Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy Tab S5e vs Apple iPad Pro 12.9 (2018)

Samsung Galaxy Tab S5e
samsung galaxy tab s5e
Apple iPad Pro 12.9 (2018)
apple ipad pro 12.9 (2018)
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general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Apple
Announced February 2019 October 2018
Status Coming Soon - April 2019 Available - November 2018
Colors Black, Gold, Silver Silver, Space Gray
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 245 x 160 x 5.5 mm
(9.65 x 6.3 x 0.22 in)
280.6 x 214.9 x 5.9 mm
(11.05 x 8.46 x 0.23 in)
Weight 400 g (14.11 oz) 631 g, 633 g (22.26 oz, 22.33 oz)
SIM Type Nano-SIM Nano-SIM, Electronic SIM card (eSIM)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 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, 66(1700/2100), 71(600)
Messaging
Build Features - Fingerprint Sensor
- Stylus support (Bluetooth integration; magnetic)

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android 9.0 (Pie); One UI iOS 12, upgradable to iOS 12.1.3
Processor Octa-core (2x2.0 GHz 360 Gold & 6x1.7 GHz Kryo 360 Silver), Qualcomm SDM670 Snapdragon 670 (10 nm) [Similar] Octa-core (4x2.5 GHz Vortex + 4x1.6 GHz Tempest), Apple A12X Bionic (7 nm) [Similar]
GPU Adreno 615 [Similar] Apple GPU (7-core graphics) [Similar]
RAM 6 GB [Browse Similar] 6 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 128 GB 1 TB
External Memory microSD, up to 512 GB (dedicated slot) No

display Display

Type Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen LED-backlit IPS LCD, Capacitive Touchscreen, Scratch-resistant Glass, Oleophobic Coating
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 10.5 inches [Similar] 12.9 inches [Similar]
Resolution 1600 x 2560 pixels (288 ppi) 2048 x 2732 pixels (265 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 81.27% 85.24%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 13 MP [Similar] 12 MP [Similar]
Flash LED Flash Quad-LED Dual-tone Flash
Features 13 MP, f/2.0, 26mm, 1/3.4", 1.0µm, AF
HDR, Panorama
12 MP, f/1.8, 29mm (standard), 1/3", 1.22µm, PDAF
HDR
Video 2160p@30fps 2160p@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120fps, 720p@240fps
Front Camera 8 MP, f/2.0, 26mm, 1/4.0", 1.12µm, , 1080p@30fps [Similar] 7 MP, f/2.2, 32mm (standard), Face detection, HDR, panorama, 1080p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

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

Internal 128 GB, 6 GB RAM or 64 GB, 4 GB RAM 1 TB, 6 GB RAM or 64/256/512 GB, 4 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 512 GB (dedicated slot) No
USB OTG Not Supported Not Supported

Apps Sensors

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

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Po Battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery (36.71 Wh)
Capacity 7040 mAh 9720 mAh
Stand by - -
Talk Time - -