Compare tablets
| Global Score | |
| 79.5 | 70 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iOS 9.x | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo, 7.1 Nougat |
| 2015-09-09 | 2017-11-01 |
| 12.00 x 8.68 x 0.27 inches | 8.45 x 5.02 x 0.39 inches |
| 25.50 ounces | 14.78 ounces |
| Gold and Gray | 16 777 216 |
| Aluminum | -- |
| $ 424.00 | $ 520.00 |
| 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 | 6.6 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A9X chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880 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 | 3 GB RAM |
| PowerVR Series 7XT GPU | Mali-T830 MP3 GPU |
| 8.73 | 8.73 |
| 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 | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 8.36 | 7.48 |
| 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 and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.1 | 6.3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 10307mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4450mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 10.48 | 6.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Apple iPad Pro is better than Galaxy Tab Active 2, getting a general score of 79.5 against 70. Although the Apple iPad Pro is much older and incredibly heavier than the Galaxy Tab Active 2, it's design is still extremely thinner. The Apple iPad Pro counts with iOS 9.x OS, and Galaxy Tab Active 2 works with Android 9.0 Pie OS.
The Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 2 features a CPU that is very similar to the iPad Pro one, because although the Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 2 has a lower amount of RAM memory, it also counts with a larger number of cores (but slower). Apple iPad Pro has a lot better looking screen than Galaxy Tab Active 2, because it has a way better resolution of 2732 x 2048px, a really bigger screen and a higher amount of pixels per display inch.
The iPad Pro counts with a superior camera than Galaxy Tab Active 2. Both of them have the same 30 fps video frame rate, the same video definition and a camera with an 8 mega pixels. The iPad Pro has a lot bigger memory to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Galaxy Tab Active 2, because although it has no slot for SD memory cards, it also counts with 128 GB internal storage capacity.
The Apple iPad Pro counts with a much longer battery performance than Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 2, because it has a 132 percent bigger battery capacity.
Despite of being the best tablet of the ones we compare here, the Apple iPad Pro is also a lot cheaper, which makes it an obvious call.
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