Compare tablets
| Global Score | |
| 91.1 | 70.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iPadOS 14.x | Android 8.1 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow |
| 2021-05-21 | 2016-06-01 |
| 11.05 x 8.46 x 0.25 inches | 10.01 x 6.11 x 0.32 inches |
| 24.06 ounces | 18.52 ounces |
| Silver and Space Gray | 16 777 216 |
| Aluminum and Aluminum | -- |
| $ 1098.99 | -- |
| 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 |
| 1600 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.6 | 6.9 |
| Performance | |
| Apple M1 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7870 chipset |
| 5 nm (Octa-Core 3100 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1600 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 2 GB RAM |
| Apple 8-core GPU GPU | Mali-T830 MP2 GPU |
| 9.99 | 8.73 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 16 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 200 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 7.16 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 12.00 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 |
| 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 9.9 | 8.36 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 9.5 | 6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 10758mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 7300mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 10.72 | 8.48 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
IPad Pro 12.9-inch (2021) is much better than Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016), with a 91.1 score against 70.2. The iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2021) body is way newer and way thinner, but also incredibly heavier than Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016). IPad Pro 12.9-inch (2021) counts with iPadOS 14.x OS, and Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016) counts with Android 8.1 Oreo OS.
The Apple iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2021) has a superior processing unit than Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016), and although they both have 8 CPU cores, the Apple iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2021) also has a higher amount of RAM memory. The iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2021) counts with a much sharper screen than Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016), because it has a quite better screen pixel density, a lot higher resolution of 2048 x 2732 pixels and a bigger display.
The Apple iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2021) takes much better photographs and videos than Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016), because it has a much more MP back camera, a larger aperture to take better captures in poorly lited situations and a way better (4K) video resolution. Apple iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2021) features a much bigger storage capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016), because although it has no SD memory slot, it also counts with more internal storage.
The iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2021) has a superior battery duration than Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016), because it has a 47 percent more battery capacity.
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