Compare tablets
| Global Score | |
| 70.2 | 65.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| Android 8.1 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow | iPadOS 16.x |
| 2016-06-01 | -- |
| 10.01 x 6.11 x 0.32 inches | -- |
| 18.52 ounces | -- |
| 16 777 216 | Silver and Space Gray |
| -- | Aluminum and Aluminum |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.1 inches | 12.9 inches |
| 1920 x 1200 pixels | 2732 x 2048 pixels |
| Super PLS LCD | OLED |
| 224 pixels per inch | 265 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 6.9 | 6.8 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7870 chipset | Apple M3 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1600 MHz) processor | processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-T830 MP2 GPU | Apple 10-core GPU GPU |
| 8.73 | 6.3 |
| 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 + 12.00 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 | -- |
| Nano SIM | -- |
| 6 | 2.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 7300mAh Battery | Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 8.48 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.4 |
| GPS | -- |
| Accelerometer and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016) is a bit better than iPad Pro 12.9-inch (7th Gen), with a 70.2 score against 65.4. Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016) counts with Android 8.1 Oreo operating system, while iPad Pro 12.9-inch (7th Gen) counts with iPadOS 16.x operating system. Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016) counts with a little bit better looking screen than iPad Pro 12.9-inch (7th Gen), although it has a way lower 1200 x 1920px resolution, a much smaller display and a little bit worse screen pixels density.
The iPad Pro 12.9-inch (7th Gen) has a much better storage to install applications and games than Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016), because although it has no external SD slot, it also counts with more internal storage capacity. Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016) features a lot better hardware performance than iPad Pro 12.9-inch (7th Gen), although it has 6 GB less RAM memory, they both have 8 CPU cores.
The Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016) features a way better battery duration than iPad Pro 12.9-inch (7th Gen). IPad Pro 12.9-inch (7th Gen) shoots better videos and photos than Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016), because it has a lot higher (4K) video definition, a back-facing camera with lot more megapixels and a larger aperture.
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