Compare tablets
| Global Score | |
| 79.5 | 65.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iOS 9.x | Android 9.0 Pie, 7.1 Nougat |
| 2015-09-09 | 2017-10-10 |
| 12.00 x 8.68 x 0.27 inches | 8.35 x 4.89 x 0.35 inches |
| 25.50 ounces | 12.84 ounces |
| Gold and Gray | 16 777 216 |
| Aluminum | Metal |
| $ 424.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 12.9 inches | 8 inches |
| 2048 x 2732 pixels | 1280 x 800 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 265 pixels per inch | 189 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 6.5 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A9X chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 425 8917 chipset |
| Twister ARMv8-A, 64-bit (Single-Core 2260 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 28 nm (Quad-Core 1400 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 2 GB RAM |
| PowerVR Series 7XT GPU | Adreno 308 GPU |
| 8.73 | 8.28 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 16 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 7.48 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 1.20 MP | 8.00 MP + 5.00 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 | 8.47 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, HSUPA, EV-DO A, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA | -- |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.1 | 3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 10307mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 5000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 10.48 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
IPad Pro has a score of 79.5, which is much better than Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017)'s 65.7 score. The iPad Pro is a noticeably older and incredibly heavier tablet than Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017), but Apple could make it incredibly thinner anyway. The iPad Pro works with iOS 9.x OS, and Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017) comes with Android 9.0 Pie OS.
The Apple iPad Pro has a much better looking screen than Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017), because it has a much better resolution of 2732 x 2048 pixels, a way larger display and more pixels per inch in the screen. The Apple iPad Pro counts with a bit more powerful processing unit than Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017), because although it has 3 less cpu cores (although they are faster), it also counts with 2 GB more RAM memory.
Apple iPad Pro counts with a way bigger memory to store more games and applications than Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017), because although it has no external SD slot, it also counts with 128 GB internal memory. IPad Pro has a really longer battery duration than Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017), because it has a 10307mAh battery capacity against 5000mAh.
Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017) features a bit better camera than Apple iPad Pro, and although they both have the same 30 fps video frame rate, the same (Full HD) video quality and a same resolution back-facing camera, the Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017) also has a much larger camera aperture to capture better captures in poorly lited environments.
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