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| Global Score | |
| 86.4 | 65.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iPadOS 14.x | Android 9.0 Pie, 7.1 Nougat |
| 2021-05-21 | 2017-10-10 |
| 9.75 x 7.03 x 0.23 inches | 8.35 x 4.89 x 0.35 inches |
| 16.44 ounces | 12.84 ounces |
| Silver and Space Gray | 16 777 216 |
| Aluminum and Aluminum | Metal |
| Display / Screen | |
| 11 inches | 8 inches |
| 2388 x 1688 pixels | 1280 x 800 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 266 pixels per inch | 189 pixels per inch |
| 600 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.9 | 6.5 |
| Performance | |
| Apple M1 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 425 8917 chipset |
| 5 nm (Octa-Core 3100 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 28 nm (Quad-Core 1400 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 2 GB RAM |
| Apple 8-core GPU GPU | Adreno 308 GPU |
| 9.99 | 8.28 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 16 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 7.48 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 12.00 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 |
| 5G, 5G | -- |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.4 | 3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 7540mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 5000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 8.64 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Apple iPad Pro 11-inch (2021) is way better than the Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017), getting an 86.4 score against 65.7. Apple iPad Pro 11-inch (2021) has iPadOS 14.x OS, and Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017) comes with Android 9.0 Pie OS. The Apple iPad Pro 11-inch (2021) design is a lot newer and thinner, but much heavier than the Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017).
The iPad Pro 11-inch (2021) features a much faster CPU than Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017), because it has more RAM and a greater number of cores. The iPad Pro 11-inch (2021) counts with a lot better looking display than Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017), because it has a way better 1688 x 2388 pixels resolution, more pixels per inch in the screen and a way bigger display.
IPad Pro 11-inch (2021) counts with a way bigger memory for applications, games, photos and videos than Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017), because although it has no external SD slot, it also counts with 128 GB internal storage. IPad Pro 11-inch (2021) features a much longer battery life than Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017), because it has a 51% larger battery capacity.
The iPad Pro 11-inch (2021) features a superior camera than Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017), because it has a lot better video definition, a bigger diafragm aperture to capture better low-light images and video and a camera with a lot higher resolution.
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