Apple iPad 9.7-inch vs Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017) Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Mar 21, 2017	Oct 10, 2017
Prices (MSRP)
$559

Design

Dimensions
9.45 x 6.67 x 0.30 inches 240 x 169.5 x 7.5 mm	8.35 x 4.89 x 0.35 inches 212.1 x 124.1 x 8.9 mm
Weight
16.86 oz / 478.0 g	12.84 oz / 364.0 g
Materials
Back: Aluminum	Back: Metal
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)
Features
	Touch sensitive control keys
Keys
Right: Volume control	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Gold, Gray, Silver	Black, Gold
Phone functionality
	Yes

Display

Size
9.7-inch, 71.65% screen-to-body	8.0-inch, 70.45% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD	IPS LCD
Resolution
2048x1536px, 4:3 ratio, 264 PPI	1280x800px, 189 PPI
Colors
16 777 216	16 777 216
Features
Oleophobic coating, Ambient light sensor

Hardware

System chip
Apple A9 APL0898 (16 nm)	Snapdragon 425 8917 (28 nm)
Processor
Dual-core 1850 MHz Twiste	Quad-core 1400 MHz ARM Cortex-A53
GPU
PowerVR GT7600	Adreno 308
Memory
2GB (LPDDR4) 2GB/32GB 2GB/128GB	2GB (LPDDR3)/16GB
Storage expansion
	microSDXC up to 256 GB
OS
iOS (13.x, 12.x, 11.x, 10.x)	Android (9.0 Pie, 7.1 Nougat)

Battery

Type
8827 mAh, Li - Polymer	5000 mAh, Li - Ion

Camera

Rear
Single camera	Single camera
Main camera
8 MP (Autofocus, BSI sensor) Aperture size: F2.4 Pixel size: 1.1 μm	8 MP (Autofocus) Aperture size: F1.9
Flash
	LED
Video recording
1080p (30 fps) Time-lapse video, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing	1080p (30 fps)
Front
1.2 MP (HDR) Video capture: 720p	5 MP Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2	4.2
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac	a,b,g,n,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n
USB
Lightning	Type-C, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor	Accelerometer, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou
Other
UMA (Wi-Fi Calling), Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync, AirDrop	ANT+, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	3.5mm jack
Speakers
Multiple speakers	Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Features
Album art cover, Background playback	Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share	Wireless screen share

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 17, 20, 28
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 39, 40, 41	38, 40
3G Bands
5, 8, 4, 2, 1	5, 8, 4, 2, 1
Data Speed
LTE Cat 4 (150/50 Mbit/s)
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM

Phone Features

Other features
Voice commands, Voice recording	Voice commands, Voice recording

Alternative variants

Memory	32GB
Prices (MSRP)	$459

Memory	32GB
Weight	16.54 oz / 469.0 g
Prices (MSRP)	$329

Memory	128GB
Weight	16.54 oz / 469.0 g
Prices (MSRP)	$429

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Full specifications
Apple iPad 9.7-inch Specs	Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017) Specs
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