Apple iPad 9.7-inch (2018) vs Samsung Galaxy Tab S5e Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Mar 27, 2018	Feb 15, 2019
Prices (MSRP)
$559	4GB/128GB - $480

Design

Dimensions
9.4 x 6.6 x 0.29 inches 238.8 x 167.6 x 7.4 mm	9.65 x 6.30 x 0.22 inches 245 x 160 x 5.5 mm
Weight
16.86 oz / 478.0 g	14.11 oz / 400.0 g
Materials
Back: Aluminum	Back: Aluminum
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Right: Volume control	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Gold, Gray, Silver	Black, Gold, Silver

Display

Size
9.7-inch, 72.80% screen-to-body	10.5-inch, 81.50% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD	Super AMOLED
Resolution
2048x1536px, 4:3 ratio, 264 PPI	2560x1600px, 16:10 ratio, 288 PPI
Features
Oleophobic coating, Ambient light sensor

Hardware

System chip
Apple A10 Fusion APL1W24 (16 nm)	Snapdragon 670 SDM670 (10 nm)
Processor
Quad-core 2340 MHz Hurricane and Zephy	Octa-core ARM Cortex-A75 and ARM Cortex-A53
GPU
PowerVR 7XT GT7600 Plus	Adreno 615
Memory
2GB/128GB 2GB/32GB	4GB (LPDDR4)/128GB 4GB/64GB 6GB/128GB
Storage expansion
	microSDXC up to 512 GB
OS
iOS (13.x, 12.x, 11.x)	Android (10, 9.0 Pie)

Battery

Type
8827 mAh, Li - Polymer	7040 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
	Fast charging

Camera

Rear
Single camera	Single camera
Main camera
8 MP (Autofocus, BSI sensor) Aperture size: F2.4	13 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F2.0 Focal length: 26 mm Sensor size: 1/3.4" Pixel size: 1 μm
Video recording
1080p (30 fps) Time-lapse video, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing	4K UHD (30 fps) Hyperlapse
Front
1.2 MP (HDR) Video capture: 720p	8 MP (Autofocus) Video capture: 1080p

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,dual-band MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
Lightning	Type-C, USB 3.1
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
UMA (Wi-Fi Calling), Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync, AirDrop	ANT+

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Multiple speakers	Multiple speakers
Features
Album art cover, Background playback	Dolby Atmos
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 39, 40, 41
3G Bands
5, 8, 4, 2, 1
Data Speed
LTE-A Cat 6 (300/50 Mbit/s), HSPA, HSUPA
SIM type
Nano SIM

Alternative variants

with 32 GB storage

Memory	32GB
Prices (MSRP)	$459

with 64 GB storage

Memory	64GB
Prices (MSRP)	$400

Wi-Fi only

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

with LTE support

Phone functionality	Yes
4G (FDD) Bands	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 20, 28, 66
3G Bands	5, 8, 4, 2, 1
SIM type	Nano SIM

Wi-Fi only

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

with 6GB RAM

Memory	6GB

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