Apple iPad 10.2-inch vs Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Sep 10, 2019	Jan 14, 2021
Prices (MSRP)
3GB/128GB - $559	12GB/128GB - $1200 | €1399

Design

Dimensions
9.8 x 6.8 x 0.29 inches 248.9 x 172.7 x 7.4 mm	6.50 x 2.98 x 0.35 inches (~0.37 inches with camera bump) 165.1 x 75.6 x 8.9 mm (~9.4 mm with camera bump)
Weight
17.39 oz / 493.0 g	8.04 oz / 229.0 g
Materials
Back: Aluminum	Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass Victus) Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
	Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	2D Face unlock, Ultrasonic in-screen fingerprint
Keys
Right: Volume control	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Silver, Space gray, Gold	Phantom black, Silver

Display

Size
10.2-inch, 74.94% screen-to-body	6.8-inch, 89.33% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD, 500 nits	Dynamic AMOLED, 120Hz, HDR, 1500 nits
Resolution
2160x1620px, 4:3 ratio, 265 PPI	3200x1440px, 20:9 ratio, 516 PPI
Protection
	Corning Gorilla Glass Victus
Features
Oleophobic coating, Ambient light sensor

PhoneArena Display Test

Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested
Bright Min
1.3 (Good)	1.5 (Good)

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Hardware

System chip
Apple A10 Fusion APL1W24 (16 nm)	Snapdragon 888 SM8350 (5 nm)
Processor
Quad-core Hurricane and Zephy	Octa-core 1x2.84GHz Kryo 680 3x2.42GHz Kryo 680 4x1.80GHz Kryo 680
GPU
PowerVR 7XT GT7600 Plus	Adreno 660
Memory
3GB/128GB 3GB/32GB	12GB (LPDDR5)/128GB (UFS 3.1) 12GB/256GB 16GB/512GB
Storage expansion
	not expandable
OS
iPadOS (13.x)	Android (14, 13, 12, 11)

PhoneArena Performance Test

GeekBench 6 Single
Untested	1117
GeekBench 6 Multi
Untested	3312
3D Mark High
Untested	1963
3D Mark Low
Untested	1179

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Battery

Type
8827 mAh, Li - Ion	5000 mAh, Li - Polymer
Charging
	Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0, USB Power Delivery, Samsung Adaptive Fast Charging Qi and Powermat wireless charging, Reverse wireless charging
Charge speed
	Wired: 25.0W Wireless: 15.0W

PhoneArena Battery Tests

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

Battery Life Estimate

6h 15min

Browsing

14h 43min

Video

8h 52min

Gaming

8h 40min

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Camera

Rear
Single camera	Quad camera
Main camera
8 MP (Autofocus, BSI sensor) Aperture size: F2.4	108 MP (OIS, Laser and PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8 Focal length: 24 mm Sensor size: 1/1.33" Pixel size: 0.8 μm
Second camera
	12 MP (Ultra-wide, PDAF) Aperture size: F2.2 Focal Length: 13 mm Sensor size: 1/2.55" Pixel size: 1.4 μm
Third camera
	10 MP (Telephoto, OIS, PDAF) Optical zoom: 3.0x Aperture size: F2.4 Focal Length: 70 mm Sensor size: 1/3.2" Pixel size: 1.22 μm
Fourth camera
	10 MP (Telephoto, Periscope, OIS, PDAF) Optical zoom: 3.0x Aperture size: F2.4 Focal Length: 70 mm Sensor size: 1/3.2" Pixel size: 1.22 μm
Flash
	LED
Video recording
1080p (30 fps), 720p (120 fps) Time-lapse video, EIS	8K UHD (24 fps), 4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps), 720p (960 fps) OIS, HDR, Hyperlapse, Video light, EIS
Front
1.2 MP (HDR) Video capture: 720p	40 MP (PDAF, HDR) Video capture: 4K UHD (60 fps)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2	5.1
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac	a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6,dual-band MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax
USB
Lightning	Type-C, USB 3.2
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Hearing aid compatible
	M3/T3
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
UMA (Wi-Fi Calling)	NFC, ANT+

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Multiple speakers	Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Features
	32-Bit DAC, Dolby Atmos, aptX, Dolby Digital, Dolby Digital Plus

Cellular

5G Bands
	n2, n5, n12, n25, n41, n66, n71, n77, n260, n261, SA, NSA, Sub-6, mmWave
4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 25, 26, 29, 30, 66, 71	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 66, 71
4G (TDD) Bands
34, 38, 39, 40, 41	38, 39, 40, 41, 46, 48
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5, 8	1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s, UMTS	LTE-A Pro Cat 20 (2000/150 Mbit/s)
Dual SIM
Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM, eSIM	Nano SIM

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
	Date approved: Dec 22, 2020 FCC ID value: A3LSMG998U
Measured SAR
	Head: 0.77 W/kg Body: 1.02 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.16 W/kg Phablet: 3.15 W/kg

Alternative variants

Wi-Fi only

Weight	17.04 oz / 483.0 g
Prices (MSRP)	$429

with 256GB storage

Memory	256GB
Colors	Phantom black
Prices (MSRP)	$1250

with 32 GB storage

Memory	32GB
Prices (MSRP)	$459

with 512GB storage

Memory	16GB/512GB
Colors	Phantom black
Prices (MSRP)	$1380

with 32 GB storage, Wi-Fi only

Memory	32GB
Weight	17.04 oz / 483.0 g
Prices (MSRP)	$329

for Europe

System chip	Samsung Exynos 2100 (5 nm)
Processor	Octa-core 1x2.91GHz Cortex-X1 3x2.81G​Hz Cortex-A78 4x2.2G​Hz Cortex-A55
GPU	Mali G78 MP14
Weight	8.01 oz / 227.0 g
5G Bands	SA, NSA, Sub-6
FCC approval	Date approved: Dec 22, 2020 FCC ID value: A3LSMG998B
Measured SAR	Head: 0.16 W/kg Body: 0.72 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.34 W/kg Phablet: 3.86 W/kg

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