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| Global Score | |
| 89.8 | 65.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| -- | Android 9.0 Pie, 7.1 Nougat |
| 2017-06-09 | 2017-10-10 |
| 12.04 x 8.69 x 0.27 inches | 8.35 x 4.89 x 0.35 inches |
| 24.41 ounces | 12.84 ounces |
| Gold, Gray and Silver | 16 777 216 |
| Aluminum | Metal |
| $ 660.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 12.9 inches | 8 inches |
| 2732 x 2048 pixels | 1280 x 800 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 265 pixels per inch | 189 pixels per inch |
| 600 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.9 | 6.5 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A10X Fusion APL1071 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 425 8917 chipset |
| Hurricane and Zephyr, 64-bit, 10 nm (Hexa-Core 2380 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 28 nm (Quad-Core 1400 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 2 GB RAM |
| Apple 12-core GPU GPU | Adreno 308 GPU |
| 9.45 | 8.28 |
| Storage | |
| 512 GB internal memory | 16 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 17.6 | 7.48 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 7.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 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 | 8.47 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | -- |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.1 | 3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 10891mAh Li - Ion Battery | 5000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 10.8 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
IPad Pro 12.9-inch has an overall score of 89.8, which is way better than the Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017)'s score of 65.7. IPad Pro 12.9-inch's construction is noticeably heavier but a lot thinner than Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017), and they were only released 4 months apart. Apple iPad Pro 12.9-inch counts with a superior processing unit than Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017), because it has more RAM memory and more cpu cores.
Apple iPad Pro 12.9-inch counts with an incredibly better looking screen than Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017), because it has a way better 2048 x 2732px resolution, a higher count of pixels per screen inch and a way larger screen. The Apple iPad Pro 12.9-inch has a much better camera than Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017), because it has a back facing camera with a much higher resolution, a much higher 3840x2160 video definition and a bigger aperture to take better low-light images and video.
The Apple iPad Pro 12.9-inch features a much greater memory capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017), because although it has no slot for an external memory card, it also counts with 512 GB internal memory capacity. The iPad Pro 12.9-inch features a way better battery life than Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017), because it has 10891mAh of battery capacity.
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