iPad Pro 11"/12.9" vs Galaxy Tab S4 vs Google Pixel Slate: Specs comparison

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iPad Pro 11"/12.9" vs Galaxy Tab S4 vs Google Pixel Slate: Specs comparison
Apple just announced two new iPads that are not only some of the fastest mobile devices in existence, but also overhaul the old-and-tried iPad design that was generally left unchanged for years. Gone is the home button, enlarged is the screen, and the slate as a whole has been thinned-down to ludicrous extent to achieve a super-sleek footprint.

Design aside, the new iPads are truly hardware beasts in the most sincere definition of the word: powered by the Apple A12X Bionic chip, which is pushing the limits of the already super-fast A12 even further, the new slates are rivaling most notebooks out there in raw performance.

But how do the new slates fare against its rivals from another makers, the Samsung Galaxy Tab S4 and the Google Pixel Slate? While the iPads might be in a league of their own as far as performance goes, we should consider the package as a whole and compare the new devices pound for pound, which is exactly what our specs comparisons are designed to do.

Apple iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2018) Samsung Galaxy Tab S4 Google Pixel Slate

Design

Dimensions
11.04 x 8.46 x 0.23 inches
280.4 x 214.9 x 5.8 mm
9.81 x 6.47 x 0.28 inches
249.3 x 164.3 x 7.1 mm
11.45 x 7.95 x 0.28 inches
290.85 x 202.04 x 7.0 mm
Weight
22.26 oz (631.0 g) 17.04 oz (483.0 g) 25.79 oz (731.0 g)
Materials
Back: Aluminum Back: Glass Back: Aluminum
Biometrics
3D Face unlock Iris scanner, 2D Face unlock Fingerprint (touch)
Features
Stylus
Keys
Right: Volume control Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Gray, Silver Black, Gray Blue

Display

Size
12.9-inch 10.5-inch 12.3-inch
Resolution
2732x2048px, 4:3 ratio, 265 PPI 2560x1600px, 16:10 ratio, 288 PPI 2000x3000px, 293 PPI
Technology
IPS LCD Super AMOLED IPS LCD
Screen-to-body
85.51 % 78.07 % 76.71 %
Peak brightness
600 cd/m2 (nit) 400 cd/m2 (nit)
Features
Oleophobic coating, Ambient light sensor Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5), Ambient light sensor

Hardware

System chip
Apple A12X Bionic APL1083 (7 nm) Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 (10 nm) Intel Core-i7 8500Y (14 nm)
Processor
Octa-core
2490 MHz
Vortex and Tempest
Octa-core
2350 MHz
Kryo 280
Dual-core
1500 MHz
GPU
Apple 7-core GPU Adreno 540 Intel HD Graphics 615
Memory
4GB/64GB 4GB (LPDDR4)/64GB 16GB/256GB
Storage expansion
not expandable microSDXC up to 400 GB
OS
iOS (13.x, 12.x) Android (10, 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo) Chrome OS

Battery

Type
9720 mAh, Li - Polymer 7300 mAh, Li - Polymer
Charging
Fast charging USB Power Delivery

Camera

Rear
Single camera Single camera Single camera
Main camera
12 MP (Sapphire crystal lens cover, Autofocus, BSI sensor)
Aperture size: F1.8
13 MP (PDAF, CMOS image sensor)
Aperture size: F1.9
Focal length: 27 mm
Sensor size: 1/3.06"
Pixel size: 1.12 μm
8 MP (Autofocus)
Aperture size: F1.8
Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Flash
Quad LED LED
Video recording
4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (120 fps), 720p (240 fps)
Time-lapse video, Continuous autofocus, Picture-taking during video recording, Video light, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing
4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p
Hyperlapse, Video calling, Video sharing
1080p (30 fps)
Video calling, Video sharing
Front
7 MP (HDR)
Video capture: 1080p
8 MP
Video capture: 1080p
8 MP (Wide Angle)
Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0 5.0 4.2
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band
MIMO
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band
MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band
MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
USB
Type-C Type-C, USB 3.1 Type-C
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Pedometer, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Barometer Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Hall (for flip covers)
HDMI
Yes
Location
Wi-Fi positioning GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou
Other
UMA (Wi-Fi Calling), Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync, AirDrop Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

Headphones
No 3.5mm jack 3.5mm jack No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Multiple speakers Multiple speakers Multiple speakers
Features
Album art cover, Background playback Dolby Atmos, Album art cover, Background playback Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring
TV-out Wireless screen share
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation, Video recording Noise cancellation

Buyers information

MSRP
$ 999 $ 650 $ 1599

Availability

Officially announced
Oct 30, 2018 Aug 01, 2018 Oct 09, 2018


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