Apple iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2021) vs OnePlus 8 Pro Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Apr 20, 2021	Apr 14, 2020
Prices (MSRP)
	$899

Design

Dimensions
11.05 x 8.46 x 0.25 inches 280.6 x 214.9 x 6.4 mm	6.51 x 2.93 x 0.33 inches 165.3 x 74.3 x 8.5 mm
Weight
24.06 oz / 682.0 g	7.02 oz / 199.0 g
Materials
Back: Aluminum Frame: Aluminum	Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) Frame: Aluminum
Materials & Colors
Silver, Space Gray
Biometrics
3D Face unlock	2D Face unlock, Optical in-screen fingerprint
Keys
Right: Volume control	Left: Volume control; Right: Lock/Unlock key
Colors
	Glacial green

Display

Size
12.9-inch, 85.43% screen-to-body	6.8-inch, 90.79% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD, 120Hz, HDR, 1600 nits	AMOLED, 120Hz, HDR, 1300 nits
Resolution
2732x2048px, 4:3 ratio, 265 PPI	3168x1440px, 19.8:9 ratio, 513 PPI
Protection
	Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Features
HDR support, Oleophobic coating, Ambient light sensor

PhoneArena Display Test

Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested
Bright Min
2.1 (Average)	2.8 (Average)

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Hardware

System chip
Apple M1 (5 nm)	Snapdragon 865 SM8250 (7 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 3100 MHz	Octa-core 2840 MHz Kryo 585
GPU
Apple 8-core GPU	Adreno 650
Memory
8GB/128GB 8GB/256GB 8GB/512GB 16GB/1024GB 16GB/2048GB	8GB (LPDDR5)/128GB (UFS 3.0) 12GB/256GB
Storage expansion
not expandable	not expandable
OS
iPadOS (14.x)	Android (11, 10)

Battery

Type
10758 mAh, Li - Polymer	4510 mAh, Li - Polymer
Charging
	OnePlus Warp Charge Qi wireless charging, Reverse wireless charging
Charge speed
	Wired: 30.0W Wireless: 30.0W

PhoneArena Battery Tests

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

8h 51min

Gaming

Untested

Battery Life Estimate

5h 45min

Browsing

10h 0min

Video

9h 15min

Gaming

10h 33min

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Camera

Rear
Triple camera	Quad camera
Main camera
12 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8	48 MP (OIS, Laser and PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8 Focal length: 25 mm Sensor size: 1/1.4" Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Second camera
10 MP (Ultra-wide) Optical zoom: 2.0x Aperture size: F2.4	48 MP (Ultra-wide, PDAF) Aperture size: F2.2 Focal Length: 14 mm Sensor size: 1/2" Pixel size: 0.8 μm
Third camera
ToF 3D depth sensing (Depth information)	8 MP (Telephoto, OIS, Laser and PDAF) Optical zoom: 3.0x Aperture size: F2.4 Sensor size: 1/2" Pixel size: 1 μm
Fourth camera
	5 MP (Color filter) Aperture size: F2.4
Flash
Quad LED	Dual LED
Video recording
4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps), 720p (30 fps) Time-lapse video	4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps), 720p (480 fps) OIS, HDR, EIS
Front
12 MP (EIS, Wide Angle, HDR) Video capture: 1080p	16 MP (EIS, HDR) Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0	5.1
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6,dual-band MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax	a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6,dual-band MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax
USB
Type-C	Type-C, USB 3.1
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, LiDAR scanner, Ambient light sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Dual-band positioning, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
Tethering, Computer sync	NFC

Multimedia

Headphones
No 3.5mm jack	No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Multiple speakers	Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Features
Dolby Atmos, Album art cover, Background playback, Dolby Digital, Dolby Digital Plus	Dolby Atmos, aptX-HD
Screen mirroring
DLNA,Wireless screen share,MirrorLink	DLNA,Wireless screen share
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation, Video recording	Noise cancellation

Cellular

5G Bands
	n2, n5, n41, n66, n71, SA, NSA
4G (FDD) Bands
	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 66, 71
4G (TDD) Bands
	34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 46, 48
3G Bands
	1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8
Data Speed
	LTE-A Pro Cat 18 (1200/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
	Yes
SIM type
	Nano SIM

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
	Date approved: Oct 12, 2020 FCC ID value: 2ABZ2-EE007
Measured SAR
	Head: 0.93 W/kg Body: 0.89 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg Wireless Router: 0.95 W/kg

Alternative variants

With 256 GB storage

Memory	256GB

with 256GB storage

Memory	12GB/256GB
Colors	Onyx black, Ultramarine blue
Prices (MSRP)	$999

With 512GB storage

Memory	512GB

for Europe

5G Bands	n1, n3, n7, n28, n78, SA, NSA
4G (FDD) Bands	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 66
4G (TDD) Bands	34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 46

With 16 GB RAM and 1TB storage

Memory	16GB/1024GB

for T-Mobile

Resistance	Water, Dust; IP68

With 16 RAM and 2TB storage

Memory	16GB/2048GB

With 5G

Weight	24.16 oz / 685.0 g
5G Bands	n1, n2, n3, n4, n5, n7, n8, n12, n20, n25, n28, n38, n40, n41, n66, n71, n77, n78, n79, n260, n261, Sub-6, mmWave
4G (FDD) Bands	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 66, 71
4G (TDD) Bands	34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 46, 48
3G Bands	1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed	LTE-A, HSPA
Dual SIM	Yes
SIM type	Nano SIM, eSIM
Location	GPS, A-GPS
Other	UMA (Wi-Fi Calling)

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