Apple iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2018) vs Samsung Galaxy Tab S11 Ultra Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Oct 30, 2018	Sep 04, 2025
Prices (MSRP)
4GB/64GB - $999 4GB/256GB - $1299 4GB/512GB - $1749 4GB/1000GB - $1749	12GB/256GB - $1199

Design

Dimensions
11.04 x 8.46 x 0.23 inches 280.4 x 214.9 x 5.8 mm	12.85 x 8.21 x 0.20 inches 326.39 x 208.53 x 5.08 mm
Weight
22.26 oz / 631.0 g LTE version - 633 g	24.32 oz / 689.5 g
Materials
Back: Aluminum	Back: Aluminum Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
	Yes; IP68
Biometrics
3D Face unlock	Optical in-screen fingerprint
Keys
Right: Volume control
Colors
Gray, Silver	Grey, Silver

Display

Size
12.9-inch, 85.51% screen-to-body	14.6-inch, 90.77% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD, 600 nits	Dynamic AMOLED, 120Hz, HDR
Resolution
2732x2048px, 4:3 ratio, 265 PPI	2960x1848px, 16:10 ratio, 239 PPI
Features
Oleophobic coating, Ambient light sensor	HDR support, Scratch-resistant glass, Ambient light sensor

PhoneArena Display Test

Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	1457 (Good)
Bright Min
Untested	1.6 (Good)

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Hardware

System chip
Apple A12X Bionic APL1083 (7 nm)	MediaTek Dimensity 9400+ MT6991 (3 nm)
Processor
Octa-core Vortex and Tempest	Octa-core 1x3.62GHz Cortex-X925 3x3.3 GHz Cortex-X4 4x2.4 GHz Cortex-A720
GPU
Apple 7-core GPU	Immortalis-G925 MC12
Memory
4GB/64GB 4GB/256GB 4GB/512GB 4GB/1000GB	12GB/256GB 12GB/512GB 16GB/1024GB
Storage expansion
not expandable	microSDXC up to 2048 GB
OS
iOS (13.x, 12.x)	Android (16)

PhoneArena Performance Test

GeekBench 6 Single
Untested	2652
GeekBench 6 Multi
Untested	8561
3D Mark High
Untested	6547
3D Mark Low
Untested	5049

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Battery

Type
9720 mAh, Li - Polymer	11600 mAh
Charge speed
	Wired: 45.0W

PhoneArena Battery Tests

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

Battery Life Estimate

5h 40min

Browsing

10h 16min

Video

8h 37min

Gaming

11h 2min

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Camera

Rear
Single camera	Dual camera
Main camera
12 MP (Sapphire crystal lens cover, Autofocus, BSI sensor) Aperture size: F1.8	13 MP
Second camera
	8 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2
Flash
Quad LED	LED
Video recording
4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (120 fps), 720p (240 fps) Time-lapse video, Continuous autofocus, Picture-taking during video recording, Video light, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing
Front
7 MP (HDR) Video capture: 1080p (60 fps)	12 MP

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0	5.4
WLAN
dual-band MIMO 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac	Wi-Fi 6,Wi-Fi 6E,Wi-Fi 7 Wi-Fi Direct 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax
USB
Type-C	Type-C
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor
Location
Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou
Other
UMA (Wi-Fi Calling), Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync, AirDrop

Multimedia

Headphones
No 3.5mm jack	No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Multiple speakers	Multiple speakers
Features
Album art cover, Background playback	Dolby Atmos, Album art cover, Background playback

Cellular

5G Bands
	5G Ready
LTE Bands
LTE version - 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 25, 26, 29, 30, 66, 71
TDD Bands
LTE version - 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 46
3G Bands
LTE version - 5, 8, 4, 2, 1
Data Speed
	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
SIM type
	Nano SIM, eSIM

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