Apple iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2018) vs Samsung Galaxy View 2 Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Oct 30, 2018	Apr 26, 2019
Prices (MSRP)
$999	$740

Design

Dimensions
11.04 x 8.46 x 0.23 inches 280.4 x 214.9 x 5.8 mm	16.43 x 10.37 x 0.68 inches 417.3 x 263.4 x 17.3 mm
Weight
22.26 oz (631.0 g)	78.72 oz (2232.0 g)
Materials
Back: Aluminum
Biometrics
3D Face unlock
Keys
Right: Volume control
Colors
Gray, Silver	Gray

Display

Size
12.9-inch, 85.51% screen-to-body	17.3-inch, 75.06% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD, 600 nits	IPS LCD
Resolution
2732x2048px, 4:3 ratio, 265 PPI	1080x1920px, 16:9 ratio, 127 PPI
Colors
	16 777 216
Features
Oleophobic coating, Ambient light sensor

Hardware

System chip
Apple A12X Bionic APL1083 (7 nm)	Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7884 (14 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2490 MHz Vortex and Tempest	Octa-core 1600 MHz ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53
GPU
Apple 7-core GPU	Mali-G71 MP2
Memory
4GB/64GB 4GB/256GB 4GB/512GB 4GB/1000GB	3GB (LPDDR4)/64GB
Storage expansion
not expandable	microSDXC up to 400 GB
OS
iOS (13.x, 12.x)	Android (8.1 Oreo)

Battery

Type
9720 mAh, Li - Polymer	12000 mAh, Li - Ion

Camera

Rear
Single camera
Main camera
12 MP (Sapphire crystal lens cover, Autofocus, BSI sensor) Aperture size: F1.8
Flash
Quad 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	5 MP Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0	5.0, Yes
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band MIMO 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac	a,b,g,n Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct 802.11 a, b, g, n
USB
Type-C	Type-C, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor	Accelerometer, Ambient light sensor
Location
Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, Glonass, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
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	Album art cover, Background playback, Dolby Atmos
Screen mirroring
TV-out	Wireless screen share
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation, Video recording

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
	2, 4, 5, 12, 14, 29, 30, 66
3G Bands
	5, 2
Data Speed
	LTE-A, HSPA, HSUPA
SIM type
	Nano SIM

Phone Features

Notifications
	Vibration, Flight mode
Other features
	Voice commands, Voice recording

Alternative variants

with 1000 GB storage

Memory	1000GB
Prices (MSRP)	$1749

with 256 GB storage

Memory	256GB
Prices (MSRP)	$1299

with 512 GB storage

Memory	512GB
Prices (MSRP)	$1499

variant with LTE

Weight	22.33 oz (633.0 g)
4G (FDD) Bands	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 25, 26, 29, 30, 66, 71
4G (TDD) Bands	34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 46
3G Bands	5, 8, 4, 2, 1
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 View 2 Specs
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