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| Global Score | |
| 91.1 | 74.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iPadOS 14.x | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo |
| 2021-05-21 | 2018-08-24 |
| 11.05 x 8.46 x 0.25 inches | 10.24 x 6.34 x 0.31 inches |
| 24.06 ounces | 18.84 ounces |
| Silver and Space Gray | Black, Blue and Gray |
| Aluminum and Aluminum | Plastic |
| $ 1098.99 | $ 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 |
| 1600 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.6 | 6.9 |
| Performance | |
| Apple M1 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 450 SDM450 chipset |
| 5 nm (Octa-Core 3100 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Apple 8-core GPU GPU | Adreno 506 GPU |
| 9.99 | 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 + 12.00 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 |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 9.5 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 10758mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 7300mAh Li - Polymer 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, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Apple iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2021) has an overall score of 91.1, which is way better than Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.5's 74.5 score. The Apple iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2021) comes with iPadOS 14.x operating system, while Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.5 counts with Android 9.0 Pie operating system. Apple iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2021)'s body is notably newer and somewhat thinner than Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.5's, although it is also notably heavier.
The Apple iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2021) has a better processing power than Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.5, and although they both have 8 cores, the Apple iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2021) also has a higher amount of RAM memory. The iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2021) has a lot better looking screen than Galaxy Tab A 10.5, because it has a just a little greater screen pixels density, a larger screen and a lot better 2048 x 2732 pixels resolution.
Apple iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2021) counts with a much better camera than Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.5, because it has a way more megapixels back camera, a bigger aperture to capture better low-light images and videos and a lot higher video resolution. Apple iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2021) has just a bit bigger storage capacity to store more games and applications than Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.5, because although it has no SD extension slot, it also counts with more internal memory capacity.
The Apple iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2021) counts with a really longer battery life than Galaxy Tab A 10.5, because it has 10758mAh of battery capacity.
IPad Pro 12.9-inch (2021) is a lot more expensive than the Galaxy Tab A 10.5, but you can get a much better tablet for that extra dollars.
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