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| Global Score | |
| 65.7 | 65.4 |
| 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 | 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 | OLED |
| 189 pixels per inch | 265 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 | -- |
| Accelerometer and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017) has a global score of 65.7, which is a bit better than the iPad Pro 12.9-inch (7th Gen)'s 65.4 score. The Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017) counts with Android 9.0 Pie OS, and iPad Pro 12.9-inch (7th Gen) works with iPadOS 16.x OS. The Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017) features a really superior hardware performance than iPad Pro 12.9-inch (7th Gen), although it has an inferior number of cores (although they are faster) and lesser RAM memory.
The iPad Pro 12.9-inch (7th Gen) features a slightly better looking screen than Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017), because it has a much better resolution of 2048 x 2732, more pixels per inch of screen and a really bigger screen. The iPad Pro 12.9-inch (7th Gen) counts with a lot bigger memory capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017), because although it has no SD memory slot, it also counts with more internal memory.
The Apple iPad Pro 12.9-inch (7th Gen) takes better photographs and videos than Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017), because it has a back camera with a way better 12 MP resolution, a way higher video definition and a larger aperture to take better captures and video in low-light environments. The Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017) counts with a really longer battery life than iPad Pro 12.9-inch (7th Gen).
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