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| Global Score | |
| 65.6 | 65.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iPadOS 16.x | Android 9.0 Pie, 7.1 Nougat |
| -- | 2017-10-10 |
| -- | 8.35 x 4.89 x 0.35 inches |
| -- | 12.84 ounces |
| -- | 16 777 216 |
| Aluminum and Aluminum | Metal |
| Display / Screen | |
| 11 inches | 8 inches |
| 2388 x 1688 pixels | 1280 x 800 pixels |
| OLED | IPS LCD |
| 266 pixels per inch | 189 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 6.8 | 6.5 |
| Performance | |
| Apple M3 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 425 8917 chipset |
| processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 28 nm (Quad-Core 1400 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 2 GB RAM |
| Apple 10-core GPU GPU | Adreno 308 GPU |
| 6.3 | 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 |
| -- | Nano SIM |
| 2.4 | 3 |
| Battery Life | |
| Li - Polymer Battery | 5000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.4 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017) has a global score of 65.7, which is a little bit better than iPad Pro 11-inch (5th Gen)'s score of 65.6. The Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017) works with Android 9.0 Pie operating system, while iPad Pro 11-inch (5th Gen) comes with iPadOS 16.x operating system. The iPad Pro 11-inch (5th Gen) features a little sharper screen than Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017), because it has a much better resolution of 1688 x 2388 pixels, a higher pixels density and a really bigger display.
Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017) has a much powerful CPU than Apple iPad Pro 11-inch (5th Gen), although it has less processing cores and less RAM. The iPad Pro 11-inch (5th Gen) captures much clearer photos and videos than Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017), because it has a bigger camera aperture for better photos and videos in low light situations, a way more MP camera and a way better 3840x2160 video definition.
Apple iPad Pro 11-inch (5th Gen) counts with a very superior memory capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017), because although it has no external SD slot, it also counts with 128 GB internal storage. Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017) counts with a much longer battery lifetime than Apple iPad Pro 11-inch (5th Gen).
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