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| Global Score | |
| 65.4 | 74.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iPadOS 16.x | Android 9.0 Pie |
| -- | 2020-04-27 |
| -- | 7.95 x 4.93 x 0.28 inches |
| -- | 10.90 ounces |
| Silver and Space Gray | Mocha |
| Aluminum and Aluminum | Aluminum |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 240.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 12.9 inches | 8.4 inches |
| 2732 x 2048 pixels | 1920 x 1200 pixels |
| OLED | TFT |
| 265 pixels per inch | 270 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 6.8 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Apple M3 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7904 chipset |
| processor | Arm Cortex-A73 and Arm Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Apple 10-core GPU GPU | Mali-G71 MP2 GPU |
| 6.3 | 8.91 |
| 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 + 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 |
| -- | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| -- | Nano SIM |
| 2.4 | 6.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| Li - Polymer Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.4 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| -- | GPS |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) is better than Apple iPad Pro 12.9-inch (7th Gen), having a 74.6 score against 65.4. Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) comes with Android 9.0 Pie operating system, while Apple iPad Pro 12.9-inch (7th Gen) comes with iPadOS 16.x operating system. Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) has a little sharper screen than Apple iPad Pro 12.9-inch (7th Gen), because although it has a lot worse 1200 x 1920 resolution and a really smaller screen, it also counts with a little bit greater amount of pixels in each screen inch.
The Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) has a much faster processor than Apple iPad Pro 12.9-inch (7th Gen), although it has a lower amount of RAM memory, they both have a Octa-Core CPU. Apple iPad Pro 12.9-inch (7th Gen) takes much clearer photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020), because it has a way higher resolution back camera, a larger aperture for better photos and video in low-light situations and a much higher 3840x2160 video resolution.
IPad Pro 12.9-inch (7th Gen) features a slightly better memory to install games and applications than Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020), because although it has no slot for an external memory card, it also counts with 96 GB more internal memory. The Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) counts with a much longer battery lifetime than Apple iPad Pro 12.9-inch (7th Gen).
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