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| Global Score | |
| 80.2 | 65.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iPadOS 16.x | Android 9.0 Pie, 7.1 Nougat |
| 2022-10-26 | 2017-10-10 |
| 11.05 x 8.46 x 0.25 inches | 8.35 x 4.89 x 0.35 inches |
| 24.06 ounces | 12.84 ounces |
| Silver and Space Gray | 16 777 216 |
| Aluminum and Aluminum | Metal |
| Display / Screen | |
| 12.9 inches | 8 inches |
| 2732 x 2048 pixels | 1280 x 800 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 265 pixels per inch | 189 pixels per inch |
| 1600 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.5 | 6.5 |
| Performance | |
| Apple M2 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 425 8917 chipset |
| processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 28 nm (Quad-Core 1400 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 2 GB RAM |
| Apple 10-core GPU GPU | Adreno 308 GPU |
| 6.3 | 8.28 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 16 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 7.48 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 5.00 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 | 8.47 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | -- |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 10 | 3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 10758mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 5000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 10.72 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.3 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Apple iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2022) has an overall score of 80.2, which is much better than the Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017)'s 65.7 general score. Apple iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2022) has iPadOS 16.x operating system, while Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017) works with Android 9.0 Pie operating system. The Apple iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2022) design is much newer and noticeably thinner than the Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017)'s, although it is extremely heavier.
The Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017) has a much faster processing unit than iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2022), although it has 4 lesser cpu cores (although they are faster) and a smaller amount of RAM memory. IPad Pro 12.9-inch (2022) features a much more vibrant display than Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017), because it has a way bigger screen, a lot better resolution of 2048 x 2732 pixels and a greater pixel count in each screen inch.
The Apple iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2022) shoots much clearer pictures and videos than Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017), because it has a back facing camera with a much better 12 megapixels resolution, a larger camera aperture to take better low-light captures and videos and a lot better (4K) video resolution. The iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2022) has a superior storage capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017), because although it has no SD memory card expansion slot, it also counts with 128 GB internal memory.
IPad Pro 12.9-inch (2022) features a much longer battery duration than Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017), because it has a 115 percent greater battery capacity.
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