Compare the Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M3) 2025 - 128GB - Blue vs TCL TAB 8 SE - 64GB - Carbon Gray

Color

Blue

Purple

Space Gray

Starlight

Carbon Gray

Dimensions

Size (inches)

9.74 x 7.02 x 0.24

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Display

Display size (inches)

10.86-inch (diagonal) LED backlit Multi‑Touch display with IPS technology

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Camera & video

Rear-facing cameras

12MP Wide camera

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Battery

Type

Built-in 28.93-watt-hour rechargeable lithium-polymer battery

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Processor

Chipset

Apple M3 chip

Cores

8-core CPU with 4 performance cores and 4 efficiency cores

9-core GPU

16-core Neural Engine

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Hardware-accelerated ray tracing

8GB RAM

Media Engine

Hardware-accelerated 8K HEVC, 4K H.264, ProRes, and ProRes RAW

Video decode engine

Video encode engine

ProRes encode and decode engine

AV1 decode

Chipset

MediaTek® Helio® P22A

Cores

Octa-core, 4 @2.0GHz and 4 @1.5GHz

Memory

Operating system

iPadOS

iPadOS 18

iPadOS comes with powerful features and built-in apps designed to take advantage of the unique capabilities of iPad.

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Siri

Get help with everyday tasks like sending messages, setting reminders, and more

Activate hands-free with only your voice using “Siri” or “Hey Siri,” or use Type to Siri

Protected by the strongest privacy of any intelligent assistant

Powered by Apple Intelligence, Siri is more natural, contextually relevant, and personal

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Android®

13

Subject to change based on future operating system updates

5G+/5G
5G (sub 6 GHz and mmWave) with 4x4 MIMO
5G NR mmWave (Bands n258, n260, n261)
5G NR (Bands n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n20, n25, n28, n38, n40, n41, n66, n71, n78, n79)
Gigabit-class LTE
Gigabit LTE with 4x4 MIMO and LAA
FDD-LTE
Bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 11, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 66, 71
TD-LTE
Bands 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 46, 48
UMTS/HSPA/HSPA+/DC‑HSDPA
850, 900, 1700/2100, 1900, 2100 MHz
Video calling (Face Time)
FaceTime video
Center Stage
iPad to any FaceTime-enabled device over Wi-Fi or cellular
Share experiences like movies, TV, music and other apps in a FaceTime call with SharePlay
Screen sharing
Portrait mode in FaceTime video
Spatial Audio
Voice Isolation and Wide Spectrum microphone modes
Audio calling (Face Time)
FaceTime audio
Wi-Fi connectivity
Wi‑Fi 6E (802.11ax) with 2x2 MIMO
Wi-Fi capability
2.4GHz & 5GHz
Bluetooth technology
5.3
SIM type
eSIM
iPad Air uses advanced eSIM technology for more convenience and security (not compatible with physical SIM cards)
Learn more about eSIM
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4G LTE
Bands 2, 4, 5, 7, 12, 17, 25, 26, 29, 30, 41, 66
UMTS/HSPA+/DC-HSDPA
850/1700/2100/1900MHz
Wi-Fi connectivity
Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
Wi-Fi capability
2.4GHz & 5GHz
Bluetooth® technology
v5.0 + EDR, A2DP, LE
Mobile hotspot
Up to 10 devices
SIM type
Nano

Music player
Apple Music®
Supported music formats
AAC, MP3, Apple Lossless, FLAC, Dolby Digital, Dolby Digital Plus, and Dolby Atmos
Subscription Music Services
Apple Music®
External music play controls
Yes
Music player
YouTube Music
Supported music formats
AAC LC, HE-AACv1 (AAC+), HE-AACv2 (enhanced AAC+), AAC ELD (enhanced low delay AAC), AMR-NB, AMR-WB, FLAC, MP3, MIDI, Vorbis, PCM/WAVE
External music play controls
Via lockscreen

Device Eco-rating
The AT&T Eco-Rating 2.0 system gives you environmental and social details about this device. The system uses a total of 20 performance criteria across 5 different attributes, for a total rating of 1 to 5 stars: 19-20 (5-star), 16-18 (4-star), 13-15 (3-star), 10-12 (2-star), 8-9 (1-star)
Substances of concern
4/4
Environmentally preferable materials
0/3
Energy efficiency and charging
1/1
End of life and recycling
2/2
Environmentally and socially responsible manufacturing
9/10
Total Eco-score
16/20 (4-star) Please visit att.com/ecospace for additional information.

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