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| Global Score | |
| 84.6 | 60.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iPadOS 13.x | Android 5.1 Lollipop |
| 2020-03-25 | 2016-04-01 |
| 11.05 x 8.46 x 0.23 inches | 7.36 x 4.28 x 0.34 inches |
| 22.61 ounces | 9.98 ounces |
| Silver and Space gray | 16 777 216 |
| Aluminum | -- |
| $ 999.00 | $ 150.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 12.9 inches | 7 inches |
| 2732 x 2048 pixels | 1280 x 800 pixels |
| IPS LCD | TFT |
| 265 pixels per inch | 216 pixels per inch |
| 600 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.9 | 6.7 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A12Z Bionic APL1083 chipset | Samsung Exynos 3 Quad 3475 chipset |
| Vortex and Tempest, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2490 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A7, 28 nm (Quad-Core 1300 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 1,5 GB RAM |
| Apple 8-core GPU GPU | Mali-T720 GPU |
| 9.72 | 8.19 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 8 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 200 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 6.06 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 7.00 MP | 5.00 MP + 2.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1280 x 720 (30 fps) (HD) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 9.9 | 6.71 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | -- |
| Nano SIM | -- |
| 6.1 | 2.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 9720mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 10.08 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| -- | GPS |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
IPad Pro 12.9-inch (2020) is much better than Galaxy Tab A (2016), with a score of 84.6 against 60.4. The iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2020) comes with iPadOS 13.x operating system, and Galaxy Tab A (2016) works with Android 5.1 Lollipop operating system. The iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2020) construction is extremely newer and thinner than Galaxy Tab A (2016)'s, but it's also heavier.
IPad Pro 12.9-inch (2020) counts with a better performance than Samsung Galaxy Tab A (2016), because it has a higher amount of RAM and a higher number of cores. Apple iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2020) features a much better screen than Samsung Galaxy Tab A (2016), because it has a quite higher pixels density, a lot higher resolution of 2048 x 2732 and a really bigger screen.
The iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2020) has much more memory to store more games and applications than Samsung Galaxy Tab A (2016), because although it has no slot for external memory cards, it also counts with 128 GB internal memory. The Apple iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2020) has a superior battery performance than Samsung Galaxy Tab A (2016), because it has a 9720mAh battery capacity.
The iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2020) captures much better photographs and videos than Samsung Galaxy Tab A (2016), because it has a lot higher video definition and a camera with much more mega-pixels.
Apple iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2020) is way more expensive than the Samsung Galaxy Tab A (2016), but it's still a great choice, because you can get a lot more for that extra money.
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