| Global Score | |
| 77 | 73.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| 2018-03-27 | 2015-09-03 |
| 9.40 x 6.60 x 0.29 inches | 7.82 x 5.31 x 0.22 inches |
| 16.86 ounces | 9.59 ounces |
| Gold, Gray and Silver | -- |
| Aluminum | Metal |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 559.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 9.7 inches | 8 inches |
| 2048 x 1536 pixels | 2048 x 1536 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 264 pixels per inch | 320 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.3 | 7.6 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A10 Fusion APL1W24 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 5433 chipset |
| Hurricane and Zephyr, 64-bit, 16 nm (Quad-Core 2340 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 1900 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| PowerVR 7XT GT7600 Plus GPU | Mali-T760 MP6 GPU |
| 9.18 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 10.02 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 1.20 MP | 8.00 MP + 2.10 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 2560 x 1440 (Quad HD / 2K) video resolution |
| 8.25 | 6.38 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | -- |
| 5.7 | 5.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 8827mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 9.52 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 4.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
The Apple iPad 9.7-inch (2018) has a global score of 77, which is a little bit better than Galaxy Tab S2 8.0-inch's score of 73.6. Although Apple iPad 9.7-inch (2018) is notably newer than Galaxy Tab S2 8.0-inch, it is extremely heavier and extremely thicker. The Galaxy Tab S2 8.0-inch features a little sharper screen than Apple iPad 9.7-inch (2018), because although it has a quite smaller display, and they both have the same exact resolution of 1536 x 2048 pixels, the Galaxy Tab S2 8.0-inch also counts with a little bit greater amount of pixels per inch in the screen.
Apple iPad 9.7-inch (2018) has a bit superior CPU than Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 8.0-inch, although it has less processing cores and less RAM. Apple iPad 9.7-inch (2018) counts with a slightly better memory capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 8.0-inch, because although it has no external SD slot, it also counts with 128 GB internal storage.
Apple iPad 9.7-inch (2018) counts with a much longer battery lifetime than Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 8.0-inch, because it has 8827mAh of battery capacity. The iPad 9.7-inch (2018) captures a lot better photos and videos than Galaxy Tab S2 8.0-inch. Both have the same video definition, the same video frame rate and a same resolution camera.
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