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| Global Score | |
| 74.6 | 65.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| Android 9.0 Pie | iPadOS 16.x |
| 2020-04-27 | -- |
| 7.95 x 4.93 x 0.28 inches | -- |
| 10.90 ounces | -- |
| Mocha | Silver and Space Gray |
| Aluminum | Aluminum and Aluminum |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 240.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8.4 inches | 12.9 inches |
| 1920 x 1200 pixels | 2732 x 2048 pixels |
| TFT | OLED |
| 270 pixels per inch | 265 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.2 | 6.8 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7904 chipset | Apple M3 chipset |
| Arm Cortex-A73 and Arm Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor | processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 MP2 GPU | Apple 10-core GPU GPU |
| 8.91 | 6.3 |
| 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 | -- |
| Nano SIM | -- |
| 6.6 | 2.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Battery | Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.4 |
| GPS | -- |
| Accelerometer and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) has a general score of 74.6, which is much better than the iPad Pro 12.9-inch (7th Gen)'s score of 65.4. Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) has Android 9.0 Pie operating system, and iPad Pro 12.9-inch (7th Gen) has iPadOS 16.x operating system. The Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) counts with a little sharper display than iPad Pro 12.9-inch (7th Gen), because although it has a lot lower resolution of 1200 x 1920 pixels and a really smaller screen, it also counts with a bit higher pixels number in each inch of screen.
Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) features a way better hardware performance than Apple iPad Pro 12.9-inch (7th Gen), although it has a smaller amount of RAM, they both have a Octa-Core processor. The Apple iPad Pro 12.9-inch (7th Gen) has a superior camera than Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020), because it has a lot better 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution, a larger aperture for better captures and video in poorly lited environments and a camera with a much better resolution.
The iPad Pro 12.9-inch (7th Gen) counts with a bit bigger memory for apps 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 capacity. The Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) features a way better battery performance than iPad Pro 12.9-inch (7th Gen).
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