Apple iPad Pro 13 (M4) vs Samsung Galaxy Tab A8 10.5 (2021)

[ VERDICT ] Winner: Apple iPad Pro 13 (M4) (94/100)

Apple iPad Pro 13 (M4) leads overall with a score of 94/100 compared to Samsung Galaxy Tab A8 10.5 (2021) (45/100), offering superior measured performance and technical specifications.

[ WINNER ]
Apple iPad Pro 13 (M4)
Apple

Apple iPad Pro 13 (M4)

94/100
· $1299
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Samsung Galaxy Tab A8 10.5 (2021)
Samsung

Samsung Galaxy Tab A8 10.5 (2021)

45/100
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Benchmark Performance Comparison

Normalized Lab Scores
Benchmark measurements and scores across compared devices
Benchmark Apple iPad Pro 13 (M4) Samsung Galaxy Tab A8 10.5 (2021)
Battery Life 88.0 Very Good —
Display 99.0 Excellent —
NanoReview Score 94.0 Excellent WINNER 45.0 Poor
Performance 99.0 Excellent WINNER 19.0 Poor
Portability 96.0 Excellent —
Gaming — 13.0 Poor

Detailed Technical Specifications

Design

Design specifications comparison
Specification Apple iPad Pro 13 (M4) Samsung Galaxy Tab A8 10.5 (2021)
Thickness 5.1 mm (0.20 in) — Thinnest Apple Product 6.9 mm (0.27 inches)
Weight 579 g (1.28 lbs) 508 g (17.92 oz)

Display

Display specifications comparison
Specification Apple iPad Pro 13 (M4) Samsung Galaxy Tab A8 10.5 (2021)
Display Type Tandem OLED Ultra Retina XDR (2752 x 2064) —
Refresh Rate 120 Hz ProMotion, 1000 nits SDR/HDR (1600 nits peak) —
Adaptive refresh rate — No
Aspect ratio — 16:10
HDR support — No
Max rated brightness — 350 nits
PPI — 216 ppi
Refresh rate — 60 Hz
Resolution — 1200 x 1920 pixels
Screen protection — Tempered glass
Screen-to-body ratio — 80%
Size — 10.5 inches
Type — TFT LCD

Performance

Performance specifications comparison
Specification Apple iPad Pro 13 (M4) Samsung Galaxy Tab A8 10.5 (2021)
Chipset Apple M4 (9-core / 10-core CPU) Unisoc Tiger T618
Gpu 10-core GPU with Mesh Shading & Dynamic Caching 30005
Ram 8 GB / 16 GB Unified Memory —
Architecture — - 6 cores at 1.8 GHz: Cortex-A55- 2 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A75
CPU cores — 8 (2 + 6)
FLOPS — ~81.6 GFLOPS
GPU clock — 850 MHz
GPU shading units — 48
Graphics — Mali G52 MP2
Lithography process — 12 nanometers
Manufacturing — TSMC
Max clock — 2000 MHz
Neural processor (NPU) — No

Battery

Battery specifications comparison
Specification Apple iPad Pro 13 (M4) Samsung Galaxy Tab A8 10.5 (2021)
Battery type — Li-Ion
Capacity — 7040 mAh
Fast charging — Yes (20% in 45 min)
Full charging time — 2:30 hr
Max charge power — 15 W
Replaceable — No
Reverse charging — No
Wireless charging — No

Benchmarks

Benchmarks specifications comparison
Specification Apple iPad Pro 13 (M4) Samsung Galaxy Tab A8 10.5 (2021)
CPU — 131035
Compute Score (GPU) — 1016
Data manipulation — 6203
GPU 10-core GPU with Mesh Shading & Dynamic Caching 30005
Graphics score — 185
Graphics test — 1 FPS
Memory — 66964
Multi-core score — 1419
Photo editing — 15223
Single-core score — 445
Stability — 98%
Total score — 308208
UX — 80204
Video editing — 3913
Web score — 7085
Writing score — 9356

Connectivity

Connectivity specifications comparison
Specification Apple iPad Pro 13 (M4) Samsung Galaxy Tab A8 10.5 (2021)
5G support — No
Bluetooth features — LE
Bluetooth version — 5
DisplayPort — No
GPS — GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, QZSS
Hybrid slot — No
Infrared port — No
LTE Cat* — 7
NFC* — No
Number of SIM* — 1
Type of SIM card — Nano
USB features — - Charging- USB-Storage mode
USB type — USB Type-C
USB version — 2
Wi-Fi features — - Dual Band- Wi-Fi Direct- Wi-Fi Hotspot- Wi-Fi Display
Wi-Fi standard — Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac)
eSIM support* — No

Design and build

Design and build specifications comparison
Specification Apple iPad Pro 13 (M4) Samsung Galaxy Tab A8 10.5 (2021)
Area — 400 cm2(61.9 inches2)
Colors — Silver, Gold, Gray, Pink
Fingerprint scanner — No
Frame material — Metal
Height — 246.8 mm (9.72 inches)
Rear material — Metal
Thickness 5.1 mm (0.20 in) — Thinnest Apple Product 6.9 mm (0.27 inches)
Waterproof — No
Weight 579 g (1.28 lbs) 508 g (17.92 oz)
Width — 161.9 mm (6.37 inches)

Main camera

Main camera specifications comparison
Specification Apple iPad Pro 13 (M4) Samsung Galaxy Tab A8 10.5 (2021)
1080p video recording — Up to 30FPS
4K video recording — No
8K video recording — No
Autofocus — Phase autofocus
Camera features — -
Flash — No
Image resolution — 8 MP
Lenses — 1) Standard: 8 MP
Matrix — 8 megapixels
Slow motion — No
Stabilization — Digital
Zoom — Digital

Memory

Memory specifications comparison
Specification Apple iPad Pro 13 (M4) Samsung Galaxy Tab A8 10.5 (2021)
Channels — 2
Memory card — MicroSD
Memory card max size — Up to 1024 GB
Memory clock — 1866 MHz
Memory type — LPDDR4X
RAM size — 2 GB
Storage size — 32 GB
Storage type — eMMC 5.1

Other

Other specifications comparison
Specification Apple iPad Pro 13 (M4) Samsung Galaxy Tab A8 10.5 (2021)
Announced — December 2021
Bundled charger — Yes, 8 W
Category — Budget
Launch price (MSRP) — $189
Release date — January 2022
Sensors — - Gyroscope- Accelerometer- Ambient light sensor- Compass

Recent User Tests

Recent User Tests specifications comparison
Specification Apple iPad Pro 13 (M4) Samsung Galaxy Tab A8 10.5 (2021)
Date — Benchmark
📘 2026-05-02(ken) — AnTuTu

Selfie camera

Selfie camera specifications comparison
Specification Apple iPad Pro 13 (M4) Samsung Galaxy Tab A8 10.5 (2021)
Depth sensor (TOF 3D) — No
Megapixels — 5 megapixels
Sensor — CMOS
Video resolution — 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS

Software

Software specifications comparison
Specification Apple iPad Pro 13 (M4) Samsung Galaxy Tab A8 10.5 (2021)
Operating system — Android 11 (Can be upgraded to Android 14)
ROM — One UI 6.1

Sound

Sound specifications comparison
Specification Apple iPad Pro 13 (M4) Samsung Galaxy Tab A8 10.5 (2021)
Dolby Atmos — Yes
FM radio — No
Headphone audio jack — Yes
Speakers — 4.0

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