Apple iPad Air (2022) vs Samsung Galaxy S8
Price Comparison (India)
General Info
| Manufacturer | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| Announced | |
| March 2022 | March 2017 |
| Status | |
| Coming Soon - March 2022 | Available - April 2017 |
| Price | |
| Rs. 54,900 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced] | Rs. 57,900 ($720.00) [Similarly Priced] |
| Colors | |
| Space Gray, Starlight, Pink, Purple, Blue | Black, White, Gold, Silver, Pink Gold |
| Form Factor | |
| Candybar | Candybar |
| Dimension | |
|
247.6 x 178.5 x 6.1 mm (9.75 x 7.03 x 0.24 in) |
148.9 x 68.1 x 8 mm (5.86 x 2.68 x 0.31 in) |
| Weight | |
| 461 g / 462 g (16.26 oz / 16.3 oz) | 155 g (5.47 oz) |
| SIM Type | |
| Nano-SIM, eSIM | Dual-SIM |
| 2G Network | |
| GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) |
| 3G Network | |
| HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 | HSDPA |
| 4G Network | |
| LTE | LTE |
| 5G Network | |
| SA/NSA | - |
| Messaging | |
| SMS, MMS, EMail, IM | |
| Build Features | |
| - Fingerprint Sensor (top-mounted) Stylus support (2nd gen) |
- |
| Notification LED | |
| - | Yes |
Display
| Type | |
| QHD+ Liquid Retina IPS LCD Screen 500 nits (typ) Scratch-resistant Glass Oleophobic Coating |
Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, Gorilla Glass 5 |
| Colors | |
| 16M Colors | 16M colors |
| Size | |
| 10.9 inches [Similar] | 5.8 inches [Similar] |
| Resolution | |
| 1640 x 2360 pixels (264 ppi) | 1440 x 2960 pixels (568 ppi) |
| Screen-to-Body Ratio | 81.06% | 84.06% |
| Multi-Touch | |
Hardware and OS
| OS | |
| iPadOS 15.3 | Android OS, v7.0 (Nougat) |
| Processor | |
| Octa-core, Apple M1 |
Octa-core (4x2.35 GHz Kryo & 4x1.9 GHz Kryo) Octa-core (4x2.3 GHz & 4x1.7 GHz), Qualcomm MSM8998 Snapdragon 835 Exynos 8895 Octa [Similar] |
| GPU | |
| - | Adreno 540 [Similar] |
| RAM | |
| 8 GB [Browse Similar] | 4 GB [Browse Similar] |
| Internal Memory | |
| 256 GB | 64 GB |
| External Memory | |
| No | microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) |
Camera
| Rear Camera | |
| 12 MP [Similar] | 12 MP [Similar] |
| Flash | |
| No | Dual-LED (Dual Tone) |
| Features | |
| 12 MP, f/1.8, (wide), 1/3", 1.22µm, dual pixel PDAF HDR |
Phase Detection Autofocus, OIS, f/1.7 aperture, Geo-tagging, Simultaneous 4K Video And 9MP Image Recording, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, Auto HDR, Panorama |
| Video | |
| 4K@24/25/30/60fps, 1080p@25/30/60/120/240fps; gyro-EIS | 2160p@60fps, 1080p@120fps, HDR, dual-video rec. |
| Front Camera | |
|
12 MP, f/2.4, 122˚ (ultrawide) HDR 1080p@30/60fps [Similar] |
8 MP, AF [Similar] |
Multimedia
| 3.5mm Jack | |
| Radio | |
| No | No |
| Games | |
| Yes + Downloadable | Yes + Downloadable |
| Loud Speaker | |
Connectivity and Data Rate
| GPRS | |
| Yes | Yes |
| Edge | |
| Yes | Yes |
| 3G | |
| HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (CA), 5G | HSPA, LTE, VoLTE |
| Bluetooth | |
| 5.0, A2DP, EDR | v4.2, A2DP, LE, aptX |
| Wi-Fi | |
| Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, hotspot | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot |
| USB | |
| USB Type-C 3.1 Gen2, DisplayPort; magnetic connector | v3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector |
| GPS | |
| Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS (5G model only) | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS |
| Browser | |
| HTML5 | |
User Memory
| Internal | |
| 256 GB, 8 GB RAM or 64 GB, 8 GB RAM | 64 GB, 4 GB RAM |
| Expandable Storage | |
| No | microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) |
| USB OTG | |
| Not Supported | Supported |
Sensors
| Fingerprint | |
| Proximity Sensor | |
| Accelerometer Sensor | |
| Magnetic-field Sensor (Compass) | |
| Gyroscope Sensor | |
| Barometer Sensor | |
| Heart-rate Sensor | |
| NFC | |
Battery
| Type | |
| Non-removable Li-Ion Battery (28.6 Wh) | Non-removable Li-Ion battery |
| Capacity | |
| - | 3000 mAh |
| Stand by | |
| - | - |
| Talk Time | |
| - | - |