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| Global Score | |
| 65.7 | 80.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| Android 9.0 Pie, 7.1 Nougat | iPadOS 16.x |
| 2017-10-10 | 2022-10-26 |
| 8.35 x 4.89 x 0.35 inches | 11.05 x 8.46 x 0.25 inches |
| 12.84 ounces | 24.06 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Silver and Space Gray |
| Metal | Aluminum and Aluminum |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8 inches | 12.9 inches |
| 1280 x 800 pixels | 2732 x 2048 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 189 pixels per inch | 265 pixels per inch |
| -- | 1600 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 6.5 | 8.5 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 425 8917 chipset | Apple M2 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 | -- |
| -- | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 3 | 10 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 10758mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 10.72 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.3 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Accelerometer and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Apple iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2022) is much better than the Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017), having a general score of 80.2 against 65.7. Apple iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2022)'s body is newer and incredibly thinner than the Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017)'s, but it is also notably heavier. The Apple iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2022) comes with iPadOS 16.x OS, while Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017) comes with Android 9.0 Pie OS.
The Apple iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2022) features an incredibly better screen than Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017), because it has a better screen density, a really larger display and a much better resolution of 2048 x 2732 pixels. Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017) features a much faster processing unit than Apple iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2022), although it has lesser RAM memory and 4 less cpu cores.
IPad Pro 12.9-inch (2022) features much more memory capacity to install games and applications than Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017), because although it has no external SD slot, it also counts with more internal memory. The iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2022) has a very superior battery duration than Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017), because it has a 115 percent larger battery capacity.
IPad Pro 12.9-inch (2022) shoots better photographs and videos than Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017), because it has a larger diafragm aperture to capture better low light photos, a camera in the back with a lot higher 12 megapixels resolution and a much better video definition.
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