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| Global Score | |
| 65.7 | 79.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| Android 9.0 Pie, 7.1 Nougat | iOS 9.x |
| 2017-10-10 | 2015-09-09 |
| 8.35 x 4.89 x 0.35 inches | 12.00 x 8.68 x 0.27 inches |
| 12.84 ounces | 25.50 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Gold and Gray |
| Metal | Aluminum |
| -- | $ 424.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8 inches | 12.9 inches |
| 1280 x 800 pixels | 2048 x 2732 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 189 pixels per inch | 265 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 6.5 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 425 8917 chipset | Apple A9X chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 28 nm (Quad-Core 1400 MHz) processor | Twister ARMv8-A, 64-bit (Single-Core 2260 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 308 GPU | PowerVR Series 7XT GPU |
| 8.28 | 8.73 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 7.48 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 1.20 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/2.40 aperture |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 8.47 | 8.36 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| -- | LTE (4G), HSPA, HSUPA, EV-DO A, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 3 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 10307mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 10.48 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Accelerometer and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Apple iPad Pro has a score of 79.5, which is a lot better than the Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017)'s 65.7 score. The Apple iPad Pro works with iOS 9.x operating system, while Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017) works with Android 9.0 Pie operating system. Although Apple iPad Pro is a lot older and heavier than Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017), it's body is still much thinner.
IPad Pro features a lot better looking display than Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017), because it has a better amount of pixels per inch in the display, a really bigger screen and a lot better 2732 x 2048 resolution. The Apple iPad Pro counts with much more storage capacity to store more games and applications than Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017), because although it has no external memory card slot, it also counts with more internal storage.
Apple iPad Pro features just a little better hardware performance than Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017), because although it has 3 lesser processing cores (but faster), it also counts with 2 GB more RAM. Apple iPad Pro counts with a really longer battery performance than Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017), because it has 10307mAh of battery capacity against 5000mAh.
The Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017) takes slightly better photos and videos than Apple iPad Pro, and although they both have the same 1920x1080 (Full HD) video definition, a 8 mega pixels resolution back-facing camera and the same 30 fps video frame rate, the Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017) also has a lot bigger aperture to take better images and videos in low light situations.
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