Apple iPad Pro 9.7-inch vs Samsung Galaxy Tab A8 Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Mar 21, 2016	Dec 15, 2021
Prices (MSRP)
2GB/32GB - $729 2GB/128GB - $749 2GB/256GB - $899 2GB/256GB - $1029 Wi-Fi Only - $599

Design

Dimensions
9.4 x 6.6 x 0.24 inches 238.8 x 167.6 x 6.1 mm	9.72 x 6.37 x 0.27 inches 246.8 x 161.9 x 6.9 mm
Weight
15.66 oz / 444.0 g	17.92 oz / 508.0 g
Materials
Back: Aluminum
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Right: Volume control
Colors
Gold, Gray, Pink	Gray, Silver, Pink Gold

Display

Size
9.7-inch, 72.80% screen-to-body	10.5-inch, 76.09% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD	TFT, 60Hz
Resolution
2048x1536px, 4:3 ratio, 264 PPI	1920x1080px, 16:10 ratio, 210 PPI
Features
Oleophobic coating, Ambient light sensor

PhoneArena Display Test

Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested
Bright Min
2 (Good)	Untested

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Hardware

System chip
Apple A9X APL1021 (16 nm)	Unisoc Tiger T618 (12 nm)
Processor
Dual-core Twiste	Octa-core 2x2.0GHz Cortex-A75 6x2.0G​Hz Cortex-A55
GPU
PowerVR Series 7XT	Mali G52 MP2
Memory
2GB (LPDDR4)/256GB 2GB/32GB 2GB/128GB 2GB/256GB	3GB/32GB 4GB/64GB 4GB/128GB
Storage expansion
	microSDXC up to 1024 GB
OS
iOS (13.x, 12.x, 11.x, 10.x, 9.x)	Android (11)

Battery

Type
7306 mAh, Li - Polymer	7040 mAh
Charging
	Fast charging
Charge speed
	Wired: 15.0W

Camera

Rear
Single camera	Single camera
Main camera
12 MP (Sapphire crystal lens cover, Autofocus, BSI sensor) Aperture size: F2.2 Focal length: 29 mm Sensor size: 1/3" Pixel size: 1.22 μm	8 MP (Autofocus)
Flash
Dual LED
Video recording
4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (120 fps), 720p (240 fps) Time-lapse video, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing	Yes
Front
5 MP (HDR)	5 MP

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2	5.0
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band MIMO 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac	a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
Lightning	Type-C, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou
Other
NFC, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync, AirDrop	Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

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

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 39, 40, 41
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE, HSPA, HSUPA, UMTS
SIM type
Nano SIM

Alternative variants

Memory	32GB
Officially announced	Mar 21, 2016
Prices (MSRP)	$599

With LTE

Data Speed	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s

Memory	128GB
Prices (MSRP)	$749

With 4GB RAM and 64GB internal storage

Memory	4GB/64GB

Memory	256GB
Prices (MSRP)	$899

With 4GB RAM and 128GB internal storage

Memory	4GB/128GB

Memory	32GB
Prices (MSRP)	$729

Memory	128GB
Prices (MSRP)	$879

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