Compare tablets
| Global Score | |
| 81.1 | 70.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| -- | Android 8.1 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow |
| 2018-11-07 | 2016-06-01 |
| 11.04 x 8.46 x 0.23 inches | 10.01 x 6.11 x 0.32 inches |
| 22.26 ounces | 18.52 ounces |
| Gray and Silver | 16 777 216 |
| Aluminum | -- |
| $ 999.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 12.9 inches | 10.1 inches |
| 2732 x 2048 pixels | 1920 x 1200 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super PLS LCD |
| 265 pixels per inch | 224 pixels per inch |
| 600 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.9 | 6.9 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A12X Bionic APL1083 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7870 chipset |
| Vortex and Tempest, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2490 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1600 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 2 GB RAM |
| Apple 7-core GPU GPU | Mali-T830 MP2 GPU |
| 9.63 | 8.73 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 16 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 200 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 7.16 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 7.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 2.00 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 |
| 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 9.9 | 8.36 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| 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 |
| Battery Life | |
| 9720mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 7300mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 10.08 | 8.48 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| -- | GPS |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Apple iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2018) is much better than the Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016), getting a score of 81.1 against 70.2. Even though the Apple iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2018) is heavier than the Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016), it's noticeably thinner and also newer. IPad Pro 12.9-inch (2018) has a quite better processing power than Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016), and although they both have the same number of cores, the iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2018) also has a greater amount of RAM.
The iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2018) has a brighter display than Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016), because it has a lot higher 2048 x 2732 resolution, a quite higher pixel number per screen inch and a larger display. IPad Pro 12.9-inch (2018) takes better photographs and videos than Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016), because it has a lot better 12 megapixels resolution back-facing camera, a larger diafragm aperture to take better photos in low light environments and a way better 3840x2160 video quality.
Apple iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2018) has a slightly bigger storage to install games and applications than Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016), because although it has no external memory card slot, it also counts with 64 GB internal memory. IPad Pro 12.9-inch (2018) counts with greater battery duration than Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016), because it has a 33% more battery capacity.
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