TCL TAB 8 SE vs Apple iPad (A16) 2025

MediaTek® Helio® P22A

A16 chip

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

5-core CPU

4-core GPU

16-core Neural Engine

Up to 1TB

microSD™

4GB

128GB | 256GB | 512GB

64GB

13

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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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

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Bands 2, 4, 5, 7, 12, 17, 25, 26, 29, 30, 41, 66

850/1700/2100/1900MHz

850, 900, 1700/2100, 1900, 2100 MHz

Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)

Wi‑Fi 6 (802.11ax) with 2x2 MIMO

2.4GHz & 5GHz

Simultaneous dual band (2.4GHz & 5GHz)

v5.0 + EDR, A2DP, LE

5.3

Up to 10 devices

Nano

eSIM

iPad uses advanced eSIM technology for more convenience and security (not compatible with physical SIM cards)

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Yes

Yes

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 LTE with 4x4 MIMO and LAA

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

Bands 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 46, 48

FaceTime video

Center Stage

iPad to any FaceTime-enabled device over Wi-Fi or cellular

FaceTime audio

Accelerometer, Ambient light

Touch ID

Three-axis gyro

Accelerometer

Barometer

Ambient light sensor

POP3/IMAP, Gmail™, Microsoft® Exchange ActiveSync®, and more

Yes

Yes

YouTube Music

Apple Music®

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

AAC, MP3, Apple Lossless, FLAC, Dolby Digital, Dolby Digital Plus, and Dolby Atmos

Via lockscreen

Yes

Apple Music®

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)

4/4

0/3

1/1

2/2

9/10

Built-in accessibility features supporting vision, mobility, hearing and cognitive disabilities help you get the most out of your iPad. Learn more

Features include:

VoiceOver

Zoom

Magnifier

Spoken Content

Voice Control

Switch Control

AssistiveTouch

Siri and Dictation

Type to Siri

Real-Time Text

Audio Descriptions

Subtitles and Closed Captioning

Live Captions