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| Global Score | |
| 79.5 | 70.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iOS 9.x | Android 8.1 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow |
| 2015-09-09 | 2016-06-01 |
| 12.00 x 8.68 x 0.27 inches | 10.01 x 6.11 x 0.32 inches |
| 25.50 ounces | 18.52 ounces |
| Gold and Gray | 16 777 216 |
| Aluminum | -- |
| $ 424.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 12.9 inches | 10.1 inches |
| 2048 x 2732 pixels | 1920 x 1200 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super PLS LCD |
| 265 pixels per inch | 224 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 6.9 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A9X chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7870 chipset |
| Twister ARMv8-A, 64-bit (Single-Core 2260 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1600 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 2 GB RAM |
| PowerVR Series 7XT GPU | Mali-T830 MP2 GPU |
| 8.73 | 8.73 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 16 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 200 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 7.16 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 1.20 MP | 8.00 MP + 2.00 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 8.36 | 8.36 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, HSUPA, EV-DO A, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.1 | 6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 10307mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 7300mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 10.48 | 8.48 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The iPad Pro has a score of 79.5, which is better than the Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016)'s 70.2 overall score. The iPad Pro works with iOS 9.x operating system, and Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016) counts with Android 8.1 Oreo operating system. IPad Pro's body is incredibly heavier but somewhat thinner than Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016), and both of them were released with only 9 months difference.
IPad Pro has a better looking screen than Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016), because it has a lot higher 2732 x 2048px resolution, a larger display and a bit better display pixels density. Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016)'s processing unit is very similar to Apple iPad Pro's CPU, because although the Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016) has a lower amount of RAM memory, it also counts with 7 more cores.
The Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016) counts with a camera that is just as good as the camera in iPad Pro, and although the Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016) has a lot bigger diafragm aperture to take better low-light photos, they both have the same video frame rates, the same resolution camera and the same 1920x1080 video quality.
Apple iPad Pro features a much better memory capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016), because although it has no SD card slot, it also counts with more internal memory. The Apple iPad Pro counts with a very superior battery duration than Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016), because it has a 41% greater battery size.
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