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Samsung Galaxy Tab S 10.5
32 GBSM-T805
| Global Score | |
| 74.3 | 80.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| Android 4.4.2 | -- |
| 2014-06-12 | 2018-11-07 |
| 9.74 x 6.98 x 0.26 inches | 9.74 x 7.02 x 0.23 inches |
| 16.47 ounces | 16.51 ounces |
| Black and White | Gray and Silver |
| -- | Aluminum |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 189.00 | $ 799.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.5 inches | 11 inches |
| 2560 x 1600 pixels | 2388 x 1668 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 288 pixels per inch | 265 pixels per inch |
| -- | 600 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.3 | 7.9 |
| Performance | |
| Exynos 5 Octa 5420 chipset | Apple A12X Bionic APL1083 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A15 (Quad-Core 1900 MHz + Quad-Core 1300 MHz) processor | Vortex and Tempest, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2490 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB (933 MHz) RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| ARM Mali-T628 MP6 GPU | Apple 7-core GPU GPU |
| 8.82 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 8.12 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 2.10 MP | 12.00 MP + 7.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.80 aperture |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 7.48 | 9.9 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE (4G) and GSM | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Micro SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 5.5 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 7900mAh Battery | 7812mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 8.88 | 8.88 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The iPad Pro 11-inch is a bit better than Galaxy Tab S 10.5, having an 80.4 score against 74.3. The iPad Pro 11-inch is a newer and somewhat thinner tablet than the Galaxy Tab S 10.5, but it's a little heavier. The Galaxy Tab S 10.5 features a little more vivid display than iPad Pro 11-inch, because although it has a quite smaller screen, it also counts with a little higher resolution of 1600 x 2560px and a bit higher pixels count in each screen inch.
The iPad Pro 11-inch counts with a little bit better hardware performance than Samsung Galaxy Tab S 10.5, and although they both have 8 cores, the iPad Pro 11-inch also has a greater amount of RAM. Apple iPad Pro 11-inch shoots much better photos and videos than Galaxy Tab S 10.5, because it has a back facing camera with a way higher resolution and a way better (4K) video definition.
The Samsung Galaxy Tab S 10.5 has a bit bigger storage capacity for games and applications than iPad Pro 11-inch, because although it has 0 less internal storage, it also counts with a slot for external memory cards that admits a maximum of 128 GB. Apple iPad Pro 11-inch features a battery performance that is very similar to the battery duration in Galaxy Tab S 10.5, although the Apple iPad Pro 11-inch has just 7812mAh battery capacity.
Although iPad Pro 11-inch is a better device, it costs a lot more than Galaxy Tab S 10.5, and it doesn't have such a good price and quality relation as Galaxy Tab S 10.5. So if you want that extra specs and features, you can buy the iPad Pro 11-inch, but if you don't you can save a couple dollars and get the Galaxy Tab S 10.5, resigning a couple specifications.
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