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| Global Score | |
| 75.2 | 71.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| Android 4.4.2 | iPadOS 14.x |
| 2014-01-06 | 2020-10-16 |
| 8.62 x 5.06 x 0.28 inches | 9.75 x 7.03 x 0.24 inches |
| 11.82 ounces | 16.23 ounces |
| -- | Green, Rose gold, Silver, Sky blue and Space gray |
| -- | Aluminum |
| $ 289.00 | $ 729.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8.4 inches | 10.9 inches |
| 1600 x 2560 pixels | 2360 x 1640 pixels |
| Super Clear LCD | IPS LCD |
| 359 pixels per inch | 264 pixels per inch |
| -- | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.8 | 7.8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 MSM8974 chipset | Apple A14 Bionic chipset |
| Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2300 MHz) processor | 64-bit Firestorm and Icestorm, 64-bit, 5 nm (Hexa-Core 3100 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM | -- |
| Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU | Apple 4-core GPU GPU |
| 9.27 | 10.26 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 7.56 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 2.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 7.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.80 aperture |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 7.7 | 9.9 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 7 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4800mAh Battery | Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 25 hours talk time | -- |
| 6.64 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Infra-red port | -- |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Galaxy Tab Pro 8.4 is slightly better than iPad Air (2020), having a 75.2 score against 71.7. The Galaxy Tab Pro 8.4 is an extremely older and somewhat thicker tablet than iPad Air (2020), but Samsung made it noticeably lighter anyway. Galaxy Tab Pro 8.4 counts with Android 4.4.2 OS, and iPad Air (2020) works with iPadOS 14.x OS.
Galaxy Tab Pro 8.4 features a more vivid display than Apple iPad Air (2020), because although it has a really smaller screen, it also counts with a bit higher 2560 x 1600 resolution and a greater screen pixels density. The iPad Air (2020) features a faster processor than Samsung Galaxy Tab Pro 8.4, because although it has doesn't have a graphics co-processor, it also counts with a higher number of faster cores and a 64-bit processing unit.
The Apple iPad Air (2020) counts with a much better camera than Galaxy Tab Pro 8.4, because it has a lot more mega pixels camera in the back and a lot higher 3840x2160 video quality. The Apple iPad Air (2020) features a bit more memory for games and applications than Galaxy Tab Pro 8.4, because although it has no SD extension slot, it also counts with more internal memory.
Galaxy Tab Pro 8.4 has a much longer battery lifetime than iPad Air (2020).
Samsung Galaxy Tab Pro 8.4 is not only the best devices of the ones we compare here, but it's also a bargain compared to the other devices, which makes it a no doubt choice.
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