Apple iPad Pro 13-inch (M5, 2025) vs Samsung Galaxy Tab S12 Specs Comparison

Availability

Expected Announcement
	Q3, 2026
Officially announced
Oct 16, 2025
Prices (MSRP)
8GB/256GB - $1299

Design

Dimensions
11.09 x 8.48 x 0.24 inches 281.6 x 215.5 x 5.1 mm
Weight
20.53 oz / 582.0 g
Materials
Back: Aluminum Frame: Aluminum	Back: Aluminum Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
	Yes; IP68
Biometrics
3D Face unlock	Optical in-screen fingerprint
Keys
Right: Volume control
Colors
Silver, Space Gray

Display

Size
13.0-inch, 86.26% screen-to-body	11.0-inch
Type
OLED, 120Hz, HDR	Dynamic AMOLED, 120Hz, HDR
Resolution
2752x2064px, 4:3 ratio, 265 PPI	2560x1600px, 16:10 ratio, 274 PPI
Protection
	Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Features
HDR support, Oleophobic coating, Ambient light sensor	HDR support, Scratch-resistant glass, Ambient light sensor

PhoneArena Display Test

Bright Max (20% APL)
1578 (Good)	Untested
Bright Min
0.9 (Excellent)	Untested

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Hardware

System chip
Apple M5	Exynos 2500 / Dimensity 9500
Processor
Nona-core
GPU
Apple 10-core GPU	Yes
Memory
12GB/256GB 12GB/512GB 16GB/1TB 16GB/2TB	12GB/128GB (UFS) 12GB/256GB 12GB/512GB
Storage expansion
not expandable
OS
iPadOS (26.x)	Android (16)

PhoneArena Performance Test

GeekBench 6 Single
4130	Untested
GeekBench 6 Multi
15402	Untested
3D Mark High
8881	Untested
3D Mark Low
6860	Untested

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Battery

Type
10290 mAh, Li - Polymer
Charge speed
Wired: 18.0W	Wired: 45.0W

PhoneArena Battery Tests

Battery Life Estimate

6h 24min

Browsing

15h 19min

Video

9h 18min

Gaming

7h 59min

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

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Camera

Rear
Single camera	Single camera
Main camera
12 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8	13 MP (Autofocus)
Second camera
ToF 3D depth sensing
Flash
LED	LED
Video recording
4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps), 720p (30 fps) Time-lapse video	4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (30 fps)
Front
12 MP (EIS, Wide Angle, HDR) Video capture: 1080p (60 fps)	12 MP Video capture: 4K UHD (30 fps)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
6.0	Yes
WLAN
Wi-Fi 6E,Wi-Fi 7 MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct	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, Ambient light sensor
Location
	GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou
Other
Tethering, Computer sync	Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

Headphones
No 3.5mm jack	No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Multiple speakers	Multiple speakers
Features
Dolby Atmos, Album art cover, Background playback, Dolby Digital, Dolby Digital Plus	Dolby Atmos, Album art cover, Background playback

Cellular

5G Bands
n1, n2, n3, n4, n5, n7, n8, n12, n14, n20, n25, n28, n29, n30, n38, n40, n41, n48, n66, n70, n71, n75, n77, n78, n79
LTE Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 25, 26, 28, 29, 32, 66, 71
TDD Bands
34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
SIM type
eSIM	Nano SIM, eSIM

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