Phone Comparison - Apple iPad Pro 12.9 (2018) vs Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8 (2019)

Apple iPad Pro 12.9 (2018)
apple ipad pro 12.9 (2018)
Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8 (2019)
samsung galaxy tab a 8 (2019)
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general General Info

Manufacturer Apple Samsung
Announced October 2018 March 2019
Status Available - November 2018 Coming Soon - April 2019
Colors Silver, Space Gray Black, Gray
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 280.6 x 214.9 x 5.9 mm
(11.05 x 8.46 x 0.23 in)
201.5 x 122.4 x 8.9 mm
(7.93 x 4.82 x 0.35 in)
Weight 631 g, 633 g (22.26 oz, 22.33 oz) 325 g (11.46 oz)
SIM Type Nano-SIM, Electronic SIM card (eSIM) Nano-SIM
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network 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), 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 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)
SAR EU - W/kg (head)
- W/kg (body)
0.68 W/kg (head)
1.50 W/kg (body)
Messaging
Build Features - Stylus support (Bluetooth integration; magnetic) - Stylus

hardware Hardware and OS

OS iOS 12, upgradable to iOS 12.1.3 Android 9.0 (Pie)
User Interface - One UI
Processor Octa-core (4x2.5 GHz Vortex + 4x1.6 GHz Tempest), Apple A12X Bionic (7 nm) [Similar] Octa-core (2x1.8 GHz Cortex-A73 & 6x1.6 GHz Cortex-A53), Exynos 7904 Octa (14 nm) [Similar]
GPU Apple GPU (7-core graphics) [Similar] Mali-G71 MP2 [Similar]
RAM 6 GB [Browse Similar] 3 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 1 TB 32 GB
External Memory No microSD, up to 512 GB (dedicated slot)

display Display

Type LED-backlit IPS LCD, Capacitive Touchscreen, Scratch-resistant Glass, Oleophobic Coating IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 12.9 inches [Similar] 10.1 inches [Similar]
Resolution 2048 x 2732 pixels (265 ppi) 1200 x 1920 pixels (224 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 85.24% 120.12%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack no yes
Radio No No
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes, with stereo speakers (4 speakers) yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 12 MP [Similar] 8 MP [Similar]
Flash Quad-LED Dual-tone Flash LED Flash
Features 12 MP, f/1.8, 29mm (standard), 1/3", 1.22µm, PDAF
HDR
8 MP, AF, f/2.0
Panorama
Video 2160p@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120fps, 720p@240fps 1080p@30fps
Front Camera 7 MP, f/2.2, 32mm (standard), Face detection, HDR, panorama, 1080p@30fps [Similar] 5 MP, f/2.2, 1080p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
3G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (4CA) Cat16 1024/150 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps HSPA, LTE-A
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE, 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, WiFi Direct, hotspot
USB 3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector; magnetic connector 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, QZSS (Wi‑Fi + Cellular model only) Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS
Browser Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 1 TB, 6 GB RAM or 64/256/512 GB, 4 GB RAM 32 GB, 3 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No microSD, up to 512 GB (dedicated slot)
USB OTG Not Supported Supported

Apps Sensors

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

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Po Battery (36.71 Wh) Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Capacity 9720 mAh 4200 mAh
Stand by - -
Talk Time - -