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| Global Score | |
| 84 | 74.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iPadOS 13.x | Android 9.0 Pie |
| 2020-03-25 | 2020-04-27 |
| 9.75 x 7.03 x 0.23 inches | 7.95 x 4.93 x 0.28 inches |
| 16.61 ounces | 10.90 ounces |
| Silver and Space gray | Mocha |
| Aluminum | Aluminum |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 799.00 | $ 240.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 11 inches | 8.4 inches |
| 2388 x 1668 pixels | 1920 x 1200 pixels |
| IPS LCD | TFT |
| 265 pixels per inch | 270 pixels per inch |
| 600 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.9 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A12Z Bionic APL1083 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7904 chipset |
| Vortex and Tempest, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2490 MHz) processor | Arm Cortex-A73 and Arm Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Apple 8-core GPU GPU | Mali-G71 MP2 GPU |
| 9.72 | 8.91 |
| 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 | |
| 12.00 MP + 7.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 9.9 | 8.47 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.1 | 6.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 7538mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 8.64 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| -- | GPS |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
IPad Pro 11-inch (2020) is better than Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020), with a overall score of 84 against 74.6. Although iPad Pro 11-inch (2020) and the Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) were released only a few months apart, the iPad Pro 11-inch (2020) design is thinner but a lot heavier. The iPad Pro 11-inch (2020) has iPadOS 13.x OS, and Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) works with Android 9.0 Pie OS.
The iPad Pro 11-inch (2020) features just a little better hardware performance than Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020), and although they both have the same number of cores, the iPad Pro 11-inch (2020) also has a larger amount of RAM memory. IPad Pro 11-inch (2020) has a little sharper display than Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020), because although it has a little bit worse count of pixels per inch in the screen, it also counts with a higher 1668 x 2388 resolution and a lot larger display.
Apple iPad Pro 11-inch (2020) has a much better camera than Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020), because it has a larger aperture, a lot higher 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution and a camera in the back with lot more megapixels. The Apple iPad Pro 11-inch (2020) has a little bit more memory capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020), because although it has no SD card slot, it also counts with 96 GB more internal storage capacity.
The iPad Pro 11-inch (2020) features a much better battery lifetime than Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020), because it has a 7538mAh battery size.
Although Apple iPad Pro 11-inch (2020) is a better device, it is a lot more expensive than the Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020), and it doesn't have such a good quality/price relation as the Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020). So if you need that extra features and specs, you can buy the Apple iPad Pro 11-inch (2020), otherwise you can save some dollars and get the Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020), resigning a couple features and specifications.
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