Apple iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2021) vs Samsung Galaxy A32 5G Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Apr 20, 2021	Jan 13, 2021
Prices (MSRP)
	4GB/64GB - €280

Design

Dimensions
11.05 x 8.46 x 0.25 inches 280.6 x 214.9 x 6.4 mm	6.46 x 3.00 x 0.36 inches 164.2 x 76.1 x 9.1 mm
Weight
24.06 oz / 682.0 g	7.23 oz / 205.0 g
Materials
Back: Aluminum Frame: Aluminum	Back: Plastic Frame: Plastic
Materials & Colors
Silver, Space Gray
Biometrics
3D Face unlock	Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Right: Volume control	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
	Awesome black, Awesome white, Awesome blue, Awesome violet

Display

Size
12.9-inch, 85.43% screen-to-body	6.5-inch, 81.58% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD, 120Hz, HDR, 1600 nits	TFT, 90Hz
Resolution
2732x2048px, 4:3 ratio, 265 PPI	1600x720px, 20:9 ratio, 270 PPI
Features
HDR support, Oleophobic coating, Ambient light sensor

PhoneArena Display Test

Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested
Bright Min
2.1 (Average)	4.8 (Poor)

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Hardware

System chip
Apple M1 (5 nm)	MediaTek Dimensity 720 MT6853 (7 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 3100 MHz	Octa-core 2x2.0GHz Cortex-A76 6x2.0G​Hz Cortex-A55
GPU
Apple 8-core GPU	Mali-G57 MC3
Memory
8GB/128GB 8GB/256GB 8GB/512GB 16GB/1024GB 16GB/2048GB	4GB (LPDDR4)/64GB (UFS 2.2) 6GB/128GB
Storage expansion
not expandable	microSDXC up to 1024 GB
OS
iPadOS (14.x)	Android (13, 12, 11)

Battery

Type
10758 mAh, Li - Polymer	5000 mAh, Li - Ion
Charge speed
	Wired: 15.0W

PhoneArena Battery Tests

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

8h 51min

Gaming

Untested

Battery Life Estimate

7h 56min

Browsing

18h 45min

Video

11h 26min

Gaming

10h 32min

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Camera

Rear
Triple camera	Quad camera
Main camera
12 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8	48 MP (Autofocus, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8 Pixel size: 0.8 μm
Second camera
10 MP (Ultra-wide) Optical zoom: 2.0x Aperture size: F2.4	8 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Third camera
ToF 3D depth sensing (Depth information)	2 MP (Macro) Aperture size: F2.4
Fourth camera
	2 MP (Depth information) Aperture size: F2.4
Flash
Quad LED	LED
Video recording
4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps), 720p (30 fps) Time-lapse video	4K UHD (30 fps)
Front
12 MP (EIS, Wide Angle, HDR) Video capture: 1080p	13 MP Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0	5.0
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 Direct, 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, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
Tethering, Computer sync	NFC

Multimedia

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

Cellular

5G Bands
	n1, n3, n5, n7, n8, n20, n28, n38, n40, n41, n66, n78, n79
4G (FDD) Bands
	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 26, 28, 66
3G Bands
	1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
	Yes
SIM type
	Nano SIM

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
	Date approved: Mar 08, 2021 FCC ID value: A3LSMA326U
Measured SAR
	Head: 0.57 W/kg Body: 1.17 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.02 W/kg

Alternative variants

With 256 GB storage

Memory	256GB

with 128GB storage

Memory	6GB/128GB
Prices (MSRP)	€300

With 512GB storage

Memory	512GB

With 16 GB RAM and 1TB storage

Memory	16GB/1024GB

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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