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| Global Score | |
| 74.8 | 74.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iPadOS 16.x | Android 9.0 Pie |
| -- | 2020-04-27 |
| 11.09 x 8.48 x 0.24 inches | 7.95 x 4.93 x 0.28 inches |
| -- | 10.90 ounces |
| Silver and Space Gray | Mocha |
| Aluminum and Aluminum | Aluminum |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 1299.00 | $ 240.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 13 inches | 8.4 inches |
| 2752 x 2064 pixels | 1920 x 1200 pixels |
| OLED | TFT |
| 265 pixels per inch | 270 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 6.8 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Apple M4 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7904 chipset |
| processor | Arm Cortex-A73 and Arm Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Apple 10-core GPU GPU | Mali-G71 MP2 GPU |
| 6.3 | 8.91 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 13.3 | 9.84 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.90 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 | 8.47 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| -- | Nano SIM |
| 10 | 6.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| Li - Polymer Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.3 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| -- | GPS |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Apple iPad Pro 13-inch (M4, 2024) has a score of 74.8, which is slightly better than Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020)'s 74.6 overall score. The Apple iPad Pro 13-inch (M4, 2024) is a way lighter and thinner tablet than the Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020). The Apple iPad Pro 13-inch (M4, 2024) comes with iPadOS 16.x operating system, and Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) counts with Android 9.0 Pie operating system.
The Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) counts with a slightly better looking display than iPad Pro 13-inch (M4, 2024), because although it has a much lower 1200 x 1920 resolution and a really smaller display, it also counts with a little greater screen pixel density. Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) has an extremely better processor than iPad Pro 13-inch (M4, 2024), although it has a lower amount of RAM memory, they both have 8 processing cores.
The Apple iPad Pro 13-inch (M4, 2024) features a little bit better camera than Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020), because it has a lot better (4K) video resolution and a lot more mega-pixels camera. The Apple iPad Pro 13-inch (M4, 2024) has much more memory to store more games and applications than Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020), because although it has no SD card slot, it also counts with 256 GB internal storage capacity.
Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) features a much longer battery performance than iPad Pro 13-inch (M4, 2024).
Although iPad Pro 13-inch (M4, 2024) is a better device, it costs a lot more money than Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020), and it doesn't have such a good quality/price relation as Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020). So if you need that extra specs, you can buy the iPad Pro 13-inch (M4, 2024), else you can save some money and buy the Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020), resigning a couple specifications.
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