Compare tablets
| Global Score | |
| 65.4 | 70.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iPadOS 16.x | Android 8.1 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow |
| -- | 2016-06-01 |
| -- | 10.01 x 6.11 x 0.32 inches |
| -- | 18.52 ounces |
| Silver and Space Gray | 16 777 216 |
| Aluminum and Aluminum | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 12.9 inches | 10.1 inches |
| 2732 x 2048 pixels | 1920 x 1200 pixels |
| OLED | Super PLS LCD |
| 265 pixels per inch | 224 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 6.8 | 6.9 |
| Performance | |
| Apple M3 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7870 chipset |
| processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1600 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 2 GB RAM |
| Apple 10-core GPU GPU | Mali-T830 MP2 GPU |
| 6.3 | 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 |
| -- | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| -- | Nano SIM |
| 2.4 | 6 |
| Battery Life | |
| Li - Polymer Battery | 7300mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 8.48 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.4 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| -- | GPS |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016) is slightly better than iPad Pro 12.9-inch (7th Gen), having a 70.2 score against 65.4. The Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016) has Android 8.1 Oreo OS, and iPad Pro 12.9-inch (7th Gen) comes with iPadOS 16.x OS. Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016) features a bit better display than iPad Pro 12.9-inch (7th Gen), although it has a just a little less pixels per inch of screen, a much lower 1200 x 1920 resolution and a way smaller display.
The iPad Pro 12.9-inch (7th Gen) has a very superior storage capacity to install games and applications than Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016), because although it has no slot for SD memory cards, it also counts with 128 GB internal storage. The Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016) counts with a much greater performance than Apple iPad Pro 12.9-inch (7th Gen), although it has 6 GB lesser RAM, they both have the same number of cores.
The Apple iPad Pro 12.9-inch (7th Gen) takes much clearer photos and videos than Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016), because it has a way better resolution back-facing camera, a much better 3840x2160 video resolution and a larger diafragm aperture. The Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016) counts with a really longer battery duration than iPad Pro 12.9-inch (7th Gen).
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