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

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

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

hardware Hardware and OS

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

display Display

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

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP [Similar] 12 MP [Similar]
Flash Yes Dual-LED (Dual Tone)
Features Autofocus, f/1.9 aperture, geo-tagging, panorama, HDR 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)
Video 1080p@30fps 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps, 1080p@120fps, 720p@240fps
Front Camera 5 MP [Similar] 5 MP, f/2.2, 31mm, 1080p@30fps, 720p@240fps, face detection, HDR, panorama [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

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

memory User Memory

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

Apps Sensors

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

battery Battery

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