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| Global Score | |
| 76.6 | 74.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iPadOS 16.x | Android 9.0 Pie |
| 0000-00-00 | 2020-04-27 |
| 9.83 x 6.99 x 0.25 inches | 7.95 x 4.93 x 0.28 inches |
| 15.73 ounces | 10.90 ounces |
| Silver and Space Black | Mocha |
| Aluminum and Aluminum | Aluminum |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 999.00 | $ 240.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 11 inches | 8.4 inches |
| 2420 x 1688 pixels | 1920 x 1200 pixels |
| OLED | TFT |
| 268 pixels per inch | 270 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 6.8 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Apple M4 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 | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 13.3 | 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 |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| -- | Nano SIM |
| 10 | 6.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| Li - Polymer Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.3 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The iPad Pro 11-inch (M4, 2024) has a global score of 76.6, which is a little bit better than the Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020)'s 74.6 global score. IPad Pro 11-inch (M4, 2024) counts with iPadOS 16.x OS, and Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) has Android 9.0 Pie OS. The iPad Pro 11-inch (M4, 2024) is a notably heavier but thinner device than the Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020).
Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) features a slightly better looking display than iPad Pro 11-inch (M4, 2024), because although it has a really smaller display and a way lower resolution of 1200 x 1920px, it also counts with a quite better pixels density. The Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) has a much more powerful processing unit than iPad Pro 11-inch (M4, 2024), although it has a lower amount of RAM memory, they both have 8 CPU cores.
The iPad Pro 11-inch (M4, 2024) counts with a much better camera than Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020), because it has a back camera with a much higher resolution, a lot higher 3840x2160 (4K) video definition and a bigger aperture for better low light images and videos. The Apple iPad Pro 11-inch (M4, 2024) counts with a much bigger storage capacity to install games and applications than Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020), because although it has no slot for an external memory card, it also counts with more internal memory.
Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) counts with a much better battery lifetime than Apple iPad Pro 11-inch (M4, 2024).
Although Apple iPad Pro 11-inch (M4, 2024) is a better device, it is way more expensive than the Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020), and it doesn't have such a good quality/price relation as Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020). So if you need that extra specs and features, you can buy the Apple iPad Pro 11-inch (M4, 2024), but if you don't you can save some money and get the Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020), letting go a couple specifications.
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