Apple iPad 9.7-inch (2018) vs Samsung Galaxy S10 Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Mar 27, 2018	Feb 20, 2019
Prices (MSRP)
$559	$900

Design

Dimensions
9.4 x 6.6 x 0.29 inches 238.8 x 167.6 x 7.4 mm	5.90 x 2.77 x 0.31 inches 149.9 x 70.4 x 7.8 mm
Weight
16.86 oz (478.0 g)	5.54 oz (157.0 g)
Materials
Back: Aluminum	Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
	Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	2D Face unlock, Ultrasonic in-screen fingerprint
Keys
Right: Volume control	Left: Volume control, Other; Right: Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Gold, Gray, Silver	Prism blue, Prism black, Prism white, Prism green, Flamingo pink

Display

Size
9.7-inch, 72.80% screen-to-body	6.1-inch, 88.66% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD	Dynamic AMOLED, HDR
Resolution
2048x1536px, 4:3 ratio, 264 PPI	3040x1440px, 19:9 ratio, 550 PPI
Protection
	Corning Gorilla Glass 6
Features
Oleophobic coating, Ambient light sensor

Hardware

System chip
Apple A10 Fusion APL1W24 (16 nm)	Snapdragon 855 (7 nm)
Processor
Quad-core 2340 MHz Hurricane and Zephy	Octa-core 2840 MHz Kryo 485
GPU
PowerVR 7XT GT7600 Plus	Adreno 640
Memory
2GB/128GB 2GB/32GB	8GB (LPDDR4)/128GB 8GB/512GB
Storage expansion
	microSDXC up to 512 GB
OS
iOS (13.x, 12.x, 11.x)	Android (11, 10, 9.0 Pie)

Battery

Type
8827 mAh, Li - Polymer	3400 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
	Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0, USB Power Delivery, Samsung Adaptive Fast Charging Qi and Powermat wireless charging, Reverse wireless charging

PhoneArena Battery Tests

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

Battery Life Estimate

4h 15min

Browsing

8h 9min

Video

7h 18min

Gaming

5h 35min

Learn more on our PhoneArena Battery Test Results page

Camera

Rear
Single camera	Triple camera
Main camera
8 MP (Autofocus, BSI sensor) Aperture size: F2.4	12 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.5/F2.4 Focal length: 26 mm Sensor size: 1/2.55" Pixel size: 1.4 μm
Second camera
	16 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Focal Length: 12 mm Sensor size: 1/3.1" Pixel size: 1 μm
Third camera
	12 MP (Telephoto, OIS, PDAF) Optical zoom: 2.0x Aperture size: F2.4 Focal Length: 52 mm Sensor size: 1/3.6" Pixel size: 1 μm
Flash
	LED
Video recording
1080p (30 fps) Time-lapse video, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing	4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps), 720p (960 fps) HDR, Time-lapse video, Hyperlapse, Picture-taking during video recording, Video light, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing
Front
1.2 MP (HDR) Video capture: 720p	10 MP (Autofocus, HDR) Video capture: 4K UHD

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2	5.0
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 3.1
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Heart rate, Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Hearing aid compatible
	M4/T4
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), Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync, AirDrop	NFC, ANT+

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	3.5mm jack
Speakers
Multiple speakers	Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Features
Album art cover, Background playback	32-Bit DAC, Dolby Atmos, aptX-HD
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share	Wireless screen share
Radio
	FM
Additional microphone(s)
	Noise cancellation

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 66, 71
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 39, 40, 41	38, 39, 40, 41, 46
3G Bands
5, 8, 4, 2, 1	1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A Cat 6 (300/50 Mbit/s), HSPA, HSUPA	LTE-A Pro Cat 20 (2000/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM
HD Voice
	Yes

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
	Date approved: Feb 01, 2019 FCC ID value: A3LSMG973U
Measured SAR
	Head: 0.39 W/kg Body: 1.37 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.35 W/kg Phablet: 3.99 W/kg

Alternative variants

with 32 GB storage

Memory	32GB
Prices (MSRP)	$459

International version

System chip	Samsung Exynos 9 9820 (8 nm)
Processor	Octa-core 2700 MHz Exynos M4, ARM Cortex-A75 and ARM Cortex-A55
GPU	Mali-G76 MP12
Dual SIM	Yes
FCC approval	Date approved: Feb 15, 2019 FCC ID value: A3LSMG973F
Measured SAR	Head: 0.35 W/kg Body: 0.79 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.07 W/kg Phablet: 2.96 W/kg

Wi-Fi only

Memory	32GB
Weight	16.54 oz (469.0 g)
Prices (MSRP)	$329

with 512 GB storage

Memory	512GB
Prices (MSRP)	$1150

Wi-Fi only

Weight	16.54 oz (469.0 g)
Prices (MSRP)	$429

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Full specifications
Apple iPad 9.7-inch (2018) Specs	Samsung Galaxy S10 Specs
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