Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016) with S-Pen vs Apple iPad Pro 12.9

Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016) with S-Pen
samsung galaxy tab a 10.1 (2016) with s-pen
Apple iPad Pro 12.9
apple ipad pro 12.9
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general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Apple
Announced September 2016 June 2017
Status Available - September 2016 Coming Soon - June 2017
Price Rs. 26,000 ($390.00) [Similarly Priced] -
Colors Pearl White, Metallic Black Space Gray, Rose Gold, Gold, Silver
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 254.2 x 155.3 x 8.2 mm
(10.01 x 6.11 x 0.32 in)
305.7 x 220.6 x 6.9 mm
(12.04 x 8.69 x 0.27 in)
Weight 525 g (18.52 oz) 677 g (Wi-Fi) / 692 g (LTE) (23.88 oz (Wi-Fi) / 24.41 oz (LTE))
SIM Type - Nano-SIM / e-SIM
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA 800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
4G Network LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 18(800), 19(800), 38(2600), 40(2300) 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)
Messaging , EMail, IM , EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v6.0 (Marshmallow) iOS 11
Processor Octa-core (4x1.6 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4x1.0 GHz Cortex-A53), Exynos 7870 [Similar] -, Apple A10X Fusion
GPU Mali-T830 MP2 [Similar] -
RAM 2/3 GB [Browse Similar] N/A
Internal Memory 16/32 GB 64/256/512 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) No

display Display

Type PLS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M Colors
Size 10.1 inches [Similar] 12.9 inches [Similar]
Resolution 1200 x 1920 pixels (224 ppi) 1668 x 2224 pixels (216 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 75.04% 76.07%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP [Similar] 12 MP [Similar]
Flash LED Flash Quad-LED (Dual-tone)
Features Autofocus, f/1.9, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Panorama 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)
Video 1080p@30fps 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps, 1080p@120fps, 720p@240fps
Front Camera 2 MP, f/2.2, 1080p video [Similar] 7 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
3G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (3CA) Cat9 450/50 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps
Bluetooth v4.2, A2DP, LE v4.2, A2DP, LE
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, dual-band, hotspot
USB microUSB v2.0 3.0, Reversible Connector
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou Yes, with A-GPS
Browser HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16/32 GB, 2/3 GB RAM 64/256/512 GB
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) No
USB OTG - Not Supported

Apps Sensors

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

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 7300 mAh -
Stand by - -
Talk Time - -