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| Global Score | |
| 89.8 | 74 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| 2017-06-09 | 2015-09-03 |
| 12.04 x 8.69 x 0.27 inches | 9.34 x 6.65 x 0.22 inches |
| 24.41 ounces | 13.83 ounces |
| Gold, Gray and Silver | 16 777 216 |
| Aluminum | Metal |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 660.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 12.9 inches | 9.7 inches |
| 2732 x 2048 pixels | 2048 x 1536 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 265 pixels per inch | 264 pixels per inch |
| 600 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.9 | 7.3 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A10X Fusion APL1071 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 5433 chipset |
| Hurricane and Zephyr, 64-bit, 10 nm (Hexa-Core 2380 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 20 nm (Octa-Core 1900 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Apple 12-core GPU GPU | Mali-T760 MP6 GPU |
| 9.45 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 512 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 17.6 | 10.02 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 7.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 2.10 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 2560 x 1440 (Quad HD / 2K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 9.57 | 6.38 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | -- |
| 6.1 | 5.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 10891mAh Li - Ion Battery | 5870mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 10.8 | 7.44 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 4.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The iPad Pro 12.9-inch is way better than Galaxy Tab S2 9.7-inch, getting an 89.8 score against 74. The iPad Pro 12.9-inch body is newer, but extremely heavier and thicker than Galaxy Tab S2 9.7-inch. The Apple iPad Pro 12.9-inch features a little sharper display than Galaxy Tab S2 9.7-inch, because it has a much bigger display, a little bit higher pixel amount in each inch in the display and a better 2048 x 2732 resolution.
IPad Pro 12.9-inch features a little bit better processing power than Galaxy Tab S2 9.7-inch, because although it has less cpu cores (but faster), it also counts with a higher amount of RAM memory. Apple iPad Pro 12.9-inch has a lot bigger storage for games and applications than Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 9.7-inch, because although it has no slot for external memory cards, it also counts with 512 GB internal memory.
The Apple iPad Pro 12.9-inch features a greater camera than Galaxy Tab S2 9.7-inch, because it has a way higher resolution back facing camera and a much higher 3840x2160 (4K) video quality. IPad Pro 12.9-inch features a way better battery life than Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 9.7-inch, because it has 10891mAh of battery capacity.
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