Phone Comparison - Apple iPad Pro 11 (2020) vs Apple iPad Air (2020) vs Samsung Galaxy M21 2021

general General Info

Manufacturer Apple Apple Samsung
Announced March 2020 2020, September 15 July 2021
Status Coming Soon - March 2020 Coming Soon - October 2020 Coming Soon - July 2021
Price Rs. 71,900 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 54,900 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 12,499 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Silver, Space Gray Space Gray, Silver, Rose Gold, Green, Sky Blue Charcoal Black, Arctic Blue
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 247.6 x 178.5 x 5.9 mm
(9.75 x 7.03 x 0.23 in)
247.6 x 178.5 x 6.1 mm
(9.75 x 7.03 x 0.24 in)
8.9 mm thick
(0.35 in thick)
Weight 471 g (Wi-Fi), 473 g (LTE) (16.61 oz (Wi-Fi), 16.68 oz (LTE)) 458 g / 460 g (16.16 oz / 16.23 oz) 188 g (6.63 oz)
SIM Type Nano-SIM, eSIM Nano-SIM, eSIM Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 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), 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(5200), 48, 66(1700/2100), 71(600) 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 11, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 25, 26, 29, 30, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 46, 48, 66, 71 - A2324
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 11, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 46, 48, 66 - A2072
LTE
Messaging
Build Features Stylus support (Bluetooth integration; magnetic)
Face ID
- Fingerprint Sensor (top-mounted)
Stylus support
- Fingerprint Sensor (rear-mounted)

hardware Hardware and OS

OS iPadOS 14 iPadOS 14 Android 11
Processor Octa-core, Apple A12Z Bionic Hexa-core, Apple A14 Bionic (5 nm) Octa-core (4x2.3 GHz Cortex-A73 & 4x1.7 GHz Cortex-A53), Exynos 9611 (10nm)
GPU Apple GPU Apple GPU (4-core graphics) Mali-G72 MP3
RAM N/A N/A 6 GB
Internal Memory 1TB, 512GB, 256GB, 128GB 64 GB or 256 GB 128 GB
External Memory No No microSDXC (dedicated slot)

display Display

Type IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Scratch-resistant Glass, Oleophobic Coating Liquid Retina IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Scratch-resistant Glass, Oleophobic Coating
True-tone
Wide color gamut
500 nits typ. brightness (advertised)
FHD+ Super AMOLED Screen
420 nits (peak)
Colors 16M colors 16M Colour 16M Colour
Size 11.0 inches 10.9 inches 6.4 inches
Resolution 1668 x 2388 pixels (265 ppi) 1640 x 2360 pixels (264 ppi) 1080 x 2340 pixels (403 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 82.80% 81.06% -
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 12 MP + 10 MP 12 MP 48 MP + 8 MP + 5 MP
Flash Quad-LED Dual-tone Flash No LED Flash
Features 12 MP, f/1.8, (wide), 1/3", 1.22µm, dual pixel PDAF
10 MP, f/2.4, 11mm (ultrawide)
TOF 3D LiDAR scanner (depth)
HDR
12 MP, f/1.8, (wide), 1/3", 1.22µm, dual pixel PDAF
HDR
48 MP, f/2.0, 26mm (wide), 1/2.0", 0.8µm, PDAF
8 MP, f/2.2, 123˚ (ultrawide), 1/4.0", 1.12µm
5 MP, f/2.2, (depth)
Panorama, HDR
Video 2160p@24/30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps; gyro-EIS 4K@24/30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps; gyro-EIS 4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps, 720p@240fps, gyro-EIS
Front Camera 7 MP, f/2.2, Face detection
HDR, panorama
1080p@30/60fps [Similar]
7 MP, f/2.0, 31mm (standard)
HDR
1080p@30/60fps [Similar]
20 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide)
HDR
1080p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (CA) HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE, EDR 5.0, A2DP, EDR 5.0, A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax, dual-band, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
USB 3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector; magnetic connector Type-C 1.0 reversible connector; magnetic connector USB Type-C 2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, QZSS (Wi‑Fi + Cellular model only) Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS (LTE model only) Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS
Browser Yes Yes Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 1TB, 512GB, 256GB, 128GB 64 GB or 256 GB 128 GB, 6 GB RAM or 64 GB, 4 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No No microSDXC (dedicated slot)
USB OTG Supported Not Supported Not Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint supported fingerprint supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor not present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
Magnetic-Field Sensor (Compass) magnetic field sensor not present magnetic field sensor present magnetic field sensor present
Gyroscope Sensor gyroscope sensor present gyroscope sensor present gyroscope sensor present
Barometer Sensor barometer sensor present barometer sensor present barometer sensor not present
NFC NFC not supported NFC not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Po battery (28.65 Wh)
Power Bank/Reverse charging
Fast charging 18W
Li-Po, non-removable (28.6 Wh) Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast battery charging 15W
Capacity - - 6000 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time - Up to 10 h (multimedia) -