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| Global Score | |
| 74.5 | 65.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo | iPadOS 16.x |
| 2018-08-24 | -- |
| 10.24 x 6.34 x 0.31 inches | -- |
| 18.84 ounces | -- |
| Black, Blue and Gray | Silver and Space Gray |
| Plastic | Aluminum and Aluminum |
| $ 450.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.5 inches | 12.9 inches |
| 1920 x 1200 pixels | 2732 x 2048 pixels |
| TFT | OLED |
| 216 pixels per inch | 265 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 6.9 | 6.8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 450 SDM450 chipset | Apple M3 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor | processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Adreno 506 GPU | Apple 10-core GPU GPU |
| 8.91 | 6.3 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 9.44 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 12.00 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 |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full 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 | -- |
| Nano SIM | -- |
| 6.7 | 2.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 7300mAh Li - Polymer Battery | Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 8.48 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.4 |
| GPS | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.5 has a score of 74.5, which is much better than iPad Pro 12.9-inch (7th Gen)'s global score of 65.4. Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.5 has Android 9.0 Pie operating system, and iPad Pro 12.9-inch (7th Gen) has iPadOS 16.x operating system. Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.5 features a little bit better display than Apple iPad Pro 12.9-inch (7th Gen), although it has a little smaller screen, a much lower 1200 x 1920 pixels resolution and a little bit lower display pixel density.
The Apple iPad Pro 12.9-inch (7th Gen) features just a bit bigger storage capacity for applications and games than Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.5, because although it has no slot for an external memory card, it also counts with 128 GB internal memory. The Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.5 has a lot better hardware performance than Apple iPad Pro 12.9-inch (7th Gen), although it has 5 GB lesser RAM, they both have a Octa-Core processor.
The iPad Pro 12.9-inch (7th Gen) counts with a superior camera than Galaxy Tab A 10.5, because it has a larger aperture for better captures and video in poorly lited situations, a lot better (4K) video quality and a back-facing camera with way more MP. Galaxy Tab A 10.5 counts with a superior battery lifetime than Apple iPad Pro 12.9-inch (7th Gen).
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