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| Global Score | |
| 79.5 | 74.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iOS 9.x | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo |
| 2015-09-09 | 2018-08-24 |
| 12.00 x 8.68 x 0.27 inches | 10.24 x 6.34 x 0.31 inches |
| 25.50 ounces | 18.84 ounces |
| Gold and Gray | Black, Blue and Gray |
| Aluminum | Plastic |
| $ 424.00 | $ 450.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 12.9 inches | 10.5 inches |
| 2048 x 2732 pixels | 1920 x 1200 pixels |
| IPS LCD | TFT |
| 265 pixels per inch | 216 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 6.9 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A9X chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 450 SDM450 chipset |
| Twister ARMv8-A, 64-bit (Single-Core 2260 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| PowerVR Series 7XT GPU | Adreno 506 GPU |
| 8.73 | 8.91 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 9.44 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 1.20 MP | 8.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| -- | 27.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.25 inches (1/4") sensor |
| 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 |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, HSUPA, EV-DO A, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.1 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 10307mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 7300mAh Li - Polymer 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, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Apple iPad Pro is just a bit better than Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.5, with a 79.5 score against 74.5. The Apple iPad Pro body is somewhat thinner than Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.5, but it is extremely heavier and was released many years before. The Apple iPad Pro has iOS 9.x operating system, while Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.5 has Android 9.0 Pie operating system.
The Apple iPad Pro features a better display than Galaxy Tab A 10.5, because it has a lot higher resolution of 2732 x 2048 pixels, a little bit greater count of pixels in each inch of screen and a larger screen. The Galaxy Tab A 10.5 has just a little better processing power than Apple iPad Pro, because although it has a lower amount of RAM memory, it also counts with more CPU cores.
IPad Pro has a bit bigger storage to install applications and games than Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.5, because although it has no external memory slot, it also counts with more internal storage capacity. The Apple iPad Pro counts with a very superior battery duration than Galaxy Tab A 10.5, because it has 10307mAh of battery capacity against 7300mAh.
Galaxy Tab A 10.5 and iPad Pro count with incredibly similar cameras, and although the Galaxy Tab A 10.5 has a much larger diafragm aperture, they both have the same resolution back camera, the same video frame rates and the same 1920x1080 video resolution.
Even being the best tablet in our comparison, the Apple iPad Pro is also cheaper than the other tablet.
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