Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 9.7 vs Samsung Galaxy Tab S8 vs Apple iPad Pro 12.9 (2022)

general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Samsung Apple
Announced July 2015 February 2022 October 2022
Status Coming Soon - August 2015 Coming Soon - February 2022 Coming Soon - October 2022
Price Rs. 23,855 ($349.99) [Similarly Priced] - Rs. 112,900 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors White, black Graphite, Silver, Pink Gold Silver, Space Gray
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 237.3 x 169 x 5.6 mm
(9.34 x 6.65 x 0.22 in)
253.8 x 165.3 x 6.3 mm
(9.99 x 6.51 x 0.25 in)
280.6 x 214.9 x 6.4 mm
(11.05 x 8.46 x 0.25 in)
Weight 389 g (Wi-Fi) / 392 g (LTE) (13.72 oz (Wi-Fi) / 13.83 oz (LTE)) 503 g, 507 g (17.74 oz, 17.88 oz) 682 g, 685 g (24.06 oz, 24.16 oz)
SIM Type - Nano-SIM Nano-SIM, eSIM
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE 700 / 800 / 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 / 2100 / 2600 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 - A2764, A2437
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 46, 48, 66, 71 - A2766
5G Network - SA/NSA 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 14, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 66, 70, 71, 77, 78, 79, 258, 260, 261 SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave - A2764
1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 14, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 66, 70, 71, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA/Sub6 - A2437, A2766
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features - Fingerprint sensor - Fingerprint Sensor (side-mounted)
Stylus, 6.2ms latency (Bluetooth integration, accelerometer, gyro), Wireless Samsung DeX
Stylus support (Bluetooth integration; magnetic)
Face ID

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v5.0.2 (Lollipop) Android 12 iPadOS 16
User Interface - One UI 4.1 -
Processor , Qualcomm Snapdragon Octa-core (1x3.00 GHz Cortex-X2 & 3x2.50 GHz Cortex-A710 & 4x1.80 GHz Cortex-A510), Qualcomm SM8450 Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 (4 nm) Octa-core, Apple M2
GPU - Adreno 730 Apple GPU (10-core graphics)
RAM 3 GB 12 GB 16 GB
Internal Memory 32/64 GB 256 GB 2 TB
External Memory microSD, up to 128 GB microSDXC (dedicated slot) No

display Display

Type Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen WQXGA TFT LCD Screen
120Hz Refresh Rate
Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Liquid Retina XDR mini-LED LCD Screen
120Hz Refresh Rate
HDR10
Dolby Vision
1000 nits (typ), 1600 nits (peak)
Scratch-resistant Glass
Oleophobic Coating
Colors 16M colors 16M Colors 16M Colors
Size 9.7 inches 11.0 inches 12.9 inches
Resolution 1536 x 2048 pixels (264 ppi) 1600 x 2560 pixels (274 ppi) 2048 x 2732 pixels (265 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 72.61% 83.90% 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, 3264 x 2448 pixels 13 MP + 6 MP 12 MP + 10 MP
Flash No LED Flash Quad-LED Dual-tone Flash
Features Auto focus, Yes 13 MP, f/2.0, 26mm (wide), 1/3.4", 1.0µm, AF
6 MP, f/2.2, (ultrawide)
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 1440p@30fps 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30fps 4K@24/25/30/60fps, 1080p@25/30/60/120/240fps; gyro-EIS, ProRes, Cinematic mode (4K, 1080p)
Front Camera 2.1 MP [Similar] 12 MP, f/2.4, 120˚ (ultrawide)
HDR
4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30fps [Similar]
12 MP, f/2.4, 122˚ (ultrawide)
Face detection, HDR, panorama
1080p@25/30/60fps, gyro-EIS, HDR [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSPA, LTE HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (CA), 5G HSPA, LTE-A, 5G
Bluetooth v4.1, LE 5.2, A2DP, LE 5.3, A2DP, LE, EDR
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e, dual-band, hotspot
USB microUSB v2.0 USB Type-C 3.2, magnetic connector USB Type-C 4 (Thunderbolt 4), DisplayPort, magnetic connector
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO
Browser HTML5 Yes Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 32/64 GB, 3 GB RAM 256 GB, 12 GB RAM or 256 GB, 8 GB RAM or 128 GB, 8 GB RAM UFS 3.1 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 128 GB microSDXC (dedicated slot) No
USB OTG - Not Supported Not Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint supported fingerprint supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor not present proximity sensor present proximity sensor not present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
Barometer Sensor barometer sensor barometer sensor not present barometer sensor present
NFC NFC not supported NFC not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast battery Charging 45W, 100% in 80 min
Non-removable Li-Po Battery (40.88 Wh)
Fast battery Charging 18W
Capacity 5870 mAh 8000 mAh 10758 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time - - -