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I bought a Galaxy Tab A 10" for $250 about a year ago. It's cheaper than that without the S Pen but I wanted something for drawing.
Then I began seeing reviews of Procreate on the Ipad and it's not available on Android so I paid $330 plus $100 for the Ipad Pencil. As it turns out I like Procreate about as much as I like the drawing app I use on Android. So they're really about equal.
The pixel density on the Ipad is higher but on that small a screen I can rarely tell the difference in use. I can find ways to compare them and highlight the difference but they have no real effect on anything I do. The speakers are better on the Ipad but not much better. Both are excellent.
There are a number of small issues with the Ipad for me. I used the podcast app it came with to download a podcast and now it just starts playing all by itself a few times a week. I've removed the podcast. That didn't help. I removed the app. That didn't help. I've learned to live with it.
I find the S Pen slightly more comfortable than the Ipad pencil but there's not much difference. On the other hand the Bluetooth connection on the Ipad Pencil constantly has to be repaired. I don't have any issue of that kind with the S Pen. Nor do I have to remember to charge the S Pen
I don't use either of these for reading books but I do read a comic book on them both from time to time. The aspect ratio is a bit better for comics on the Ipad but far better for videos on the Samsung.
Also I have a 128 gig micro SD card in the Samsung which at that time cost about $35. it's $20 today. The Ipad has 32 gig. That's enough if I'm careful but I wish I'd paid $100 more for the 128 gig model so I wouldn't have to be so careful.
In short the two tablets are very close to being equal for my purposes and the Ipad and the Pencil cost nearly twice as much. I can't really say I'm sorry I got it but I would have been happier if I'd gotten a second Samsung.
Barry
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