Apple iPad Pro 9.7-inch vs Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Mar 21, 2016	Aug 05, 2020
Prices (MSRP)
$1029	12GB/128GB - $1300 12GB/256GB - €1266 12GB/512GB - $1450

Design

Dimensions
9.4 x 6.6 x 0.24 inches 238.8 x 167.6 x 6.1 mm	6.49 x 3.04 x 0.32 inches 164.8 x 77.2 x 8.1 mm
Weight
15.66 oz / 444.0 g	7.34 oz / 208.0 g
Materials
Back: Aluminum	Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass Victus) Frame: Stainless steel
Resistance
	Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	2D Face unlock, Ultrasonic in-screen fingerprint
Features
	Stylus
Keys
Right: Volume control	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Gold, Gray, Pink	Mystic black, Mystic bronze, Mystic white

Display

Size
9.7-inch, 72.80% screen-to-body	6.9-inch, 91.63% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD	Dynamic AMOLED, 120Hz, HDR
Resolution
2048x1536px, 4:3 ratio, 264 PPI	3088x1440px, 19.3:9 ratio, 496 PPI
Protection
	Corning Gorilla Glass Victus
Features
Oleophobic coating, Ambient light sensor

PhoneArena Display Test

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

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Hardware

System chip
Apple A9X APL1021 (16 nm)	Snapdragon 865+ SM8250-AB (7 nm)
Processor
Dual-core 2260 MHz Twiste	Octa-core 1x3.1GHz Kryo 585 3x2.42GHz Kryo 585 4x1.80GHz Kryo 585
GPU
PowerVR Series 7XT	Adreno 650
Memory
2GB (LPDDR4)/256GB 2GB/32GB 2GB/128GB 2GB/256GB	12GB (LPDDR5)/128GB (UFS 3.0) 12GB/256GB 12GB/512GB
Storage expansion
	microSDXC up to 1000 GB
OS
iOS (13.x, 12.x, 11.x, 10.x, 9.x)	Android (13, 12, 11, 10)

PhoneArena Performance Test

GeekBench 6 Single
Untested	1208
GeekBench 6 Multi
Untested	3047
3D Mark High
Untested	1510
3D Mark Low
Untested	1097

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Battery

Type
7306 mAh, Li - Polymer	4500 mAh, Li - Polymer
Charging
	Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0, Samsung Adaptive Fast Charging Qi and Powermat wireless charging, Reverse wireless charging

PhoneArena Battery Tests

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

Battery Life Estimate

4h 37min

Browsing

9h 33min

Video

7h 0min

Gaming

7h 17min

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Camera

Rear
Single camera	Triple camera
Main camera
12 MP (Sapphire crystal lens cover, Autofocus, BSI sensor) Aperture size: F2.2 Focal length: 29 mm Sensor size: 1/3" Pixel size: 1.22 μm	108 MP (OIS, Laser and PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8 Focal length: 26 mm Sensor size: 1/1.33" Pixel size: 0.8 μm
Second camera
	12 MP (Ultra-wide, Autofocus) Aperture size: F2.2 Focal Length: 13 mm Sensor size: 1/2.55" Pixel size: 1.4 μm
Third camera
	12 MP (Telephoto, OIS, PDAF) Optical zoom: 5.0x Aperture size: F3.0 Focal Length: 120 mm Pixel size: 1.0 μm
Flash
Dual LED	LED
Video recording
4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (120 fps), 720p (240 fps) Time-lapse video, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing	8K UHD (24 fps), 4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps), 720p (960 fps) OIS, HDR, Time-lapse video, Hyperlapse, Object tracking, EIS
Front
5 MP (HDR)	10 MP (PDAF, HDR) Video capture: 4K UHD

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2	5.0
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band MIMO 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac	Wi-Fi 6 MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 ax
USB
Lightning	Type-C, USB 3.2
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Hearing aid compatible
	M3/T3
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync, AirDrop	NFC, ANT+

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Multiple speakers	Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Features
Album art cover, Background playback	32-Bit DAC, Dolby Atmos, aptX, Dolby Digital, Dolby Digital Plus
Additional microphone(s)
Video recording

Cellular

5G Bands
	n2, n5, n41, n66, n71, n260, n261, SA, NSA, Sub-6, mmWave
4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 66, 71
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 39, 40, 41	38, 39, 40, 41, 46, 48
3G Bands
5, 8, 4, 2, 1	1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE, HSPA, HSUPA, UMTS	LTE-A Pro Cat 20 (2000/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM
HD Voice
	Yes

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
	Date approved: Jul 06, 2020 FCC ID value: A3LSMN986U
Measured SAR
	Head: 0.78 W/kg Body: 1.04 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.18 W/kg Phablet: 3.92 W/kg

Alternative variants

Memory	32GB
Officially announced	Mar 21, 2016
Prices (MSRP)	$599

for Europe

System chip	Samsung Exynos 990 (7 nm)
Processor	Octa-core 2x2.73GHz Exynos M5 2x2.5GHz Cortex-A76 4x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55
GPU	Mali G77 MP11
Memory	256GB
Prices (MSRP)	€1266

Memory	128GB
Prices (MSRP)	$749

with 512GB storage

Memory	512GB
Prices (MSRP)	$1450

Memory	256GB
Prices (MSRP)	$899

for Verizon

5G Bands	n260, n261, mmWave
4G (FDD) Bands	2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 66
4G (TDD) Bands	38, 39, 40, 41, 46

Memory	32GB
Prices (MSRP)	$729

Memory	128GB
Prices (MSRP)	$879

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