Apple iPad Pro 12.9-inch vs Samsung Galaxy Tab S8 Ultra Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Jun 05, 2017	Feb 09, 2022
Prices (MSRP)
$1229	$1099

Design

Dimensions
12.04 x 8.69 x 0.27 inches 305.7 x 220.6 x 6.9 mm	12.85 x 8.21 x 0.22 inches 326.4 x 208.6 x 5.5 mm
Weight
24.41 oz (692.0 g)	25.61 oz (726.0 g)
Materials
Back: Aluminum	Back: Aluminum Frame: Aluminum
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	Optical in-screen fingerprint
Keys
Right: Volume control
Colors
Gold, Gray, Silver	Graphite

Display

Size
12.9-inch, 76.33% screen-to-body	14.6-inch, 90.77% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD, 600 nits	Super AMOLED, 120Hz, HDR
Resolution
2732x2048px, 4:3 ratio, 265 PPI	2960x1848px, 16:10 ratio, 239 PPI
Features
Oleophobic coating, Ambient light sensor	HDR support, Ambient light sensor

Hardware

System chip
Apple A10X Fusion APL1071 (10 nm)	Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 SM8450 (4 nm)
Processor
Hexa-core 2380 MHz Hurricane and Zephy	Octa-core 1x3.00GHz Cortex-X2 3x2.50G​Hz Cortex-A710 4x1.8​0GHz Cortex-A510
GPU
Apple 12-core GPU	Adreno 730
Memory
4GB (LPDDR4)/512GB 4GB/64GB 4GB/256GB	8GB/128GB 12GB/256GB 12GB/512GB 16GB/512GB
Storage expansion
	microSDXC up to 1024 GB
OS
iOS (13.x, 12.x, 11.x, 10.x)	Android (13, 12)

Battery

Type
10891 mAh, Li - Ion	11200 mAh
Charging
	Fast charging
Charge speed
	Wired: 45.0W

Camera

Rear
Single camera	Dual camera
Main camera
12 MP (Sapphire crystal lens cover, OIS, Autofocus, BSI sensor) Aperture size: F1.8	13 MP (Autofocus) Aperture size: F2.0 Focal length: 26 mm Sensor size: 1/3.4" Pixel size: 1.0 μm
Second camera
	6 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2
Flash
Quad LED	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	4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (30 fps)
Front
7 MP (HDR) Video capture: 1080p	12 MP (Dual-Camera)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2	5.2
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band MIMO 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac	a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6 Wi-Fi Direct 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, Ambient light sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou
Other
NFC, UMA (Wi-Fi Calling), Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync, AirDrop	Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Multiple speakers	Multiple speakers
Features
Album art cover, Background playback	Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring
TV-out	Wireless screen share
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation, Video recording	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)	$1029

With 12GB RAM and 256GB internal storage

Memory	12GB/256GB

Memory	64GB
Prices (MSRP)	$929

With 12GB RAM and 512GB internal storage

Memory	12GB/512GB

Weight	23.88 oz (677.0 g)
Prices (MSRP)	$1099

With 16GB RAM and 512GB internal storage

Memory	16GB/512GB

Memory	256GB
Weight	23.88 oz (677.0 g)
Prices (MSRP)	$899

With 5G

Weight	25.68 oz (728.0 g)
5G Bands	5G Ready

Memory	64GB
Weight	23.88 oz (677.0 g)
Prices (MSRP)	$799

Links

Full specifications
Apple iPad Pro 12.9-inch Specs	Samsung Galaxy Tab S8 Ultra Specs
PhoneArena Review
Apple iPad Pro 12.9-inch Review	Samsung Galaxy Tab S8 Ultra Review
User Reviews
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