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| Global Score | |
| 74.8 | 68.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iPadOS 16.x | Android 8.1 Oreo |
| -- | 2018-09-20 |
| 11.09 x 8.48 x 0.24 inches | 8.13 x 4.99 x 0.35 inches |
| -- | 12.64 ounces |
| Silver and Space Gray | Black |
| Aluminum and Aluminum | -- |
| $ 1299.00 | $ 250.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 13 inches | 8 inches |
| 2752 x 2064 pixels | 1280 x 800 pixels |
| OLED | TFT |
| 265 pixels per inch | 189 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 6.8 | 6.5 |
| Performance | |
| Apple M4 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 425 MSM8917 chipset |
| processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 28 nm (Quad-Core 1400 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 2 GB RAM |
| Apple 10-core GPU GPU | Adreno 308 GPU |
| 6.3 | 8.28 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot |
| 13.3 | 9.44 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP | 5.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| -- | f/2.20 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 | -- |
| 8.91 | 8.03 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA |
| -- | Nano SIM |
| 10 | 5.5 |
| Battery Life | |
| Li - Polymer Battery | 5000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.3 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| -- | GPS |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The iPad Pro 13-inch (7th Gen) has a score of 74.8, which is a little bit better than Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2018)'s score of 68.3. The iPad Pro 13-inch (7th Gen) construction is lighter and noticeably thinner than Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2018). The iPad Pro 13-inch (7th Gen) comes with iPadOS 16.x operating system, while Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2018) comes with Android 8.1 Oreo operating system.
The Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2018) counts with an extremely better CPU than iPad Pro 13-inch (7th Gen), although it has an inferior number of cores (although they are faster) and 6 GB lesser RAM. The iPad Pro 13-inch (7th Gen) features a slightly better screen than Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2018), because it has a way higher resolution of 2064 x 2752px, a lot larger display and a greater count of pixels per inch in the screen.
IPad Pro 13-inch (7th Gen) shoots much clearer photos and videos than Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2018), because it has a much higher (4K) video quality and a back camera with a lot higher resolution. IPad Pro 13-inch (7th Gen) has a very superior storage to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2018), because although it has no SD extension slot, it also counts with 256 GB internal memory capacity.
Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2018) has a much longer battery lifetime than Apple iPad Pro 13-inch (7th Gen).
Although Apple iPad Pro 13-inch (7th Gen) is a better device, it is way more expensive than Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2018), and it doesn't have such a good quality/price relation as Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2018). If you prefer to save a few dollars, you can buy Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2018), giving up a few features and specifications, but you'll get the most out of your savings.
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