Compare tablets
| Global Score | |
| 65.4 | 60.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iPadOS 16.x | Android 7.1 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow, 5.0 Lollipop |
| -- | 2015-05-02 |
| -- | 9.55 x 6.57 x 0.29 inches |
| -- | 15.84 ounces |
| Silver and Space Gray | 16 777 216 |
| Aluminum and Aluminum | -- |
| -- | $ 160.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 12.9 inches | 9.7 inches |
| 2732 x 2048 pixels | 1024 x 768 pixels |
| OLED | TFT |
| 265 pixels per inch | 132 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 6.8 | 5.9 |
| Performance | |
| Apple M3 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 8916 chipset |
| processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Quad-Core 1200 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 1,5 GB RAM |
| Apple 10-core GPU GPU | Adreno 306 GPU |
| 6.3 | 8.1 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 16 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 6.72 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP | 5.00 MP + 2.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1280 x 720 (HD) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 9.9 | 6.05 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| 2.4 | 3 |
| Battery Life | |
| Li - Polymer Battery | 6000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 7.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.4 | Bluetooth 4.1 |
| -- | GPS |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The iPad Pro 12.9-inch (7th Gen) is just a bit better than Galaxy Tab A 9.7, getting a 65.4 score against 60.5. IPad Pro 12.9-inch (7th Gen) works with iPadOS 16.x OS, while Galaxy Tab A 9.7 counts with Android 7.1 Nougat OS. The iPad Pro 12.9-inch (7th Gen) construction is notably lighter and incredibly thinner than Galaxy Tab A 9.7.
The Galaxy Tab A 9.7 features a much better performance than iPad Pro 12.9-inch (7th Gen), although it has a lower amount of RAM and 4 less processing cores. IPad Pro 12.9-inch (7th Gen) counts with a much better display than Samsung Galaxy Tab A 9.7, because it has a lot better screen pixel density, a lot higher resolution of 2048 x 2732 pixels and a really bigger screen.
The iPad Pro 12.9-inch (7th Gen) counts with much more memory for applications and games than Galaxy Tab A 9.7, because although it has no slot for an SD memory card, it also counts with 112 GB more internal storage capacity. IPad Pro 12.9-inch (7th Gen) captures greater photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy Tab A 9.7, because it has a way better 3840x2160 video quality and a much higher resolution back-facing camera.
The Galaxy Tab A 9.7 has a really longer battery lifetime than iPad Pro 12.9-inch (7th Gen).
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