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

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9.2
Apple iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2021)
6.5
Samsung Galaxy A32 5G
Apple iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2021) Samsung Galaxy A32 5G
Released · May 21, 2021
Released · Jan 22, 2021
12.9-inch · 2732x2048px
6.5-inch · 1600x720px
Triple camera
Quad camera
8GB · 128GB
4GB · 64GB
10758 mAh
5000 mAh
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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 6.5-inch
Resolution
2732x2048px, 4:3 ratio, 265 PPI 1600x720px, 20:9 ratio, 270 PPI
Technology
IPS LCD TFT
Refresh rate
120Hz 90Hz
Screen-to-body
85.43 % 81.58 %
Peak brightness
1600 cd/m2 (nit)
Features
HDR support, Oleophobic coating, Ambient light sensor Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

Hardware

System chip
Apple M1 (5 nm) MediaTek Dimensity 720 MT6853 (7 nm)
Processor
Octa-core
3100 MHz
Octa-core
2x 2.0GHz Cortex-A76 + 6x 2.0GHz Cortex-A55
GPU
Apple 8-core GPU Mali-G57 MC3
RAM
8GB 4GB (LPDDR4)
Internal storage
128GB 64GB (UFS 2.2)
Storage expansion
not expandable microSDXC up to 1024 GB
OS
iPadOS (14.x) Android (13, 12, 11)

Battery

Capacity
10758 mAh 5000 mAh
Type
Li - Polymer 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

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
3840x2160 (4K UHD) (60 fps), 1920x1080 (Full HD) (240 fps), 1280x720 (HD) (30 fps)
Time-lapse video
3840x2160 (4K UHD) (30 fps)
Front
12 MP (EIS, Wide Angle, HDR), Video capture: 1920x1080 (Full HD) 13 MP, Video capture: 1920x1080 (Full HD)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0 5.0
WLAN
802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,ax(Wi-Fi 6),dual-band
MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct
802.11 a,b,g,n,ac
Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
USB
Type-C Type-C, USB 2.0
Location
GPS, A-GPS GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, LiDAR scanner Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers)
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 Wireless screen share
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(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700 a), 17(700 b), 20(800 DD), 26(850+), 28(700 APT), 66(AWS-3)
3G
Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 8(900)
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

Buyers information

MSRP
€ 280
In The Box
USB-C Charge Cable, 20W USB-C Power Adapter Phone, USB Type-C cable, SIM ejector tool, Papers

Availability

Officially announced
Apr 20, 2021 Jan 13, 2021

Alternative variants

With 256 GB storage
Internal storage 256GB
with 128GB storage
RAM 6GB
Internal storage 128GB, available to use: 106 GB
MSRP € 300
With 512GB storage
Internal storage 512GB
With 16 GB RAM and 1TB storage
RAM 16GB
Internal storage 1024GB
With 16 RAM and 2TB storage
RAM 16GB
Internal storage 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(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700 a), 13(700 c), 14(700 PS), 17(700 b), 18(800 Lower), 19(800 Upper), 20(800 DD), 21(1500 Upper), 25(1900+), 26(850+), 28(700 APT), 29(700 d), 30(2300 WCS), 32(1500 L-band), 66(AWS-3), 71(600)
4G (TDD) Bands 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900+), 40(2300), 41(2600+), 42(3500), 46, 48(3600)
3G Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 8(900)
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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