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| Global Score | |
| 91.1 | 69 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iPadOS 14.x | Android 11, 10, 9.0 Pie |
| 2021-05-21 | 2019-07-05 |
| 11.05 x 8.46 x 0.25 inches | 8.27 x 4.90 x 0.31 inches |
| 24.06 ounces | 12.17 ounces |
| Silver and Space Gray | Black and Silver |
| Aluminum and Aluminum | Aluminum |
| $ 1098.99 | -- |
| 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 |
| 1600 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.6 | 6.6 |
| Performance | |
| Apple M1 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 429 SDM429 chipset |
| 5 nm (Octa-Core 3100 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 12 nm (Quad-Core 1950 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 2 GB RAM |
| Apple 8-core GPU GPU | Adreno 504 GPU |
| 9.99 | 8.73 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 9.84 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 12.00 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 |
| 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 9.9 | 7.37 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | LTE (4G) |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | -- |
| 9.5 | 5.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 10758mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 5100mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 10.72 | 6.88 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2021) has a global score of 91.1, which is way better than the Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2019)'s 69 global score. The iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2021) construction is newer and thinner, but heavier than Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2019). The iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2021) has iPadOS 14.x OS, and Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2019) counts with Android 11 OS.
The iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2021) counts with a better performing processor than Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2019), because it has a larger amount of RAM and a larger number of cores. Apple iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2021) features a way better screen than Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2019), because it has a lot better resolution of 2048 x 2732 pixels, a better pixels amount per inch in the display and a really larger display.
Apple iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2021) counts with a little bit better storage capacity for applications and games than Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2019), because although it has no external memory card slot, it also counts with 96 GB more internal storage capacity. The iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2021) features a much better battery performance than Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2019), because it has 10758mAh of battery capacity.
The Apple iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2021) shoots much better pictures and videos than Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2019), because it has a much higher 3840x2160 video resolution and a lot higher 12 megapixels resolution back-facing camera.
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