Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy S8 vs Apple iPad Air (2022)

Samsung Galaxy S8
samsung galaxy s8
Apple iPad Air (2022)
apple ipad air (2022)
Add 3rd Phone
Price Comparison (India) -

general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Apple
Announced March 2017 March 2022
Status Available - April 2017 Coming Soon - March 2022
Price Rs. 57,900 ($720.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 54,900 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black, White, Gold, Silver, Pink Gold Space Gray, Starlight, Pink, Purple, Blue
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 148.9 x 68.1 x 8 mm
(5.86 x 2.68 x 0.31 in)
247.6 x 178.5 x 6.1 mm
(9.75 x 7.03 x 0.24 in)
Weight 155 g (5.47 oz) 461 g / 462 g (16.26 oz / 16.3 oz)
SIM Type Dual-SIM Nano-SIM, eSIM
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
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 -

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v7.0 (Nougat) iPadOS 15.3
Processor 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]
Octa-core, Apple M1
GPU Adreno 540 [Similar] -
RAM 4 GB [Browse Similar] 8 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 64 GB 256 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) No

display Display

Type Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, Gorilla Glass 5 QHD+ Liquid Retina IPS LCD Screen
500 nits (typ)
Scratch-resistant Glass
Oleophobic Coating
Colors 16M colors 16M Colors
Size 5.8 inches [Similar] 10.9 inches [Similar]
Resolution 1440 x 2960 pixels (568 ppi) 1640 x 2360 pixels (264 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 84.06% 81.06%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes no
Radio No No
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 12 MP [Similar] 12 MP [Similar]
Flash Dual-LED (Dual Tone) No
Features 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 12 MP, f/1.8, (wide), 1/3", 1.22µm, dual pixel PDAF
HDR
Video 2160p@60fps, 1080p@120fps, HDR, dual-video rec. 4K@24/25/30/60fps, 1080p@25/30/60/120/240fps; gyro-EIS
Front Camera 8 MP, AF [Similar] 12 MP, f/2.4, 122˚ (ultrawide)
HDR
1080p@30/60fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
3G HSPA, LTE, VoLTE HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (CA), 5G
Bluetooth v4.2, A2DP, LE, aptX 5.0, A2DP, EDR
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, hotspot
USB v3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector USB Type-C 3.1 Gen2, DisplayPort; magnetic connector
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS (5G model only)
Browser HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 64 GB, 4 GB RAM 256 GB, 8 GB RAM or 64 GB, 8 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) No
USB OTG Supported Not Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint supported fingerprint supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor not present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
Magnetic-Field Sensor (Compass) magnetic field sensor present magnetic field sensor present
Gyroscope Sensor gyroscope sensor present gyroscope sensor present
Barometer Sensor barometer sensor present barometer sensor present
Heart-rate Sensor heart rate sensor present heart rate sensor not present
NFC NFC supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Ion battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery (28.6 Wh)
Capacity 3000 mAh -
Stand by - -
Talk Time - -