Apple iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2020) vs Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Mar 18, 2020	Mar 25, 2020
Prices (MSRP)
$999	$240

Design

Dimensions
11.05 x 8.46 x 0.23 inches 280.6 x 214.9 x 5.9 mm	7.95 x 4.93 x 0.28 inches 201.9 x 125.2 x 7.1 mm
Weight
22.61 oz (641.0 g)	10.9 oz (309.0 g)
Materials
Back: Aluminum	Back: Aluminum
Biometrics
3D Face unlock	2D Face unlock
Keys
Right: Volume control	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Silver, Space gray	Mocha

Display

Size
12.9-inch, 85.51% screen-to-body	8.4-inch, 80.91% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD, 600 nits	TFT
Resolution
2732x2048px, 4:3 ratio, 265 PPI	1920x1200px, 16:10 ratio, 270 PPI
Protection
	Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Features
Oleophobic coating, Ambient light sensor

Hardware

System chip
Apple A12Z Bionic APL1083 (7 nm)	Samsung Exynos 7904 (14 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2490 MHz Vortex and Tempest	Octa-core 2x1.8GHz Cortex-A73 6x1.GH​z Cortex-A53
GPU
Apple 8-core GPU	Mali-G71 MP2
Memory
6GB (LPDDR4)/128GB 6GB/256GB 6GB/512GB 6GB/1000GB	3GB (LPDDR4)/32GB
Storage expansion
not expandable	microSDXC up to 512 GB
OS
iPadOS (13.x)	Android (9.0 Pie)

Battery

Type
9720 mAh, Li - Polymer	5000 mAh
Charging
	Fast charging

Camera

Rear
Dual camera	Single camera
Main camera
12 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8	8 MP (Autofocus) Aperture size: F1.9 Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Second camera
10 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.4
Flash
LED
Video recording
4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps), 720p (240 fps) Time-lapse video, Continuous autofocus, Picture-taking during video recording, EIS	1080p (30 fps)
Front
7 MP (EIS, HDR) Video capture: 1080p	5 MP

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0	5.0
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6,dual-band MIMO 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax	a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
Type-C	Type-C, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, LiDAR scanner, Ambient light sensor	Accelerometer, Ambient light sensor
Location
Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, Glonass
Other
UMA (Wi-Fi Calling), Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync, AirDrop	ANT+

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
Screen mirroring
TV-out	Wireless screen share
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation, Video recording

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
	2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 13, 20, 66
3G Bands
	1, 2, 5, 8
Data Speed
	LTE, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
SIM type
	Nano SIM

Alternative variants

with 256GB storage

Memory	256GB
Prices (MSRP)	$1099

with 512GB storage

Memory	512GB
Prices (MSRP)	$1299

with 1TB storage

Memory	1000GB
Prices (MSRP)	$1499

variant with LTE

Weight	22.68 oz (643.0 g)
4G (FDD) Bands	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 29, 30, 66, 71
4G (TDD) Bands	34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 46, 48
3G Bands	5, 8, 4, 2, 1
Data Speed	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
SIM type	Nano SIM, eSIM
Location	GPS, Glonass
Prices (MSRP)	$1149

Links

Full specifications
Apple iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2020) Specs	Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.4 (2020) Specs
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