
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e, dual-band, hotspot
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
Bluetooth
5.3, A2DP, LE
5.2, A2DP, LE
GPS
GPS, GLONASS (5G model only)
Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO
USB
USB Type-C 3.1 Gen2, DisplayPort, magnetic connector
USB Type-C 3.2, magnetic connector
NFC
No
Radio
No