Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017)
Apple iPad Pro 9.7Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017) vs Apple iPad Pro 9.7
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 | |
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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 |
| Notification LED | |
| No | - |
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
| 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 | |
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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] |
Multimedia
| 3.5mm Jack | |
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| Radio | |
| FM radio | No |
| Games | |
| Yes + Downloadable | Yes + Downloadable |
| Loud Speaker | |
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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) |
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 | - |
Sensors
| Fingerprint | |
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| Proximity Sensor | |
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| Accelerometer Sensor | |
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| NFC | |
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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) |
