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| Global Score | |
| 89.8 | 74.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| -- | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo |
| 2017-06-09 | 2018-08-24 |
| 12.04 x 8.69 x 0.27 inches | 10.24 x 6.34 x 0.31 inches |
| 24.41 ounces | 18.84 ounces |
| Gold, Gray and Silver | Black, Blue and Gray |
| Aluminum | Plastic |
| $ 660.00 | $ 450.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 12.9 inches | 10.5 inches |
| 2732 x 2048 pixels | 1920 x 1200 pixels |
| IPS LCD | TFT |
| 265 pixels per inch | 216 pixels per inch |
| 600 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.9 | 6.9 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A10X Fusion APL1071 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 450 SDM450 chipset |
| Hurricane and Zephyr, 64-bit, 10 nm (Hexa-Core 2380 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Apple 12-core GPU GPU | Adreno 506 GPU |
| 9.45 | 8.91 |
| Storage | |
| 512 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot |
| 17.6 | 9.44 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 7.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| -- | 27.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.25 inches (1/4") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 9.57 | 8.36 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.1 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 10891mAh Li - Ion Battery | 7300mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 10.8 | 8.48 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The iPad Pro 12.9-inch has a general score of 89.8, which is way better than the Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.5's 74.5 overall score. Even though iPad Pro 12.9-inch is older and way heavier than the Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.5, it's construction is still thinner. IPad Pro 12.9-inch features a brighter screen than Galaxy Tab A 10.5, because it has a much higher 2048 x 2732 resolution, a bit better display pixels density and a larger screen.
Apple iPad Pro 12.9-inch features a very superior storage capacity to store more games and applications than Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.5, because although it has no SD extension slot, it also counts with 480 GB more internal storage. Apple iPad Pro 12.9-inch counts with a bit better hardware performance than Galaxy Tab A 10.5, because although it has an inferior number of cores , it also counts with more RAM memory.
IPad Pro 12.9-inch features a way better battery duration than Galaxy Tab A 10.5, because it has 10891mAh of battery capacity instead of 7300mAh. The iPad Pro 12.9-inch captures much better photographs and videos than Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.5, because it has a back-facing camera with lot more mega-pixels, a way higher 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution and a bigger aperture for better captures and video in low-light environments.
The iPad Pro 12.9-inch costs a lot more than Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.5, but it's still a convenient choice, because you can get a lot more features for that extra money.
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