Samsung Galaxy Tab A & S Pen vs Apple iPad Pro 9.7
General Info
| Manufacturer | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| Announced | |
| July 2015 | March 2016 |
| Status | |
| Coming Soon - July 2015 | Available - March 2016 |
| Price | |
| Rs. 20,100 ($299.00) [Similarly Priced] | Rs. 55,999 ($823.51) [Similarly Priced] |
| Colors | |
| Black, White | Silver, Gold, Space Gray, Rose Gold |
| Form Factor | |
| Candybar | Candybar |
| Dimension | |
|
242.5 x 166.8 x 7.5 mm (9.55 x 6.57 x 0.3 in) |
240 x 169.5 x 6.1 mm (9.45 x 6.67 x 0.24 in) |
| Weight | |
| 487 g (17.18 oz) | 437 g / 444 g (15.41 oz / 15.66 oz) |
| 2G Network | |
| N/A | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 CDMA2000 1xEV-DO |
| 3G Network | |
| N/A | 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), 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 | |
| , EMail, IM | , Push Mail, EMail, IM |
| Build Features | |
| - S Pen Stylus | - Apple Pencil stylus - 4 Stereo Speakers |
Display
| Type | |
| TFT Capacitive Touchscreen | LED-backlit IPS LCD, Capacitive Touchscreen, Scratch-resistant Glass, Oleophobic Coating |
| Colors | |
| 16M colors | 16M colors |
| Size | |
| 9.7 inches [Similar] | 9.7 inches [Similar] |
| Resolution | |
| 768 x 1024 pixels (132 ppi) | 1536 x 2048 pixels (264 ppi) |
| Screen-to-Body Ratio | 71.99% | 71.58% |
| Multi-Touch | |
Hardware and OS
| OS | |
| Android OS, v5.0 (Lollipop) | iOS 9.3 |
| Processor | |
| Quad-core 1.2 GHz [Similar] | Dual-core 2.16 GHz (Twister), Apple A9X [Similar] |
| GPU | |
| - | 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 128 GB | No |
Camera
| Rear Camera | |
| 5 MP, 2592 х 1944 pixels [Similar] | 12 MP [Similar] |
| Flash | |
| No | Dual-LED (Dual Tone) |
| Features | |
| Auto focus, Geo-tagging | 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 | |
| 720p | 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps, 1080p@120fps, 720p@240fps |
| Front Camera | |
| 2 MP [Similar] | 5 MP, f/2.2, 31mm, 1080p@30fps, 720p@240fps, face detection, HDR, panorama [Similar] |
Multimedia
| 3.5mm Jack | |
| Radio | |
| - | No |
| Games | |
| Yes + Downloadable | Yes + Downloadable |
| Loud Speaker | |
Connectivity and Data Rate
| GPRS | |
| No | Yes |
| Edge | |
| No | Yes |
| 3G | |
| No | HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps |
| Bluetooth | |
| v4.1, A2DP | v4.2, A2DP, EDR |
| Wi-Fi | |
| Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, hotspot |
| USB | |
| microUSB v2.0 | v2.0, reversible connector |
| GPS | |
| Yes, GLONASS | 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 128 GB | No |
Sensors
| Fingerprint | |
| Proximity Sensor | |
| Accelerometer Sensor | |
| NFC | |
Battery
| Type | |
| Non-removable Li-Ion Battery | Non-removable Li-Ion battery (27.5 Wh) |
| Capacity | |
| 6000 mAh | 7306 mAh |
| Stand by | |
| - | - |
| Talk Time | |
| Up to 15 h (Wi-Fi) Up to 14 h (Video Playback Up to 178 h (Audio Playback) |
Up to 10 h (multimedia) |