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| Global Score | |
| 77 | 69 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| -- | Android 11, 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2018-03-27 | 2019-07-05 |
| 9.40 x 6.60 x 0.29 inches | 8.27 x 4.90 x 0.31 inches |
| 16.86 ounces | 12.17 ounces |
| Gold, Gray and Silver | Black and Silver |
| Aluminum | Aluminum |
| $ 559.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 9.7 inches | 8 inches |
| 2048 x 1536 pixels | 1280 x 800 pixels |
| IPS LCD | TFT |
| 264 pixels per inch | 189 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.3 | 6.6 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A10 Fusion APL1W24 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 429 SDM429 chipset |
| Hurricane and Zephyr, 64-bit, 16 nm (Quad-Core 2340 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 12 nm (Quad-Core 1950 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 2 GB RAM |
| PowerVR 7XT GT7600 Plus GPU | Adreno 504 GPU |
| 9.18 | 8.73 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 9.84 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 1.20 MP | 8.00 MP + 2.00 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 8.25 | 7.37 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | LTE (4G) |
| Nano SIM | -- |
| 5.7 | 5.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 8827mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 5100mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 9.52 | 6.88 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The iPad 9.7-inch (2018) has a score of 77, which is much better than Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2019)'s 69 score. IPad 9.7-inch (2018) is an older and extremely heavier tablet than Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2019), but Apple managed to build it a bit thinner anyway. Apple iPad 9.7-inch (2018) has a much better looking screen than Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2019), because it has a way better 1536 x 2048px resolution, more pixels per inch in the screen and a bigger screen.
IPad 9.7-inch (2018) counts with a bit superior processing unit than Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2019). Both have 2 GB of RAM memory and 4 processing cores. IPad 9.7-inch (2018) counts with a little bit more storage to store more apps and games than Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2019), because although it has no slot for SD memory cards, it also counts with more internal memory.
Apple iPad 9.7-inch (2018) counts with a really longer battery lifetime than Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2019), because it has 8827mAh of battery capacity. Apple iPad 9.7-inch (2018) features a much better camera than Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2019). Both of them have the same (Full HD) video definition, the same video frame rate and a same resolution back facing camera.
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