Compare tablets
| Global Score | |
| 70.2 | 84.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| Android 8.1 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow | iPadOS 13.x |
| 2016-06-01 | 2020-03-25 |
| 10.01 x 6.11 x 0.32 inches | 11.05 x 8.46 x 0.23 inches |
| 18.52 ounces | 22.61 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Silver and Space gray |
| -- | Aluminum |
| -- | $ 999.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.1 inches | 12.9 inches |
| 1920 x 1200 pixels | 2732 x 2048 pixels |
| Super PLS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 224 pixels per inch | 265 pixels per inch |
| -- | 600 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 6.9 | 7.9 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7870 chipset | Apple A12Z Bionic APL1083 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1600 MHz) processor | Vortex and Tempest, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2490 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-T830 MP2 GPU | Apple 8-core GPU GPU |
| 8.73 | 9.72 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 200 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 7.16 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 2.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 7.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 8.36 | 9.9 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 7300mAh Battery | 9720mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 8.48 | 10.08 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | -- |
| Accelerometer and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2020) has a global score of 84.6, which is a lot better than the Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016)'s overall score of 70.2. IPad Pro 12.9-inch (2020) counts with iPadOS 13.x OS, while Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016) has Android 8.1 Oreo OS. Although the iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2020) is heavier than the Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016), it's way thinner and also newer.
IPad Pro 12.9-inch (2020) counts with a brighter screen than Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016), because it has a bigger screen, a quite better pixel count in each inch of screen and a much better resolution of 2048 x 2732. Apple iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2020) counts with a faster CPU than Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016), and although they both have the same number of cores, the Apple iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2020) also has a larger amount of RAM memory.
Apple iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2020) features a superior camera than Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016), because it has a lot more MP camera in the back, a larger aperture to take better low light captures and videos and a much better (4K) video definition. The Apple iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2020) features a much bigger memory capacity for games and applications than Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016), because although it has no SD card slot, it also counts with 128 GB internal memory.
IPad Pro 12.9-inch (2020) has longer battery lifetime than Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016), because it has 9720mAh of battery capacity.
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