Samsung Galaxy A21s vs Apple iPad Pro 11-inch (2021) Specs Comparison

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7.5	9.0
Samsung Galaxy A21s	Apple iPad Pro 11-inch (2021)
Released · Jun 19, 2020	Released · May 21, 2021
6.5-inch · 1600x720px	11.0-inch · 2388x1688px
Quad camera	Triple camera
3GB · 32GB	8GB · 128GB
5000 mAh	7540 mAh

Design

Dimensions
6.44 x 2.96 x 0.35 inches 163.7 x 75.3 x 8.9 mm	9.75 x 7.03 x 0.23 inches 247.6 x 178.5 x 5.9 mm
Weight
6.77 oz (192.0 g)	16.44 oz (466.0 g)
Materials
	Back: Aluminum Frame: Aluminum
Materials & Colors
	Silver, Space Gray
Biometrics
2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch)	3D Face unlock
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control
Colors
Black, White, Blue, Red

Display

Size
6.5-inch	11.0-inch
Resolution
1600x720px, 20:9 ratio, 270 PPI	2388x1688px, 266 PPI
Technology
TFT	IPS LCD
Refresh rate
	120Hz
Screen-to-body
82.94 %	85.43 %
Peak brightness
	600 cd/m2 (nit)
Features
Proximity sensor	Oleophobic coating, Ambient light sensor

Hardware

System chip
Samsung Exynos 850	Apple M1 (5 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 8x 2.0GHz Cortex-A55	Octa-core 3100 MHz
GPU
Mali-G76	Apple 8-core GPU
RAM
3GB (LPDDR4)	8GB
Internal storage
32GB (eMMC 5.1), available to use: 19.5 GB	128GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 512 GB	not expandable
OS
Android (10), Samsung One UI	iPadOS (14.x)

Battery

Capacity
5000 mAh	7540 mAh
Type
Li - Polymer	Li - Polymer
Charging
Fast charging

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

11h 9min

Gaming

7h 48min

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

7h 32min

Gaming

Untested

Camera

Rear
Quad camera	Triple camera
Main camera
48 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F2.0 Focal length: 26 mm Sensor size: 1/2" Pixel size: 0.8 μm	12 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8
Second camera
8 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Sensor size: 1/4" Pixel size: 1.12 μm	10 MP (Ultra-wide) Optical zoom: 2.0x Aperture size: F2.4
Third camera
2 MP (Macro) Aperture size: F2.4	ToF 3D depth sensing (Depth information)
Fourth camera
2 MP (Depth information) Aperture size: F2.4
Flash
LED	Quad LED
Video recording
1920x1080 (Full HD) (30 fps)	3840x2160 (4K UHD) (60 fps), 1920x1080 (Full HD) (240 fps), 1280x720 (HD) (30 fps) Time-lapse video
Front
13 MP, Video capture: 1920x1080 (Full HD)	12 MP (Wide Angle, HDR), Video capture: 1920x1080 (Full HD)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0	5.0
WLAN
802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot	802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,ax(Wi-Fi 6),dual-band MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct
USB
Type-C, USB 2.0	Type-C
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, LiDAR scanner
Other
NFC	Tethering, Computer sync

Multimedia

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

Cellular

4G (FDD)
Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800 DD), 28(700 APT)
4G (TDD)
Bands 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2600+)
3G
Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 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

Buyers information

MSRP
€ 240
In The Box
	USB-C Charge Cable, 20W USB-C Power Adapter

Availability

Officially announced
May 15, 2020	Apr 20, 2021

Alternative variants

with 4GB RAM


RAM	4GB
Internal storage	64GB

With 256GB storage


Internal storage	256GB

with 6GB RAM


RAM	6GB
Internal storage	64GB

With 512GB storage


Internal storage	512GB

With 16GB RAM and 1TB storage


RAM	16GB
Internal storage	1024GB

With 16GB RAM and 2TB storage


RAM	16GB
Internal storage	2048GB

With 5G


Weight	16.58 oz (470.0 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)
SIM type	Nano SIM, eSIM
Location	GPS, A-GPS
Other	UMA (Wi-Fi Calling)

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