Phone Comparison - Apple iPad Pro 12.9 vs Samsung Galaxy A9 Pro (2016)

Apple iPad Pro 12.9
apple ipad pro 12.9
Samsung Galaxy A9 Pro (2016)
samsung galaxy a9 pro (2016)
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general General Info

Manufacturer Apple Samsung
Announced June 2017 April 2016
Status Coming Soon - June 2017 Available - April 2016
Price - Rs. 32,490 ($477.79) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Space Gray, Rose Gold, Gold, Silver Pearl White, Midnight Black, Champagne Gold, Pink
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 305.7 x 220.6 x 6.9 mm
(12.04 x 8.69 x 0.27 in)
161.7 x 80.9 x 7.9 mm
(6.37 x 3.19 x 0.31 in)
Weight 677 g (Wi-Fi) / 692 g (LTE) (23.88 oz (Wi-Fi) / 24.41 oz (LTE)) 210 g (7.41 oz)
SIM Type Nano-SIM / e-SIM -
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA 800 / 1900
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (optional)
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 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), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 21(1500), 25(1900), 26(850), 27(800), 28(700), 29(700), 30(2300), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500) LTE
Messaging , EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features - - Fingerprint Sensor

hardware Hardware and OS

OS iOS 11 Android OS, v6.0.1 (Marshmallow)
Processor -, Apple A10X Fusion Quad-core 1.8 GHz Cortex-A72 & quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A53, Qualcomm MSM8976 Snapdragon 652 [Similar]
GPU - Adreno 510 [Similar]
RAM N/A 4 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 64/256/512 GB 32 GB
External Memory No microSD, up to 128 GB

display Display

Type IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 4
Colors 16M Colors 16M colors
Size 12.9 inches [Similar] 6.0 inches [Similar]
Resolution 1668 x 2224 pixels (216 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (367 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio 76.07% 75.93%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes
Radio No FM radio with RDS; recording
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 12 MP [Similar] 16 MP [Similar]
Flash Quad-LED (Dual-tone) LED Flash
Features Phase detection autofocus, f/1.8 aperture lens, OIS, 1/3" sensor size, geo-tagging, simultaneous 4K video plus 8MP image capture, face/smile detection, HDR (photo/panorama) Auto focus, OIS, f/1.9, 1/2.8" Sensor Size, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR
Video 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps, 1080p@120fps, 720p@240fps 1080p@30fps
Front Camera 7 MP [Similar] 8 MP, f/1.9, 1080p [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
3G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (3CA) Cat9 450/50 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat7 350/50 Mbps
Bluetooth v4.2, A2DP, LE v4.1, A2DP, EDR, 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 3.0, Reversible Connector microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS/ BDS (market dependant)
Browser HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 64/256/512 GB 32 GB, 4 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No microSD, up to 128 GB
USB OTG Not Supported -

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint supported fingerprint supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
Light Sensor light sensor present light sensor present
Magnetic-Field Sensor (Compass) magnetic field sensor present magnetic field sensor present
Gyroscope Sensor gyroscope sensor present gyroscope sensor present
NFC NFC supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion battery
Capacity - 5000 mAh
Stand by - -
Talk Time - -