Phone Comparison - Apple iPad Pro 10.5 vs Apple iPad Air (2019) vs Samsung Galaxy Tab S6

general General Info

Manufacturer Apple Apple Samsung
Announced June 2017 March 2019 July 2019
Status Coming Soon - June 2017 Available - March 2019 Coming Soon - August 2019
Colors Space Gray, Rose Gold, Gold, Silver Space Gray, Silver, Gold Mountain Gray, Cloud Blue, Rose Blush
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 250.6 x 174.1 x 6.1 mm
(9.87 x 6.85 x 0.24 in)
250.6 x 174.1 x 6.1 mm
(9.87 x 6.85 x 0.24 in)
244.5 x 159.5 x 5.7 mm
(9.63 x 6.28 x 0.22 in)
Weight 469 g (Wi-Fi) / 477 g (LTE) (16.54 oz (Wi-Fi) / 16.83 oz (LTE)) 456 g / 464 g (16.08 oz / 16.37 oz) 420 g (14.82 oz)
SIM Type Nano-SIM / e-SIM Nano-SIM, Electronic SIM card (eSIM) Nano-SIM
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA 800 / 1900
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 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), 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 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, 66(1700/2100), 71(600) LTE (unspecified)
Messaging , EMail, IM
Build Features - - Fingerprint Sensor
Stylus support
- Fingerprint Sensor
Stylus support (Bluetooth integration; magnetic)

hardware Hardware and OS

OS iOS 11 iOS 12.1.3 Android 9.0 (Pie)
Processor -, Apple A10X Fusion Hexa-core (2x2.5 GHz Vortex + 4x1.6 GHz Tempest), Apple A12 Bionic (7 nm) Octa-core (1x2.84 GHz Kryo 485 & 3x2.41 GHz Kryo 485 & 4x1.78 GHz Kryo 485), Qualcomm SDM855 Snapdragon 855 (7 nm)
GPU - Apple GPU (4-core graphics) Adreno 640
RAM N/A 2 GB 8 GB
Internal Memory 64/256/512 GB 64/256 GB 256 GB
External Memory No No microSD, up to 1 TB (dedicated slot)

display Display

Type IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen LED-backlit IPS LCD, Capacitive Touchscreen, Scratch-resistant Glass, Oleophobic Coating Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen
Colors 16M Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 10.5 inches 10.5 inches 10.5 inches
Resolution 1668 x 2224 pixels (265 ppi) 1668 x 2224 pixels (265 ppi) 1600 x 2560 pixels (288 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 78.11% 78.11% 81.70%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 12 MP 8 MP 13 MP + 5 MP
Flash Quad-LED (Dual-tone) No No
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) 8 MP, f/2.4, 31mm (standard), 1.12µm, AF
HDR
13 MP, f/2.0, 26mm (wide), 1/3.4", 1.0µm, AF
5 MP, f/2.2, 12mm (ultrawide), 1.12µm
HDR, Panorama
Video 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps, 1080p@120fps, 720p@240fps 1080p@30fps 2160p@30fps
Front Camera 7 MP [Similar] 7 MP, f/2.2, 31mm (standard)
HDR, 1080p@30fps [Similar]
8 MP, f/2.0, 26mm, 1/4.0", 1.12µm, , 1080p@30fps [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-A (CA) Cat16 1024/150 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (6CA) Cat20 2048/150 Mbps
Bluetooth v4.2, A2DP, LE 5.0, A2DP, EDR 5.0, A2DP, 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, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
USB 3.0, Reversible Connector 2.0, proprietary reversible connector 3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector; magnetic connector
GPS Yes, with A-GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS (3G/LTE model only) Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO
Browser HTML5 Yes Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 64/256/512 GB 64/256 GB, 2 GB RAM 256 GB, 8 GB RAM or 128 GB, 6 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No No microSD, up to 1 TB (dedicated slot)
USB OTG Not Supported Supported Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint 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 present magnetic field sensor present magnetic field sensor present
Gyroscope Sensor gyroscope sensor present gyroscope sensor present gyroscope sensor present
Barometer Sensor barometer sensor not present barometer sensor present barometer sensor not present
NFC NFC supported NFC not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Po battery (30.2 Wh) Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Capacity - - 7040 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time - Up to 10 h (multimedia) -