Compare tablets
| Global Score | |
| 60.5 | 65.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| Android 7.1 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow, 5.0 Lollipop | iPadOS 16.x |
| 2015-05-02 | -- |
| 9.55 x 6.57 x 0.29 inches | -- |
| 15.84 ounces | -- |
| 16 777 216 | Silver and Space Gray |
| -- | Aluminum and Aluminum |
| $ 160.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 9.7 inches | 12.9 inches |
| 1024 x 768 pixels | 2732 x 2048 pixels |
| TFT | OLED |
| 132 pixels per inch | 265 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 5.9 | 6.8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 8916 chipset | Apple M3 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Quad-Core 1200 MHz) processor | processor |
| 1,5 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Adreno 306 GPU | Apple 10-core GPU GPU |
| 8.1 | 6.3 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 6.72 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP + 2.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.80 aperture |
| 1280 x 720 (HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 6.05 | 9.9 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| 3 | 2.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 6000mAh Li - Ion Battery | Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 7.52 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 5.4 |
| GPS | -- |
| Accelerometer and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The iPad Pro 12.9-inch (7th Gen) has an overall score of 65.4, which is just a bit better than the Galaxy Tab A 9.7's general score of 60.5. The iPad Pro 12.9-inch (7th Gen) is a extremely lighter and much thinner portable tablet than Galaxy Tab A 9.7. IPad Pro 12.9-inch (7th Gen) counts with iPadOS 16.x OS, and Galaxy Tab A 9.7 counts with Android 7.1 Nougat OS.
Apple iPad Pro 12.9-inch (7th Gen) has a more vivid screen than Galaxy Tab A 9.7, because it has a way better 2048 x 2732 resolution, a much larger display and a much greater display pixels density. The Samsung Galaxy Tab A 9.7 counts with a lot better processing power than iPad Pro 12.9-inch (7th Gen), although it has lesser RAM and 4 lesser CPU cores (but faster).
Apple iPad Pro 12.9-inch (7th Gen) captures a lot better photos and videos than Galaxy Tab A 9.7, because it has a lot higher resolution back facing camera and a much higher (4K) video resolution. Apple iPad Pro 12.9-inch (7th Gen) counts with a way bigger memory to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy Tab A 9.7, because although it has no SD extension slot, it also counts with 128 GB internal memory capacity.
Galaxy Tab A 9.7 features a superior battery performance than Apple iPad Pro 12.9-inch (7th Gen).
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