Compare tablets
| Global Score | |
| 74.8 | 70 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iPadOS 16.x | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo, 7.1 Nougat |
| -- | 2017-11-01 |
| 11.09 x 8.48 x 0.24 inches | 8.45 x 5.02 x 0.39 inches |
| -- | 14.78 ounces |
| Silver and Space Gray | 16 777 216 |
| Aluminum and Aluminum | -- |
| $ 1299.00 | $ 520.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 13 inches | 8 inches |
| 2752 x 2064 pixels | 1280 x 800 pixels |
| OLED | IPS LCD |
| 265 pixels per inch | 189 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 6.8 | 6.6 |
| Performance | |
| Apple M4 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880 chipset |
| processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1600 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Apple 10-core GPU GPU | Mali-T830 MP3 GPU |
| 6.3 | 8.73 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 16 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 13.3 | 7.48 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| 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 | 7.48 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA |
| -- | Nano SIM |
| 10 | 6.3 |
| Battery Life | |
| Li - Polymer Battery | 4450mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 6.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.3 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| -- | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
IPad Pro 13-inch (M4, 2024) is slightly better than Galaxy Tab Active 2, with a 74.8 score against 70. IPad Pro 13-inch (M4, 2024) works with iPadOS 16.x OS, and Galaxy Tab Active 2 comes with Android 9.0 Pie OS. The iPad Pro 13-inch (M4, 2024) is a extremely thinner and much lighter tablet than the Galaxy Tab Active 2.
The iPad Pro 13-inch (M4, 2024) features a little more vivid display than Galaxy Tab Active 2, because it has a way bigger display, a greater pixels count in each inch in the display and a lot higher resolution of 2064 x 2752. The Galaxy Tab Active 2 has a very superior processing unit than iPad Pro 13-inch (M4, 2024), although it has a lower amount of RAM memory, they both have 8 processing cores.
Apple iPad Pro 13-inch (M4, 2024) features a way bigger memory capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 2, because although it has no SD memory card expansion slot, it also counts with 256 GB internal memory capacity. The Apple iPad Pro 13-inch (M4, 2024) has a superior camera than Galaxy Tab Active 2, because it has a back-facing camera with a way higher 12 MP resolution and a much higher video resolution.
Galaxy Tab Active 2 counts with a much better battery duration than iPad Pro 13-inch (M4, 2024).
Although Apple iPad Pro 13-inch (M4, 2024) is a better device, it costs a lot more money than Galaxy Tab Active 2, and it doesn't have such a good relation between it's price and quality as the Galaxy Tab Active 2. So if you need that extra features and specs, you can buy Apple iPad Pro 13-inch (M4, 2024), else you can save a couple dollars and get the Galaxy Tab Active 2, giving up some specifications.
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