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| Global Score | |
| 88.9 | 74.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| -- | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo |
| 2017-06-09 | 2018-08-24 |
| 9.87 x 6.85 x 0.24 inches | 10.24 x 6.34 x 0.31 inches |
| 16.83 ounces | 18.84 ounces |
| Gold, Gray, Pink and Silver | Black, Blue and Gray |
| Aluminum | Plastic |
| $ 1079.00 | $ 450.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.5 inches | 10.5 inches |
| 2224 x 1668 pixels | 1920 x 1200 pixels |
| IPS LCD | TFT |
| 265 pixels per inch | 216 pixels per inch |
| 600 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.8 | 6.9 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A10X Fusion APL1071 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 450 SDM450 chipset |
| Hurricane and Zephyr, 64-bit, 10 nm (Hexa-Core 2380 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Apple 12-core GPU GPU | Adreno 506 GPU |
| 9.45 | 8.91 |
| Storage | |
| 512 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot |
| 17.6 | 9.44 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 7.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| -- | 27.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.25 inches (1/4") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 9.57 | 8.36 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.1 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 8134mAh Li - Ion Battery | 7300mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 9.04 | 8.48 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
IPad Pro 10.5-inch has a global score of 88.9, which is better than the Galaxy Tab A 10.5's global score of 74.5. IPad Pro 10.5-inch's body is notably thinner and lighter than Galaxy Tab A 10.5, despite of the fact that it was released around 15 months before. The Apple iPad Pro 10.5-inch has a better display than Galaxy Tab A 10.5, and although they both have a display of the same size, the Apple iPad Pro 10.5-inch also has a just a bit better pixels density and a higher resolution of 1668 x 2224 pixels.
Apple iPad Pro 10.5-inch has just a little better processing power than Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.5, because although it has an inferior number of cores (but faster), it also counts with a greater amount of RAM memory. The iPad Pro 10.5-inch captures much clearer photos and videos than Galaxy Tab A 10.5, because it has a larger diafragm aperture, a way more megapixels camera and a way better (4K) video definition.
IPad Pro 10.5-inch has a way bigger memory capacity for applications and games than Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.5, because although it has no SD memory card expansion slot, it also counts with 512 GB internal storage capacity. Apple iPad Pro 10.5-inch features just a little bit longer battery life than Galaxy Tab A 10.5, because it has 8134mAh of battery capacity instead of 7300mAh.
IPad Pro 10.5-inch is a lot more expensive than Galaxy Tab A 10.5, but you can get a better tablet for that extra money.
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