Regarding the screen, although both are "retina screens" and support the first generation of Apple Pencil, the iPad 8 still uses a non-full-fitting process, so the body is slightly thicker, and the look and feel is not as transparent as the fully-fitted Air3, and The iPad 8’s screen has no anti-glare coating and has weak anti-reflective capabilities. It also does not support P3 color gamut and original color display.
More experience and evaluation of iPad Air3: https://www.apple.com.cn/air3
More experience and evaluation of iPad 8: https://www.apple.com.cn/8
In terms of size and weight, the Air3 screen is slightly larger, but it is lighter and thinner than the iPad 8. The battery is too small for Air3, but it is about 30Wh, the actual battery life performance is not much different.
The front camera of the two is also different. The iPad 8 has 1.2 million pixels on the front and supports manual HDR and 720p video shooting; while the iPad Air3 has 7 million pixels on the front and supports wide color gamut photos, automatic HDR, and 1080p high-definition video shooting. For users who use functions such as video calls and selfies, the Air3 experience will be significantly better.
iPad 8 32G version 2499, 128G version 2999; and the iPad Air 3 official website has been discontinued, so you can no longer enjoy educational discounts and other policies. For third-party platforms such as JD.com, the 64G version will cost 3500 yuan, and the 256G version will need to be added. 1,000 yuan. The iPad 8 with roughly the same configuration is significantly more "cheap and big" in price.