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| Global Score | |
| 71.7 | 75.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iPadOS 14.x | Android 4.4.2 |
| 2020-10-16 | 2014-01-06 |
| 9.75 x 7.03 x 0.24 inches | 8.62 x 5.06 x 0.28 inches |
| 16.23 ounces | 11.82 ounces |
| Green, Rose gold, Silver, Sky blue and Space gray | -- |
| Aluminum | -- |
| $ 729.00 | $ 289.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.9 inches | 8.4 inches |
| 2360 x 1640 pixels | 1600 x 2560 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super Clear LCD |
| 264 pixels per inch | 359 pixels per inch |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.8 | 8.8 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A14 Bionic chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 MSM8974 chipset |
| 64-bit Firestorm and Icestorm, 64-bit, 5 nm (Hexa-Core 3100 MHz) processor | Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| -- | 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM |
| Apple 4-core GPU GPU | Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU |
| 10.26 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSD, microSDHC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 7.56 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 7.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 2.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 9.9 | 7.7 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | SIM |
| 6.1 | 7 |
| Battery Life | |
| Li - Ion Battery | 4800mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | 25 hours talk time |
| 1.36 | 6.64 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Galaxy Tab Pro 8.4 has a global score of 75.2, which is slightly better than iPad Air (2020)'s 71.7 global score. The Galaxy Tab Pro 8.4 design is incredibly lighter than iPad Air (2020), although it is thicker and was released 7 years before. The Galaxy Tab Pro 8.4 works with Android 4.4.2 operating system, while iPad Air (2020) comes with iPadOS 14.x operating system.
The iPad Air (2020) has a superior hardware performance than Samsung Galaxy Tab Pro 8.4, because although it has doesn't have a GPU, it also counts with a higher number of faster cores and a 64 bits CPU. Samsung Galaxy Tab Pro 8.4 features a brighter screen than iPad Air (2020), because although it has a way smaller screen, it also counts with a little bit higher resolution of 2560 x 1600px and a better number of pixels per inch of screen.
Apple iPad Air (2020) has just a bit bigger memory to install applications and games than Galaxy Tab Pro 8.4, because although it has no external memory card slot, it also counts with 64 GB internal storage. The Apple iPad Air (2020) counts with a greater camera than Galaxy Tab Pro 8.4, because it has a much better video resolution and a way more mega-pixels back facing camera.
The Galaxy Tab Pro 8.4 features a much better battery lifetime than iPad Air (2020).
In addition to being the best tablet between the ones we are comparing, the Galaxy Tab Pro 8.4 is also very cheap compared to the other ones, making it an easy decision.
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