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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
Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017) has a score of 65.7, which is a little bit better than the iPad Pro 11-inch (7th Gen)'s 65.6 global score. The Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017) works with Android 9.0 Pie OS, while iPad Pro 11-inch (7th Gen) has iPadOS 16.x OS. The Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017) has a way better performance than iPad Pro 11-inch (7th Gen), although it has less CPU cores and a smaller amount of RAM.
IPad Pro 11-inch (7th Gen) counts with a bit more vivid display than Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017), because it has a higher count of pixels per screen inch, a really bigger display and a lot higher resolution of 1688 x 2388. IPad Pro 11-inch (7th Gen) captures much better videos and photos than Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017), because it has a much better 3840x2160 (4K) video definition, a camera with way more MP and a larger aperture to capture better low light photography and video.
Apple iPad Pro 11-inch (7th Gen) has much more storage capacity for games and applications than Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017), because although it has no external memory slot, it also counts with 112 GB more internal storage capacity. The Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017) features a really longer battery lifetime than iPad Pro 11-inch (7th Gen).
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