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| Global Score | |
| 81.1 | 69 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| -- | Android 11, 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2018-11-07 | 2019-07-05 |
| 11.04 x 8.46 x 0.23 inches | 8.27 x 4.90 x 0.31 inches |
| 22.26 ounces | 12.17 ounces |
| Gray and Silver | Black and Silver |
| Aluminum | Aluminum |
| $ 999.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 12.9 inches | 8 inches |
| 2732 x 2048 pixels | 1280 x 800 pixels |
| IPS LCD | TFT |
| 265 pixels per inch | 189 pixels per inch |
| 600 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.9 | 6.6 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A12X Bionic APL1083 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 429 SDM429 chipset |
| Vortex and Tempest, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2490 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 12 nm (Quad-Core 1950 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 2 GB RAM |
| Apple 7-core GPU GPU | Adreno 504 GPU |
| 9.63 | 8.73 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 9.84 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 7.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 2.00 MP |
| f/1.80 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 | 7.37 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE (4G) |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | -- |
| 6.1 | 5.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 9720mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 5100mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 10.08 | 6.88 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| -- | GPS |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2018) is much better than Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2019), having an 81.1 score against 69. Although the iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2018) and Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2019) were released only 8 months apart, the iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2018) construction is way heavier but notably thinner than Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2019).
The Apple iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2018) has a greater hardware performance than Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2019), because it has 2 GB more RAM memory and more cpu cores. IPad Pro 12.9-inch (2018) counts with a brighter screen than Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2019), because it has a much higher 2048 x 2732 resolution, a really bigger display and more pixels per inch in the screen.
Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2019) counts with a very superior memory for applications and games than iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2018), because although it has 0 less internal memory capacity, it also counts with a SD extension slot that holds a maximum of 512 GB. IPad Pro 12.9-inch (2018) counts with a superior battery life than Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2019), because it has a 91% greater battery capacity.
The iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2018) takes much clearer photographs and videos than Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2019), because it has a back camera with a way better resolution and a much better video resolution.
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