If you are looking for a budget tablet you might need to check out the Apple iPad Air and the Samsung Galaxy Note 8. Check out the specs comparison below:
You can purchase the Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Wi-Fi for around $398 and the Apple iPad Air 4G for about $442.
In terms of display, the Samsung Galaxy Note 8 is 8 inches and 189ppi, while the Apple iPad Air is 9.7 inches and 264ppi. The latter is retina LCD and comes with additional display support.
The battery life of the Samsung Galaxy Note 8 is 4,600mAh, the battery life hasn't been tested, while the Apple iPad Air is good for around 10 hours.
The processor in the Samsung Galaxy Note 8 is 1.6GHz with 2GB of RAM and this is 1.3GHz with 1GB of RAM in the Apple iPad Air. The former has 4 cores and the latter two cores.
You can expect to pay around $349 for the Samsung Galaxy Note 8 and $629 for the Apple iPad Air 4G.
The Samsung Galaxy Note 8 offers Android Jelly Bean 4.1 while it is iOS 8 with the Apple iPad Air.
The Samsung Galaxy Note 8 has a weight of 340 grams and the Apple iPad Air is 454 grams.
The measurements for the Samsung Galaxy Note 8 are a height of 8.3 inches, width of 5.35 inches and depth of 0.31 inches. The Apple iPad Air comes in at 9.45 inches in height, 6.67 inches in width and has a depth of 0.3 inches.
Both the Samsung Galaxy Note 8 and the Apple iPad Air offer 16GB of storage and the former can be boosted by SD card by another 64GB.
There is a camera on the front of the Samsung Galaxy Note 8 that is 1.3MP and a 5MP on the back. The Apple iPad Air has a 1.2 front camera and a 5MP camera on the back. Both capture video at 1080p.
Both the Samsung Galaxy Note 8 and the Apple iPad Air are very similar when it comes to specs. The tipping point could be that the Samsung Galaxy Note 8 comes with the S Pen stylus and the iPad doesn't.
