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| Global Score | |
| 74.5 | 80.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo | -- |
| 2018-08-24 | 2018-11-07 |
| 10.24 x 6.34 x 0.31 inches | 9.74 x 7.02 x 0.23 inches |
| 18.84 ounces | 16.51 ounces |
| Black, Blue and Gray | Gray and Silver |
| Plastic | Aluminum |
| $ 450.00 | $ 799.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.5 inches | 11 inches |
| 1920 x 1200 pixels | 2388 x 1668 pixels |
| TFT | IPS LCD |
| 216 pixels per inch | 265 pixels per inch |
| -- | 600 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 6.9 | 7.9 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 450 SDM450 chipset | Apple A12X Bionic APL1083 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor | Vortex and Tempest, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2490 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 506 GPU | Apple 7-core GPU GPU |
| 8.91 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 9.44 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 7.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.25 inches (1/4") sensor | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 8.36 | 9.9 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 7300mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 7812mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 8.48 | 8.88 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Apple iPad Pro 11-inch is a little bit better than the Galaxy Tab A 10.5, with a score of 80.4 against 74.5. Even when Apple iPad Pro 11-inch and the Galaxy Tab A 10.5 were released with only 3 months difference, Apple iPad Pro 11-inch is lighter and extremely thinner. The Apple iPad Pro 11-inch features a better screen than Galaxy Tab A 10.5, because it has a bit bigger display, a just a little better pixel density and a better 1668 x 2388 resolution.
Apple iPad Pro 11-inch features a bit faster processor than Galaxy Tab A 10.5, and although they both have a Octa-Core CPU, the Apple iPad Pro 11-inch also has a larger amount of RAM. The iPad Pro 11-inch has a much better camera than Galaxy Tab A 10.5, because it has a lot higher resolution back camera, a way better video quality and a bigger aperture to capture better low-light photography.
Galaxy Tab A 10.5 features a very superior storage capacity to store more apps and games than Apple iPad Pro 11-inch, because although it has just 32 GB internal memory capacity, it also counts with a slot for an SD memory card that admits a maximum of 400 GB. The Apple iPad Pro 11-inch features just a bit better battery performance than Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.5, because it has a 7 percent bigger battery capacity.
Although Apple iPad Pro 11-inch is a better device, it is a lot more expensive than Galaxy Tab A 10.5, and it doesn't have such a good relation between it's price and quality as Galaxy Tab A 10.5. So if you need that extra specs, you can buy Apple iPad Pro 11-inch, but if you don't you can save some dollars and buy the Galaxy Tab A 10.5, giving up a couple specifications.
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