Phone Comparison - Apple iPad Pro 9.7 vs Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017)

Apple iPad Pro 9.7
apple ipad pro 9.7
Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017)
samsung galaxy tab a 8.0 (2017)
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general General Info

Manufacturer Apple Samsung
Announced March 2016 September 2017
Status Available - March 2016 Available - September 2017
Price Rs. 55,999 ($823.51) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 17,999 ($275.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Silver, Gold, Space Gray, Rose Gold Black, Gold
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 240 x 169.5 x 6.1 mm
(9.45 x 6.67 x 0.24 in)
212.1 x 124.1 x 8.9 mm
(8.35 x 4.89 x 0.35 in)
Weight 437 g / 444 g (15.41 oz / 15.66 oz) 364 g (12.84 oz)
SIM Type - Dual-SIM
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 27(800), 28(700), 29(700), 30(2300), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500) LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 17(700), 20(800), 28(700), 38(2600), 40(2300)
Messaging , Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features - Apple Pencil stylus
- 4 Stereo Speakers
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hardware Hardware and OS

OS iOS 9.3 Android OS, v7.1 (Nougat)
Processor Dual-core 2.16 GHz (Twister), Apple A9X [Similar] 1.4 GHz Quad-core Cortex-A53, Qualcomm MSM8917 Snapdragon 425 [Similar]
GPU PowerVR Series 7 (12-core graphics) [Similar] Adreno 308 [Similar]
RAM 2 GB [Browse Similar] 2 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 32/128/256 GB 16 GB
External Memory No microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot)

display Display

Type LED-backlit IPS LCD, Capacitive Touchscreen, Scratch-resistant Glass, Oleophobic Coating IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 9.7 inches [Similar] 8.0 inches [Similar]
Resolution 1536 x 2048 pixels (264 ppi) 800 x 1280 pixels (189 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio 71.58% 70.26%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes
Radio No FM radio
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 12 MP [Similar] 8 MP [Similar]
Flash Dual-LED (Dual Tone) Yes
Features Phase Detection Autofocus, f/2.2, 29mm, 1/3" Sensor Size, 1.22 µm Pixel Size, Geo-Tagging, Simultaneous 4K Video and 8MP Image Recording, Touch Focus, Face/Smile Detection, HDR (Photo/Panorama) Autofocus, f/1.9 aperture, geo-tagging, panorama, HDR
Video 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps, 1080p@120fps, 720p@240fps 1080p@30fps
Front Camera 5 MP, f/2.2, 31mm, 1080p@30fps, 720p@240fps, face detection, HDR, panorama [Similar] 5 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
3G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps, VoLTE
Bluetooth v4.2, A2DP, EDR v4.0, A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB v2.0, reversible connector microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS (Wi‑Fi + Cellular model only) Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML5 (Safari) HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 32/128/256 GB, 2 GB RAM 16 GB, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot)
USB OTG - Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor not present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
NFC NFC supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Ion battery (27.5 Wh) Non-removable Li-Ion battery
Capacity 7306 mAh 5000 mAh
Stand by - -
Talk Time Up to 10 h (multimedia) -