Apple iPad Pro 11-inch (2021) vs Samsung Galaxy A55 5G Specs Comparison

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9.0	5.8
Apple iPad Pro 11-inch (2021)	Samsung Galaxy A55 5G
Released · May 21, 2021	Released · Mar 20, 2024
11.0-inch	6.6-inch
Triple camera	Triple camera
8GB · 128GB	8GB · 128GB
7540 mAh	5000 mAh
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Availability

Officially announced
Apr 20, 2021	Mar 11, 2024
Prices (MSRP)
	$489

Design

Dimensions
9.75 x 7.03 x 0.23 inches 247.6 x 178.5 x 5.9 mm	6.34 x 3.05 x 0.00 inches 161.1 x 77.4 8.2 mm
Weight
16.44 oz (466.0 g)	7.51 oz (213.0 g)
Materials
Back: Aluminum Frame: Aluminum	Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass) Frame: Plastic
Materials & Colors
Silver, Space Gray
Resistance
	Water, Dust; IP67
Biometrics
3D Face unlock	Optical in-screen fingerprint
Keys
Right: Volume control	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
	Iceblue, Lilac, Navy, Lemon

Display

Size
11.0-inch, 85.43% screen-to-body	6.6-inch, 84.30% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD, 120Hz, 600 nits	Super AMOLED, 120Hz, HDR, 550 nits
Resolution
2388x1688px, 266 PPI	2400x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 399 PPI
Protection
	Corning Gorilla Glass Victus
Features
Oleophobic coating, Ambient light sensor

Hardware

System chip
Apple M1 (5 nm)	Exynos 1480 (5 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 3100 MHz	Octa-core 4x2.7GHz Cortex-A78 4x2.0GHz Cortex-A55
GPU
Apple 8-core GPU	Yes
Memory
8GB/128GB 8GB/256GB 8GB/512GB 16GB/1024GB 16GB/2048GB	8GB/128GB 8GB/256GB 12GB/256GB
Storage expansion
not expandable	microSDXC
OS
iPadOS (14.x)	Android (14)

Battery

Type
7540 mAh, Li - Polymer	5000 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
	Fast charging
Charge speed
	Wired: 25.0W

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

7h 32min

Gaming

Untested

Battery Life Estimate

6h 36min

Browsing

17h 7min

Video

8h 15min

Gaming

9h 39min

Camera

Rear
Triple camera	Triple camera
Main camera
12 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8	50 MP (OIS, Autofocus) Aperture size: F1.8 Sensor size: 1/1.56" Pixel size: 1.0 μm
Second camera
10 MP (Ultra-wide) Optical zoom: 2.0x Aperture size: F2.4	12 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Sensor size: 1/3.06" Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Third camera
ToF 3D depth sensing (Depth information)	5 MP (Macro) Aperture size: F2.4
Flash
Quad LED	LED
Video recording
4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps), 720p (30 fps) Time-lapse video	4K UHD (30 fps)
Front
12 MP (Wide Angle, HDR) Video capture: 1080p	32 MP Video capture: 4K UHD (30 fps)

N/A

Overall

N/A

Photo

N/A

Video

132

Overall

140

Photo

123

Video

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0	5.3
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6,dual-band MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax	a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6 Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax
USB
Type-C	Type-C
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, LiDAR scanner, Ambient light sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, QZSS, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
Tethering, Computer sync	NFC

Multimedia

Headphones
No 3.5mm jack	No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Multiple speakers	Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Features
Dolby Atmos, Album art cover, Background playback, Dolby Digital, Dolby Digital Plus
Screen mirroring
DLNA,Wireless screen share,MirrorLink	Wireless screen share
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation, Video recording	Noise cancellation

Cellular

5G Bands
	n1, n3, n5, n7, n8, n20, n28, n38, n40, n41, n66, n77, n78, 5G Ready
4G (FDD) Bands
	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 66
4G (TDD) Bands
	38, 40, 41
3G Bands
	1, 2, 3, 5, 8
Data Speed
	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
	Yes
SIM type
	Nano SIM, eSIM

Alternative variants

With 256GB storage


Memory	256GB

With 256GB internal storage


Memory	256GB

With 512GB storage


Memory	512GB

With 12GB RAM and 256GB internal storage


Memory	12GB/256GB

With 16GB RAM and 1TB storage


Memory	16GB/1024GB

With 16GB RAM and 2TB storage


Memory	16GB/2048GB

With 5G


Weight	16.58 oz (470.0 g)
5G Bands	n1, n2, n3, n4, n5, n7, n8, n12, n20, n25, n28, n38, n40, n41, n66, n71, n77, n78, n79, n260, n261, Sub-6, mmWave
4G (FDD) Bands	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 66, 71
4G (TDD) Bands	34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 46, 48
3G Bands	1, 2, 4, 5, 8
SIM type	Nano SIM, eSIM
Location	GPS, A-GPS
Other	UMA (Wi-Fi Calling)

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Apple iPad Pro 11-inch (2021) Specs	Samsung Galaxy A55 5G Specs
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