Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2019) vs Samsung Galaxy Tab S7+ 5G vs Apple iPad Pro 12.9 (2021)

general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Samsung Apple
Announced Febrary 2019 2020, August 05 April 2021
Status Coming Soon - April 2019 Coming soon. Exp. release 2020, August 21 Coming Soon - May 2021
Colors Black, Gray Mystic Black, Mystic Bronze, Mystic Silver Silver, Space Gray
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 245 x 149 x 7.5 mm
(9.65 x 5.87 x 0.3 in)
285 x 185 x 5.7 mm
(11.22 x 7.28 x 0.22 in)
280.6 x 214.9 x 6.4 mm
(11.05 x 8.46 x 0.25 in)
Weight 460 g (16.23 oz) 590 g (20.81 oz) 682 g (Wi-Fi), 685 g (5G) (24.06 oz (Wi-Fi), 24.16 oz (0.18G))
SIM Type Nano-SIM Nano-SIM Nano-SIM, eSIM
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 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), 12(700), 17(700), 20(800), 28(700), 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2500), 66(1700/2100) LTE 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, 71 - A2301, A2459, A2460
5G Network - 5G SA/NSA 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 71, 77, 78, 79, 260, 261 SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave - A2301
1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 71, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA/Sub6 - A2459, A2460
SAR EU 1.36 W/kg (head)
- W/kg (body)
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Messaging
Build Features - Front glass, aluminum body - Fingerprint Sensor (under display, optical)
Stylus support, 9ms latency (Bluetooth integration, accelerometer, gyro)
Samsung DeX
Stylus support (Bluetooth integration; magnetic)

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android 9.0 (Pie) Android 10 iPadOS 14.5
User Interface One UI One UI 2.0 -
Processor Octa-core (2x1.8 GHz Cortex-A73 & 6x1.6 GHz Cortex-A53), Exynos 7904 Octa (14 nm) Octa-core (1x3.09 GHz Kryo 585 & 3x2.42 GHz Kryo 585 & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 585, Qualcomm SM8250 Snapdragon 865+ (7 nm+) Octa-core, Apple M1 Chip
GPU Mali-G71 MP2 Adreno 650 Apple GPU (8-core graphics)
RAM 3 GB 8 GB 16 GB
Internal Memory 32 GB 256 GB 2 TB
External Memory microSD, up to 512 GB (dedicated slot) microSDXC (dedicated slot) No

display Display

Type IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen
HDR10+
120Hz refresh rate
Liquid Retina XDR mini-LED LCD
120Hz Refresh Rate
HDR10
Dolby Vision
1000 nits (typ), 1600 nits (peak)
Scratch-resistant Glass, Oleophobic Coating
Wide color gamut, True-tone
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M Colour
Size 10.1 inches 12.4 inches 12.9 inches
Resolution 1200 x 1920 pixels (224 ppi) 1752 x 2800 pixels (266 ppi) 2048 x 2732 pixels (265 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 81.15% 84.84% 85.24%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes no no
Radio No No No
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP 13 MP + 5 MP 12 MP + 10 MP
Flash LED Flash LED flash Quad-LED Dual-tone Flash
Features 8 MP, AF, f/2.0
Panorama
13 MP, f/2.0, 26mm (wide), 1/3.4", 1.0µm, AF
5 MP, f/2.2, 12mm (ultrawide), 1.12µm
HDR, Panorama
12 MP, f/1.8, (wide), 1/3", 1.22µm, dual pixel PDAF
10 MP, f/2.4, 125˚ (ultrawide)
TOF 3D LiDAR scanner (depth)
HDR
Video 1080p@30fps 4K@30fps 4K@24/25/30/60fps, 1080p@25/30/60/120/240fps; gyro-EIS
Front Camera 5 MP, f/2.2, 1080p@30fps [Similar] 8 MP, f/2.0, (wide), 1/4", 1.12µm
HDR
1080p@30fps [Similar]
12 MP, f/2.4, 122˚ (ultrawide)
Face detection, HDR, panorama
1080p@25/30/60fps, gyro-EIS [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSPA, LTE-A HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (6CA) Cat20 2000/150 Mbps, 5G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps, 5G
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE 5.1, A2DP, LE 5.0, A2DP, LE, EDR
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, hotspot
USB 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector 3.2, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector; magnetic connector USB Type-C 4 (Thunderbolt 4), DisplayPort; magnetic connector
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, QZSS (Wi‑Fi + Cellular model only)
Browser Yes Yes Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 32 GB, 3 GB RAM 256 GB, 8 GB RAM or 128 GB, 6 GB RAM UFS 3.0 2 TB, 16 GB RAM or 1 TB, 16 GB RAM or 512 GB, 8 GB RAM or 256 GB, 8 GB RAM or 128 GB, 8 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 512 GB (dedicated slot) microSDXC (dedicated slot) No
USB OTG Supported Supported Supported

Apps Sensors

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

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Po Battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast battery charging 45W
Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast battery charging 18W
Capacity 6150 mAh 10090 mAh 40.88 Wh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time - - -