Apple Ipad 10 2 2021 Wifi Plus Cellular 256gb vs Samsung Galaxy Tab S8

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General

Brand

Apple Samsung

Custom UI

- Samsung One UI

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes Yes

Launch Date

September 24, 2021 February 22, 2022

Model

iPad 10.2 2021 WiFi + Cellular 256GB Galaxy Tab S8

Network

5G: Not Supported in India, 4G: Available Supported in India, 3G: Available, 2G: Available 5G: Not Supported in India, 4G: Not Available, 3G: Not Available

Operating System

iPadOS v15 Android v12

SIM Slot(s)

Single SIM, GSM -

Battery

Capacity

- 8000 mAh

Quick Charging

- Yes, Fast, 45W: 100 % in 80 minutes

Type

Li-Polymer Li-Polymer

USB Type-C

No Yes

User Replaceable

No No

Camera

Autofocus

Yes Yes

Camera Features

5 x Digital Zoom Auto Flash Face detection Touch to focus Auto Flash Face detection Touch to focus

Flash

Yes, Retina Flash Yes, LED Flash

Image Resolution

3264 x 2448 Pixels 4128 x 3096 Pixels

Resolution

12 MP Front Camera 12 MP f/2.4, Primary Camera

Settings

Exposure compensation, ISO control Exposure compensation, ISO control

Shooting Modes

High Dynamic Range mode (HDR) Burst mode High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Video Recording

1920x1080 @ 30 fps 3840x2160 @ 30 fps 1920x1080 @ 30 fps

Design

Build Material

Back: Aluminium -

Colours

Silver, Space Grey Silver, Graphite, Pink Gold

Height

250.6 mm 253.8 mm

Thickness

7.5 mm 6.3 mm

Weight

498 grams 503 grams

Width

174.1 mm 165.3 mm

Display

Display Colour

16M -

Display Type

IPS LCD TFT

Pixel Density

265 ppi 274 ppi

Screen Protection

Yes Corning Gorilla Glass v5

Screen Resolution

1620 x 2160 pixels 1600 x 2560 pixels

Screen Size

10.2 inches (25.91 cm) 11 inches (27.94 cm)

Screen to Body Ratio

73.85 % 83.92 %

Touch Screen

Yes, Capacitive Touchscreen, Multi-touch Yes, Capacitive Touchscreen, Multi-touch
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Key Specs

Battery

- 8000 mAh

Display

10.2" (25.91 cm) 11" (27.94 cm)

Multimedia

Audio Features

Dolby Atmos, Dolby Digital, Dolby Digital Plus Dolby Atmos

Audio Jack

3.5 mm USB Type-C

FM Radio

No No

Fm Radio

No No

Music

Yes, Music Formats: AAC, AAX, AAX+, AC3, EAC3, M4A (Apple lossless), MP3, WAV -

Video Player

Yes, Video Formats: H.264, MP4, MPEG4 -

Video player

Yes, Video Formats: H.264, MP4, MPEG4 -

Network & Connectivity

Bluetooth

Yes, v4.2 Yes, v5.2

GPS

Yes with A-GPS, Glonass -

NFC

No No

Network Support

5G Not Supported in India, 4G Supported in India, 3G, 2G 5G Not Supported in India

SIM 1

4G Bands: TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 14) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 700(band 29) / 2300(band 30) 3G Bands: UMTS 1900 / 2100 / 850 / 900 MHz 2G Bands: GSM 1800 / 1900 / 850 / 900 MHz GPRS: Available EDGE: Available -

SIM Size

SIM1: Nano -

USB Connectivity

Mass storage device, USB charging Mass storage device, USB charging

Usb Connectivity

Mass storage device, USB charging Mass storage device, USB charging

VoLTE

Yes -

Voice Calling

No No

Volte

Yes -

WiFi

Yes, Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac), MIMO Yes, Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) 5GHz, MIMO

Wifi

Yes, Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac), MIMO Yes, Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) 5GHz, MIMO

Wifi Features

Mobile Hotspot Wi-Fi Direct

Performance

Architecture

64 bit 64 bit

Chipset

Apple A13 Bionic Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1

Graphics

Apple GPU (four-core graphics) Adreno 730

Processor

Hexa Core (2.65 GHz, Dual core, Lightning + 1.8 GHz, Quad core, Thunder) Octa core (3 GHz, Single core, Cortex X2 + 2.5 GHz, Tri core, Cortex A710 + 1.8 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A510)

RAM

3 GB 8 GB

Ram

3 GB 8 GB

Smart TV Features

Camera

8 MP 13 MP + 6 MP

Special Features

Browser

Yes, HTML5 -
Yes -

Fingerprint Sensor Position

Front Side

Games

Yes -

Instant Messaging

Yes -

Other Facilities

World clock, Calendar, Alarm, Document viewer -

Other Sensors

Light sensor, Proximity sensor, Accelerometer, Barometer, Gyroscope Light sensor, Proximity sensor, Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope

Phone Book

Yes, Practically Unlimited -

Storage

Expandable Memory

No Yes, Up to 1 TB

Internal Memory

256 GB 128 GB

User Available Storage

- Up to 100 GB
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