Apple iPad Pro 10.5-inch vs Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2019) Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Jun 05, 2017
Prices (MSRP)
$1079	3GB/128GB - $330

Design

Dimensions
9.87 x 6.85 x 0.24 inches 250.6 x 174.1 x 6.1 mm	9.65 x 5.88 x 0.3 inches 245.1 x 149.4 x 7.6 mm
Weight
16.83 oz / 477.0 g	16.54 oz / 469.0 g
Materials
Back: Aluminum	Back: Aluminum
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Right: Volume control	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Gold, Gray, Silver, Pink	Black, Gold, Gray

Display

Size
10.5-inch, 78.27% screen-to-body	10.1-inch, 80.80% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD, 600 nits	IPS LCD
Resolution
2224x1668px, 4:3 ratio, 265 PPI	1920x1200px, 16:10 ratio, 224 PPI
Features
Oleophobic coating, Ambient light sensor

PhoneArena Display Test

Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested
Bright Min
3 (Average)	Untested

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Hardware

System chip
Apple A10X Fusion APL1071 (10 nm)	Samsung Exynos 7 7904 (14 nm)
Processor
Hexa-core 2380 MHz Hurricane and Zephy	Octa-core ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53
GPU
Apple 12-core GPU	Mali-G71 MP2
Memory
4GB (LPDDR4)/512GB 4GB/64GB 4GB/256GB	3GB/128GB 3GB/32GB 3GB/64GB
Storage expansion
	microSDXC up to 512 GB
OS
iOS (13.x, 12.x, 11.x, 10.x)	Android (11, 10, 9.0 Pie)

Battery

Type
8134 mAh, Li - Ion	6150 mAh, Li - Ion

Camera

Rear
Single camera	Single camera
Main camera
12 MP (Sapphire crystal lens cover, OIS, Autofocus, BSI sensor) Aperture size: F1.8	8 MP (Autofocus) Aperture size: F2.0
Flash
Quad LED
Video recording
4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (120 fps), 720p (240 fps) OIS, Time-lapse video, Continuous autofocus, Picture-taking during video recording, Video light, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing	1080p (30 fps) Video calling, Video sharing
Front
7 MP (HDR) Video capture: 1080p	5 MP

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2	5.0
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band MIMO 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac	a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
Lightning	Type-C, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, Glonass, BeiDou
Other
NFC, UMA (Wi-Fi Calling), Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync, AirDrop	ANT+, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	3.5mm jack
Speakers
Multiple speakers	Multiple speakers
Features
Album art cover, Background playback	Dolby Atmos, Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring
TV-out
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation, Video recording

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 39, 40, 41
3G Bands
5, 8, 4, 2, 1
Data Speed
LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s, UMTS
SIM type
Nano SIM

Alternative variants

Memory	256GB
Prices (MSRP)	$879

with 64 GB storage

Memory	64GB
Prices (MSRP)	$280

Memory	64GB
Prices (MSRP)	$779

with 32 GB storage, no gold color

Memory	32GB
Prices (MSRP)	$230

Weight	16.54 oz / 469.0 g
Prices (MSRP)	$949

LTE version

Phone functionality	Yes
4G (FDD) Bands	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 28, 66
4G (TDD) Bands	38, 40
3G Bands	5, 8, 4, 2, 1
Data Speed	LTE, HSPA, HSUPA
SIM type	Nano SIM

Memory	256GB
Weight	16.54 oz / 469.0 g
Prices (MSRP)	$749

Memory	64GB
Weight	16.54 oz / 469.0 g
Prices (MSRP)	$649

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