Apple iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2020) vs Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 Ultra Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Mar 18, 2020	Jul 26, 2023
Prices (MSRP)
$999	$1200

Design

Dimensions
11.05 x 8.46 x 0.23 inches 280.6 x 214.9 x 5.9 mm	12.85 x 8.21 x 0.22 inches 326.4 x 208.6 x 5.5 mm
Weight
22.61 oz / 641.0 g	25.82 oz / 732.0 g
Materials
Back: Aluminum
Biometrics
3D Face unlock	Optical in-screen fingerprint
Keys
Right: Volume control
Colors
Silver, Space gray	Beige, Graphite

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
Protection
	Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Features
Oleophobic coating, Ambient light sensor	HDR support, Scratch-resistant glass, Ambient light sensor

PhoneArena Display Test

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

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Hardware

System chip
Apple A12Z Bionic APL1083 (7 nm)	Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 SM8550-AC (4 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2490 MHz Vortex and Tempest	Octa-core 1x3.36GHz Cortex-X3 2x2.8GH​z Cortex-A715 2x2.8​GHz Cortex-A710 3x2.0​GHz Cortex-A510
GPU
Apple 8-core GPU	Adreno 740
Memory
6GB (LPDDR4)/128GB 6GB/256GB 6GB/512GB 6GB/1000GB	12GB/256GB
Storage expansion
not expandable	microSDXC up to 1024 GB
OS
iPadOS (13.x)	Android (13)

PhoneArena Performance Test

GeekBench 6 Single
Untested	2071
GeekBench 6 Multi
Untested	5531
3D Mark High
Untested	3905
3D Mark Low
Untested	2997

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Battery

Type
9720 mAh, Li - Polymer	11200 mAh
Charge speed
	Wired: 45.0W

PhoneArena Battery Tests

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

Battery Life Estimate

5h 0min

Browsing

9h 54min

Video

7h 22min

Gaming

9h 10min

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Camera

Rear
Dual camera	Dual camera
Main camera
12 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8	13 MP
Second camera
10 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.4	8 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	Yes
Front
7 MP (EIS, HDR) Video capture: 1080p	12 MP (Dual-Camera)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0	5.3
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 6E Wi-Fi Direct 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax
USB
Type-C	Type-C
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, LiDAR scanner, Ambient light sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Ambient light sensor
Location
Wi-Fi positioning
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
Screen mirroring
TV-out	Wireless screen share
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation, Video recording

Cellular

5G Bands
	5G Ready
Data Speed
	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 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

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