Apple iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2018) vs Samsung Galaxy Tab A7 Specs Comparison

Design

Dimensions
11.04 x 8.46 x 0.23 inches 280.4 x 214.9 x 5.8 mm	9.75 x 6.20 x 0.28 inches 247.6 x 157.4 x 7 mm
Weight
22.26 oz (631.0 g)	16.79 oz (476.0 g)
Materials
Back: Aluminum
Biometrics
3D Face unlock
Keys
Right: Volume control
Colors
Gray, Silver	Dark gray, Silver, Gold

Display

Size
12.9-inch	10.4-inch
Resolution
2732x2048px, 4:3 ratio, 265 PPI	2000x1200px, 5:3 ratio, 224 PPI
Technology
IPS LCD	IPS LCD
Screen-to-body
85.51 %	78.94 %
Peak brightness
600 cd/m2 (nit)
Features
Oleophobic coating, Ambient light sensor	Ambient light sensor

Hardware

System chip
Apple A12X Bionic APL1083 (7 nm)	Qualcomm Snapdragon 662 SM6115 (11 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2490 MHz Vortex and Tempest	Octa-core 4x 2.0GHz Kryo 260 + 4x 1.8GHz Kryo 260
GPU
Apple 7-core GPU	Adreno 610
RAM
4GB	3GB
Internal storage
64GB	32GB, available to use: 19.5 GB
Storage expansion
not expandable	microSDXC up to 1024 GB
OS
iOS (13.x, 12.x)	Android (12, 11, 10)

Battery

Capacity
9720 mAh	7040 mAh
Type
Li - Polymer
Charging
	Fast charging

Camera

Rear
Single camera	Single camera
Main camera
12 MP (Sapphire crystal lens cover, Autofocus, BSI sensor) Aperture size: F1.8	8 MP (Autofocus)
Flash
Quad LED
Video recording
3840x2160 (4K UHD) (60 fps), 1920x1080 (Full HD) (120 fps), 1280x720 (HD) (240 fps) Time-lapse video, Continuous autofocus, Picture-taking during video recording, Video light, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing	1920x1080 (Full HD) (30 fps)
Front
7 MP (HDR), Video capture: 1920x1080 (Full HD)	5 MP, Video capture: 1920x1080 (Full HD)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0	5.0
WLAN
802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band MIMO	802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct
USB
Type-C	Type-C, USB 2.0
Location
Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers)
Other
UMA (Wi-Fi Calling), Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync, AirDrop	Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

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

Buyers information

MSRP
$ 999	$ 230 / € 223
In The Box
USB-C Charge Cable (1 meter), 18W USB-C Power Adapter

Availability

Officially announced
Oct 30, 2018	Oct 08, 2020

Alternative variants

with 1000 GB storage

Internal storage	1000GB
MSRP	$ 1749

with 64GB storage

Internal storage	64GB
MSRP	$ 280

with 256 GB storage

Internal storage	256GB
MSRP	$ 1299

with LTE support

Weight	16.83 oz (477.0 g)
4G (FDD)	Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700 a), 17(700 b), 20(800 DD), 28(700 APT), 66(AWS-3)
4G (TDD)	Bands 38(2600), 40(2300)
3G	Bands 5(850), 8(900), 4(1700/2100), 2(1900), 1(2100)
Data Speed	LTE-A Cat 13/5 (400/75 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
SIM type	Nano SIM

with 512 GB storage

Internal storage	512GB
MSRP	$ 1499

variant with LTE

Weight	22.33 oz (633.0 g)
4G (FDD)	Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700 a), 13(700 c), 14(700 PS), 17(700 b), 18(800 Lower), 19(800 Upper), 20(800 DD), 21(1500 Upper), 25(1900+), 26(850+), 29(700 d), 30(2300 WCS), 66(AWS-3), 71(600)
4G (TDD)	Bands 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900+), 40(2300), 41(2600+), 46
3G	Bands 5(850), 8(900), 4(1700/2100), 2(1900), 1(2100)
Data Speed	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
Dual SIM	Yes
SIM type	Nano SIM, eSIM
Location	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Cell ID

Links

Full specifications
Apple iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2018) Specs	Samsung Galaxy Tab A7 Specs
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Apple iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2018) Review