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| Global Score | |
| 74.6 | 86.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| Android 9.0 Pie | iPadOS 14.x |
| 2020-04-27 | 2021-05-21 |
| 7.95 x 4.93 x 0.28 inches | 9.75 x 7.03 x 0.23 inches |
| 10.90 ounces | 16.44 ounces |
| Mocha | Silver and Space Gray |
| Aluminum | Aluminum and Aluminum |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 240.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8.4 inches | 11 inches |
| 1920 x 1200 pixels | 2388 x 1688 pixels |
| TFT | IPS LCD |
| 270 pixels per inch | 266 pixels per inch |
| -- | 600 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.2 | 7.9 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7904 chipset | Apple M1 chipset |
| Arm Cortex-A73 and Arm Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor | 5 nm (Octa-Core 3100 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP2 GPU | Apple 8-core GPU GPU |
| 8.91 | 9.99 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 9.84 | 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 | -- |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | 5G, 5G |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.6 | 6.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Battery | 7540mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 8.64 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Accelerometer and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
IPad Pro 11-inch (2021) has an overall score of 86.4, which is much better than Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020)'s 74.6 global score. The iPad Pro 11-inch (2021) is a newer and somewhat thinner tablet than the Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020), but it's extremely heavier. IPad Pro 11-inch (2021) counts with iPadOS 14.x operating system, while Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) works with Android 9.0 Pie operating system.
The iPad Pro 11-inch (2021) counts with a bit more vivid display than Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020), because although it has a quite worse pixel density, it also counts with a way bigger display and a higher resolution of 1688 x 2388. IPad Pro 11-inch (2021) features just a bit bigger memory capacity for applications and games than Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020), because although it has no external memory card slot, it also counts with 128 GB internal storage.
IPad Pro 11-inch (2021) counts with a greater performance than Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020), and although they both have 8 processing cores, the iPad Pro 11-inch (2021) also has a higher amount of RAM memory. The iPad Pro 11-inch (2021) takes much better pictures and videos than Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020), because it has a larger diafragm aperture to take better images and video in poorly lited environments, a camera with a much higher resolution and a lot higher 3840x2160 video resolution.
The Apple iPad Pro 11-inch (2021) features a very superior battery duration than Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020), because it has a 51 percent larger battery capacity.
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