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| Global Score | |
| 79.5 | 77.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iOS 9.x | Android 9.0 Pie |
| 2015-09-09 | 2019-10-01 |
| 12.00 x 8.68 x 0.27 inches | 9.59 x 6.70 x 0.39 inches |
| 25.50 ounces | 23.03 ounces |
| Gold and Gray | Black |
| Aluminum | -- |
| $ 424.00 | $ 680.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 12.9 inches | 10.1 inches |
| 2048 x 2732 pixels | 1920 x 1200 pixels |
| IPS LCD | TFT |
| 265 pixels per inch | 224 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 7 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A9X chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 710 SDM710 chipset |
| Twister ARMv8-A, 64-bit (Single-Core 2260 MHz) processor | Kryo 360, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| PowerVR Series 7XT GPU | Adreno 616 GPU |
| 8.73 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 11.74 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 1.20 MP | 13.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 8.36 | 8.47 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| 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 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 10307mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 7600mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 10.48 | 8.72 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The iPad Pro is a bit better than the Galaxy Tab Active Pro, with a global score of 79.5 against 77.5. The iPad Pro comes with iOS 9.x OS, while Galaxy Tab Active Pro comes with Android 9.0 Pie OS. The iPad Pro design is a lot thinner than Galaxy Tab Active Pro, but it's a bit heavier and was released 4 years before.
The iPad Pro features a much better screen than Galaxy Tab Active Pro, because it has a larger display, a just a little more pixels per inch in the screen and a lot higher 2732 x 2048 resolution. The Galaxy Tab Active Pro has just a bit better processing power than Apple iPad Pro, and although they both have the same RAM memory amount, the Galaxy Tab Active Pro also has more processing cores (although they are slower).
The Samsung Galaxy Tab Active Pro counts with a bigger memory capacity to install applications and games than iPad Pro, because although it has 0 less internal storage capacity, it also counts with a slot for external memory cards that allows a maximum of 512 GB. The Samsung Galaxy Tab Active Pro takes slightly better videos and photos than Apple iPad Pro, because it has a way higher 13 MP resolution back camera and a lot higher 3840x2160 (4K) video definition.
IPad Pro counts with a much longer battery lifetime than Galaxy Tab Active Pro, because it has a 36% larger battery size.
The iPad Pro not only is the best tablets between the ones we are comparing here, but it's also a bargain compared to the other tablets.
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