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| Global Score | |
| 84.6 | 74.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iPadOS 13.x | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo |
| 2020-03-25 | 2018-08-24 |
| 11.05 x 8.46 x 0.23 inches | 10.24 x 6.34 x 0.31 inches |
| 22.61 ounces | 18.84 ounces |
| Silver and Space gray | Black, Blue and Gray |
| Aluminum | Plastic |
| $ 999.00 | $ 450.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 12.9 inches | 10.5 inches |
| 2732 x 2048 pixels | 1920 x 1200 pixels |
| IPS LCD | TFT |
| 265 pixels per inch | 216 pixels per inch |
| 600 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.9 | 6.9 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A12Z Bionic APL1083 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 450 SDM450 chipset |
| Vortex and Tempest, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2490 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Apple 8-core GPU GPU | Adreno 506 GPU |
| 9.72 | 8.91 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 9.44 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 7.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| -- | 27.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.25 inches (1/4") sensor |
| 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 | 8.36 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.1 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 9720mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 7300mAh Li - Polymer 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, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
IPad Pro 12.9-inch (2020) has a general score of 84.6, which is much better than the Galaxy Tab A 10.5's score of 74.5. IPad Pro 12.9-inch (2020) works with iPadOS 13.x OS, while Galaxy Tab A 10.5 has Android 9.0 Pie OS. The iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2020) design is newer and notably thinner, but also heavier than the Galaxy Tab A 10.5.
The Apple iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2020) features a little better processing power than Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.5, and although they both have 8 cores, the Apple iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2020) also has more RAM memory. IPad Pro 12.9-inch (2020) counts with a sharper screen than Galaxy Tab A 10.5, because it has a larger screen, a bit higher pixel quantity per inch in the display and a way better resolution of 2048 x 2732.
IPad Pro 12.9-inch (2020) has a much better camera than Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.5, because it has a larger camera aperture, a back-facing camera with a much better 12 megapixels resolution and a lot better (4K) video quality. The iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2020) features a bit more storage capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Galaxy Tab A 10.5, because although it has no SD memory slot, it also counts with 96 GB more internal storage capacity.
IPad Pro 12.9-inch (2020) features greater battery performance than Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.5, because it has a 33 percent bigger battery capacity.
Although iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2020) is a better device, it costs a lot more than Galaxy Tab A 10.5, and it doesn't have such a good relation between it's price and quality as Galaxy Tab A 10.5. So if you want that extra specs, you can buy the iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2020), but if you don't you can save some dollars and get the Galaxy Tab A 10.5, resigning some features and specifications.
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