Apple iPad Pro 9.7-inch vs Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Mar 21, 2016	Feb 26, 2017
Prices (MSRP)
$1029	$600

Design

Dimensions
9.4 x 6.6 x 0.24 inches 238.8 x 167.6 x 6.1 mm	9.34 x 6.65 x 0.24 inches 237.3 x 169 x 6 mm
Weight
15.66 oz (444.0 g)	15.13 oz (429.0 g)
Materials
Back: Aluminum	Back: Glass
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	Fingerprint (touch)
Features
	Stylus, Touch sensitive control keys
Keys
Right: Volume control
Colors
Gold, Gray, Pink	Black, Silver

Display

Size
9.7-inch, 72.80% screen-to-body	9.7-inch, 72.71% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD	Super AMOLED, HDR
Resolution
2048x1536px, 4:3 ratio, 264 PPI	2048x1536px, 264 PPI
Features
Oleophobic coating, Ambient light sensor	HDR support, Ambient light sensor

Hardware

System chip
Apple A9X APL1021 (16 nm)	Snapdragon 820 MSM8996 (14 nm)
Processor
Dual-core 2260 MHz Twiste	Quad-core 2150 MHz Kryo
GPU
PowerVR Series 7XT	Adreno 530
Memory
2GB (LPDDR4)/256GB 2GB/32GB 2GB/128GB 2GB/256GB	4GB (LPDDR4)/32GB
Storage expansion
	microSDXC up to 256 GB
OS
iOS (13.x, 12.x, 11.x, 10.x, 9.x)	Android (9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat)

Battery

Type
7306 mAh, Li - Polymer	6000 mAh
Charging
	Fast charging

Camera

Rear
Single camera	Single 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	13 MP (Autofocus) Aperture size: F1.9 Focal length: 27 mm
Flash
Dual LED	LED
Video recording
4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (120 fps), 720p (240 fps) Time-lapse video, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing	4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p
Front
5 MP (HDR)	5 MP Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2	4.2
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band MIMO 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac	a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
Lightning	Type-C, USB 3.1
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Pedometer, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou
Other
NFC, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync, AirDrop	ANT+, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	3.5mm jack
Speakers
Multiple speakers	Multiple speakers
Features
Album art cover, Background playback	Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring
	Wireless screen share
Additional microphone(s)
Video recording

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 39, 40, 41
3G Bands
5, 8, 4, 2, 1
Data Speed
LTE, HSPA, HSUPA, UMTS
SIM type
Nano SIM

Alternative variants

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

Weight	15.31 oz (434.0 g)
Data Speed	LTE-A Cat 6 (300/50 Mbit/s)
Prices (MSRP)	€769

Memory	128GB
Prices (MSRP)	$749

Memory	256GB
Prices (MSRP)	$899

Memory	32GB
Prices (MSRP)	$729

Memory	128GB
Prices (MSRP)	$879

Links

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