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| Global Score | |
| 65.7 | 74.8 |
| 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 | 11.09 x 8.48 x 0.24 inches |
| 12.84 ounces | -- |
| 16 777 216 | Silver and Space Gray |
| Metal | Aluminum and Aluminum |
| -- | $ 1299.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8 inches | 13 inches |
| 1280 x 800 pixels | 2752 x 2064 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 M4 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 | 256 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 7.48 | 13.3 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP |
| f/1.90 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 | 8.91 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| -- | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM | -- |
| 3 | 10 |
| 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 5.3 |
| GPS | -- |
| Accelerometer and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
IPad Pro 13-inch (M4, 2024) is better than the Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017), getting a 74.8 score against 65.7. IPad Pro 13-inch (M4, 2024) comes with iPadOS 16.x OS, while Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017) has Android 9.0 Pie OS. IPad Pro 13-inch (M4, 2024)'s design is a lot lighter and noticeably thinner than the Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017).
Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017) counts with a much better hardware performance than Apple iPad Pro 13-inch (M4, 2024), although it has a lower number of cores and a lower amount of RAM. IPad Pro 13-inch (M4, 2024) features a bit more vivid screen than Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017), because it has a lot larger screen, more pixels per display inch and a much higher resolution of 2064 x 2752 pixels.
The iPad Pro 13-inch (M4, 2024) counts with just a bit better camera than Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017), because it has a much better (4K) video quality and a camera with much more mega-pixels. IPad Pro 13-inch (M4, 2024) counts with a superior storage capacity to install applications and games than Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017), because although it has no slot for an external memory card, it also counts with 240 GB more internal memory capacity.
The Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017) features a very superior battery life than Apple iPad Pro 13-inch (M4, 2024).
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