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| Global Score | |
| 65.4 | 69 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iPadOS 16.x | Android 11, 10, 9.0 Pie |
| -- | 2019-07-05 |
| -- | 8.27 x 4.90 x 0.31 inches |
| -- | 12.17 ounces |
| Silver and Space Gray | Black and Silver |
| Aluminum and Aluminum | Aluminum |
| Display / Screen | |
| 12.9 inches | 8 inches |
| 2732 x 2048 pixels | 1280 x 800 pixels |
| OLED | TFT |
| 265 pixels per inch | 189 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 6.8 | 6.6 |
| Performance | |
| Apple M3 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 429 SDM429 chipset |
| processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 12 nm (Quad-Core 1950 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 2 GB RAM |
| Apple 10-core GPU GPU | Adreno 504 GPU |
| 6.3 | 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 |
| -- | LTE (4G) |
| 2.4 | 5.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| Li - Polymer Battery | 5100mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 6.88 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.4 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| -- | GPS |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2019) is a bit better than the Apple iPad Pro 12.9-inch (7th Gen), getting a 69 score against 65.4. Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2019) has Android 11 OS, and Apple iPad Pro 12.9-inch (7th Gen) comes with iPadOS 16.x OS. Apple iPad Pro 12.9-inch (7th Gen) has a little sharper display than Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2019), because it has a way higher 2048 x 2732 resolution, a much larger display and more pixels per inch in the display.
IPad Pro 12.9-inch (7th Gen) has a little bit better memory for games and applications than Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2019), because although it has no external memory slot, it also counts with 128 GB internal memory. The Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2019) has a very superior processor than iPad Pro 12.9-inch (7th Gen), although it has an inferior number of cores (although they are faster) and a smaller amount of RAM.
Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2019) has a much better battery life than iPad Pro 12.9-inch (7th Gen). IPad Pro 12.9-inch (7th Gen) has a very superior camera than Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2019), because it has a much higher 3840x2160 (4K) video quality and a back-facing camera with lot more megapixels.
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