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| Global Score | |
| 65.6 | 74.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iPadOS 16.x | Android 9.0 Pie |
| -- | 2020-04-27 |
| -- | 7.95 x 4.93 x 0.28 inches |
| -- | 10.90 ounces |
| -- | Mocha |
| Aluminum and Aluminum | Aluminum |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 240.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 11 inches | 8.4 inches |
| 2388 x 1688 pixels | 1920 x 1200 pixels |
| OLED | TFT |
| 266 pixels per inch | 270 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 6.8 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Apple M3 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7904 chipset |
| processor | Arm Cortex-A73 and Arm Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Apple 10-core GPU GPU | Mali-G71 MP2 GPU |
| 6.3 | 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 + 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 |
| -- | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| -- | Nano SIM |
| 2.4 | 6.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| Li - Polymer Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.4 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) is better than the Apple iPad Pro 11-inch (7th Gen), with a overall score of 74.6 against 65.6. Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) works with Android 9.0 Pie operating system, and Apple iPad Pro 11-inch (7th Gen) works with iPadOS 16.x operating system. The Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) has a slightly better looking display than Apple iPad Pro 11-inch (7th Gen), because although it has a way lower resolution of 1200 x 1920 and a lot smaller screen, it also counts with a bit better pixels amount per inch in the display.
Apple iPad Pro 11-inch (7th Gen) features a bit bigger memory for applications, games, photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020), because although it has no external SD slot, it also counts with 96 GB more internal storage capacity. The Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) has a much better performance than Apple iPad Pro 11-inch (7th Gen), although it has a lower amount of RAM, they both have the same number of cores.
The Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) features a way better battery lifetime than Apple iPad Pro 11-inch (7th Gen). The iPad Pro 11-inch (7th Gen) captures much better pictures and videos than Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020), because it has a way higher (4K) video resolution, a bigger aperture for better low-light photos and video and a much more megapixels camera in the back.
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