Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy S9+ vs Apple iPad Pro 12.9 (2020) vs Samsung Galaxy Tab A7 10.4 (2020)

general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Apple Samsung
Announced February 2018 March 2020 September 2020
Status Coming Soon, March 2018 Coming Soon - March 2020 Coming Soon - September 2020
Price Rs. 57,999 ($890.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 89,900 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced] -
Colors Various Silver, Space Gray Dark Gray, Silver, Gold
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 158.1 x 73.8 x 8.5 mm
(6.22 x 2.91 x 0.33 in)
280.6 x 214.9 x 5.9 mm
(11.05 x 8.46 x 0.23 in)
247.6 x 157.4 x 7 mm
(9.75 x 6.2 x 0.28 in)
Weight 189 g (6.67 oz) 641 g (Wi-Fi), 643 g (LTE) (22.61 oz (Wi-Fi), 22.68 oz (LTE)) 476 g, 477 g (16.79 oz, 16.83 oz)
SIM Type Single SIM (Nano-SIM), Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Nano-SIM, eSIM Nano-SIM
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) 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 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE 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) LTE
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features - Fingerprint Sensor
- Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified)
- IP68 certified - dust/water proof over 1.5 meter and 30 minutes
Stylus support (Bluetooth integration; magnetic) -
Notification LED Yes - -

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android 8.0 (Oreo) iPadOS 14 Android 10
Processor Octa-core (4x2.8 GHz Mongoose M3 & 4x1.7 GHz Cortex-A55) - EMEA
Octa-core (4x2.7 GHz Kryo 385 Gold & 4x1.7 GHz Kryo 385 Silver) - USA & China, Exynos 9810 Octa - EMEA
Qualcomm Snapdragon 845
Octa-core, Apple A12Z Bionic Octa-core (4x2.0 GHz Kryo 260 Gold & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 260 Silver), Qualcomm SM6115 Snapdragon 662 (11 nm)
GPU Mali-G72 MP18 - EMEA
Adreno 630 - USA & China
Apple GPU Adreno 610
RAM 6 GB N/A 4 GB
Internal Memory 64 GB 1TB, 512GB, 256GB, 128GB 64 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) - dual SIM model only No microSDXC

display Display

Type Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 5 IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen
Scratch-resistant glass, Oleophobic Coating
Wide color gamut
True-tone
120Hz
600 nits type. brightness (advertised)
IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M Colour
Size 6.2 inches 12.9 inches 10.4 inches
Resolution 1440 x 2960 pixels (531 ppi) 2048 x 2732 pixels (265 ppi) 1200 x 2000 pixels (224 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 83.59% 85.24% 79.18%
Multi-Touch yes yes no

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera Dual12 MP + 12 MP 12 MP + 10 MP 8 MP
Flash LED Flash Quad-LED Dual-tone Flash No
Features Phase Detection Autofocus, f/1.6 + f/2.4, 26mm, 1/2.55", 1.4 µm, 52mm, 1/3.6", 1 µm, Dual Pixel AF, OIS, 2x Optical Zoom, Geo-tagging, Simultaneous 4K Video And 9MP Image Recording, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, Auto HDR, Panorama 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
8 MP, AF
Video 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, HDR, dual-video rec. 2160p@24/30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps; gyro-EIS 1080p@30fps
Front Camera 8 MP, f/1.6, autofocus, 1440p, dual video call, Auto HDR [Similar] 7 MP, f/2.2, Face detection
HDR, panorama
1080p@30/60fps [Similar]
5 MP
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 (4CA) Cat16 1024/150 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (2CA) Cat13 400/50 Mbps
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX 5.0, A2DP, LE, EDR 5.0, A2DP, LE
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/ax, 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 3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector; magnetic connector 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, QZSS (Wi‑Fi + Cellular model only) Yes, with A-GPS
Browser HTML5 Yes Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 64 GB, 6 GB RAM 1TB, 512GB, 256GB, 128GB 64 GB, 4 GB RAM or 32 GB, 3 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) - dual SIM model only No microSDXC
USB OTG Not Supported Supported Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint supported fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor 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 not 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
Heart-rate Sensor heart rate sensor present heart rate sensor not present heart rate 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 (36.71 Wh)
Power Bank/Reverse charging
Fast charging 18W
Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast battery charging 15W
Capacity 3500 mAh 9720 mAh 7040 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time - - -