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| Global Score | |
| 65.7 | 65.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| Android 9.0 Pie, 7.1 Nougat | iPadOS 16.x |
| 2017-10-10 | -- |
| 8.35 x 4.89 x 0.35 inches | -- |
| 12.84 ounces | -- |
| 16 777 216 | -- |
| Metal | Aluminum and Aluminum |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8 inches | 11 inches |
| 1280 x 800 pixels | 2388 x 1688 pixels |
| IPS LCD | OLED |
| 189 pixels per inch | 266 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 6.5 | 6.8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 425 8917 chipset | Apple M3 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 28 nm (Quad-Core 1400 MHz) processor | processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Adreno 308 GPU | Apple 10-core GPU GPU |
| 8.28 | 6.3 |
| 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 | 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 |
| 8.47 | 9.9 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| Nano SIM | -- |
| 3 | 2.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Li - Ion Battery | Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.4 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Accelerometer and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017) has a score of 65.7, which is just a bit better than iPad Pro 11-inch (5th Gen)'s score of 65.6. The Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017) counts with Android 9.0 Pie OS, and iPad Pro 11-inch (5th Gen) has iPadOS 16.x OS. The Apple iPad Pro 11-inch (5th Gen) has a little sharper display than Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017), because it has a lot better resolution of 1688 x 2388 pixels, a really bigger screen and a higher pixels quantity per inch in the display.
The Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017) features a much greater performance than iPad Pro 11-inch (5th Gen), although it has a smaller amount of RAM memory and 4 less CPU cores (although faster). The Apple iPad Pro 11-inch (5th Gen) captures much clearer pictures and videos than Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017), because it has a lot better 3840x2160 video definition, a way higher resolution camera and a bigger diafragm aperture to take better low-light photography.
The Apple iPad Pro 11-inch (5th Gen) counts with a much greater memory capacity to install games and applications than Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017), because although it has no slot for an SD memory card, it also counts with 128 GB internal storage capacity. The Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017) features a superior battery life than Apple iPad Pro 11-inch (5th Gen).
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