Apple iPad Pro 12.9 (2018) vs Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2019)
General Info
| Manufacturer | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| Announced | |
| October 2018 | Febrary 2019 |
| Status | |
| Available - November 2018 | Coming Soon - April 2019 |
| Colors | |
| Silver, Space Gray | Black, Gray |
| Form Factor | |
| Candybar | Candybar |
| Dimension | |
|
280.6 x 214.9 x 5.9 mm (11.05 x 8.46 x 0.23 in) |
245 x 149 x 7.5 mm (9.65 x 5.87 x 0.3 in) |
| Weight | |
| 631 g, 633 g (22.26 oz, 22.33 oz) | 460 g (16.23 oz) |
| SIM Type | |
| Nano-SIM, Electronic SIM card (eSIM) | Nano-SIM |
| 2G Network | |
| GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 CDMA2000 1xEV-DO |
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 |
| 3G Network | |
| HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 | HSDPA 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), 11(1500), 12(700), 13(700), 14(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 21(1500), 25(1900), 26(850), 29(700), 30(2300), 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500), 46, 66(1700/2100), 71(600) | LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 17(700), 20(800), 28(700), 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2500), 66(1700/2100) |
| SAR EU | |
|
- W/kg (head) - W/kg (body) |
1.36 W/kg (head) - W/kg (body) |
| Messaging | |
| Build Features | |
| - Stylus support (Bluetooth integration; magnetic) | - Front glass, aluminum body |
Display
| Type | |
| LED-backlit IPS LCD, Capacitive Touchscreen, Scratch-resistant Glass, Oleophobic Coating | IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen |
| Colors | |
| 16M colors | 16M colors |
| Size | |
| 12.9 inches [Similar] | 10.1 inches [Similar] |
| Resolution | |
| 2048 x 2732 pixels (265 ppi) | 1200 x 1920 pixels (224 ppi) |
| Screen-to-Body Ratio | 85.24% | 81.15% |
| Multi-Touch | |
Hardware and OS
| OS | |
| iOS 12, upgradable to iOS 12.1.3 | Android 9.0 (Pie) |
| User Interface | |
| - | One UI |
| Processor | |
| Octa-core (4x2.5 GHz Vortex + 4x1.6 GHz Tempest), Apple A12X Bionic (7 nm) [Similar] | Octa-core (2x1.8 GHz Cortex-A73 & 6x1.6 GHz Cortex-A53), Exynos 7904 Octa (14 nm) [Similar] |
| GPU | |
| Apple GPU (7-core graphics) [Similar] | Mali-G71 MP2 [Similar] |
| RAM | |
| 6 GB [Browse Similar] | 3 GB [Browse Similar] |
| Internal Memory | |
| 1 TB | 32 GB |
| External Memory | |
| No | microSD, up to 512 GB (dedicated slot) |
Camera
| Rear Camera | |
| 12 MP [Similar] | 8 MP [Similar] |
| Flash | |
| Quad-LED Dual-tone Flash | LED Flash |
| Features | |
| 12 MP, f/1.8, 29mm (standard), 1/3", 1.22µm, PDAF HDR |
8 MP, AF, f/2.0 Panorama |
| Video | |
| 2160p@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120fps, 720p@240fps | 1080p@30fps |
| Front Camera | |
| 7 MP, f/2.2, 32mm (standard), Face detection, HDR, panorama, 1080p@30fps [Similar] | 5 MP, f/2.2, 1080p@30fps [Similar] |
Multimedia
| 3.5mm Jack | |
| Radio | |
| No | No |
| Games | |
| Yes + Downloadable | Yes + Downloadable |
| Loud Speaker | |
Connectivity and Data Rate
| GPRS | |
| Yes | Yes |
| Edge | |
| Yes | Yes |
| 3G | |
| HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (4CA) Cat16 1024/150 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps | HSPA, LTE-A |
| Bluetooth | |
| 5.0, A2DP, LE, EDR | 5.0, A2DP, LE |
| Wi-Fi | |
| Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, hotspot | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot |
| USB | |
| 3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector; magnetic connector | 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector |
| GPS | |
| Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, QZSS (Wi‑Fi + Cellular model only) | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS |
| Browser | |
| Yes | |
User Memory
| Internal | |
| 1 TB, 6 GB RAM or 64/256/512 GB, 4 GB RAM | 32 GB, 3 GB RAM |
| Expandable Storage | |
| No | microSD, up to 512 GB (dedicated slot) |
| USB OTG | |
| Not Supported | Supported |
Sensors
| Fingerprint | |
| Proximity Sensor | |
| Accelerometer Sensor | |
| Magnetic-field Sensor (Compass) | |
| Gyroscope Sensor | |
| Barometer Sensor | |
| NFC | |
Battery
| Type | |
| Non-removable Li-Po Battery (36.71 Wh) | Non-removable Li-Po Battery |
| Capacity | |
| 9720 mAh | 6150 mAh |
| Stand by | |
| - | - |
| Talk Time | |
| - | - |