Apple iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2020) vs Samsung Galaxy Tab S8+ Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Mar 18, 2020	Feb 09, 2022
Prices (MSRP)
$999	$899

Design

Dimensions
11.05 x 8.46 x 0.23 inches 280.6 x 214.9 x 5.9 mm	7.28 x 11.22 x 0.22 inches 185.0 x 285.0 x 5.7 mm
Weight
22.61 oz / 641.0 g	20.00 oz / 567.0 g
Materials
Back: Aluminum	Back: Aluminum Frame: Aluminum
Biometrics
3D Face unlock	Optical in-screen fingerprint
Keys
Right: Volume control	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Silver, Space gray	Graphite, Silver, Pink Gold

Display

Size
12.9-inch, 85.51% screen-to-body	12.4-inch, 84.65% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD, 600 nits	Super AMOLED, 120Hz
Resolution
2732x2048px, 4:3 ratio, 265 PPI	2800x1752px, 16:10 ratio, 266 PPI
Features
Oleophobic coating, Ambient light sensor

Hardware

System chip
Apple A12Z Bionic APL1083 (7 nm)	Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 SM8450 (4 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2490 MHz Vortex and Tempest	Octa-core 1x3.00GHz Cortex-X2 3x2.50G​Hz Cortex-A710 4x1.8​0GHz Cortex-A510
GPU
Apple 8-core GPU	Adreno 730
Memory
6GB (LPDDR4)/128GB 6GB/256GB 6GB/512GB 6GB/1000GB	8GB/128GB 128GB/256GB
Storage expansion
not expandable	microSDXC up to 1024 GB
OS
iPadOS (13.x)	Android (13, 12)

Battery

Type
9720 mAh, Li - Polymer	10090 mAh
Charging
	Fast charging
Charge speed
	Wired: 45.0W

Camera

Rear
Dual camera	Dual camera
Main camera
12 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8	13 MP (Autofocus)
Second camera
10 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.4	6 MP (Ultra-wide)
Flash
LED	LED
Video recording
4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps), 720p (240 fps) Time-lapse video, Continuous autofocus, Picture-taking during video recording, EIS	4K UHD (30 fps)
Front
7 MP (EIS, HDR) Video capture: 1080p	12 MP

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0	5.2
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,Wi-Fi 6 Wi-Fi Direct 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax
USB
Type-C	Type-C, USB 3.2
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, LiDAR scanner, Ambient light sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor
Location
Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou
Other
UMA (Wi-Fi Calling), Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync, AirDrop	Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

Headphones
No 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

Alternative variants

with 256GB storage

Memory	256GB
Prices (MSRP)	$1099

With 12GB RAM and 256GB internal storage

Memory	128GB/256GB

with 512GB storage

Memory	512GB
Prices (MSRP)	$1299

With 5G

Weight	20.18 oz / 572.0 g
5G Bands	5G Ready

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

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Apple iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2020) Specs	Samsung Galaxy Tab S8+ Specs
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