Samsung Galaxy A50 vs Apple iPad Pro 11-inch (2021) Specs Comparison

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Samsung Galaxy A50	Apple iPad Pro 11-inch (2021)
Released · Mar 15, 2019	Released · May 21, 2021
6.4-inch · 2340x1080px	11.0-inch · 2388x1688px
Triple camera	Triple camera
4GB · 128GB	8GB · 128GB
4000 mAh	7540 mAh

Design

Dimensions
6.24 x 2.93 x 0.30 inches 158.5 x 74.7 x 7.7 mm	9.75 x 7.03 x 0.23 inches 247.6 x 178.5 x 5.9 mm
Weight
5.86 oz (166.0 g)	16.44 oz (466.0 g)
Materials
Back: Plastic	Back: Aluminum Frame: Aluminum
Materials & Colors
	Silver, Space Gray
Biometrics
2D Face unlock, Optical in-screen fingerprint	3D Face unlock
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control
Colors
Black, Coral, Blue, White

Display

Size
6.4-inch	11.0-inch
Resolution
2340x1080px, 19.5:9 ratio, 403 PPI	2388x1688px, 266 PPI
Technology
Super AMOLED	IPS LCD
Refresh rate
	120Hz
Screen-to-body
85.24 %	85.43 %
Peak brightness
	600 cd/m2 (nit)
Features
Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Oleophobic coating, Ambient light sensor

Hardware

System chip
Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 9610 (10 nm)	Apple M1 (5 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2300 MHz ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53	Octa-core 3100 MHz
GPU
Mali-G72 MP3	Apple 8-core GPU
RAM
4GB	8GB
Internal storage
128GB, available to use: 107 GB	128GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 512 GB	not expandable
OS
Android (10, 9.0 Pie), Samsung One UI	iPadOS (14.x)

Battery

Capacity
4000 mAh	7540 mAh
Type
Li - Ion	Li - Polymer
Charging
Samsung Adaptive Fast Charging

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

7h 32min

Gaming

Untested

Camera

Rear
Triple camera	Triple camera
Main camera
25 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F1.7 Focal length: 27 mm Sensor size: 1/2.8" Pixel size: 0.9 μm	12 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8
Second camera
8 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Focal Length: 13 mm Sensor size: 1/4" Pixel size: 1.12 μm	10 MP (Ultra-wide) Optical zoom: 2.0x Aperture size: F2.4
Third camera
5 MP (Depth information) Aperture size: F2.2 Focal Length: 24 mm Sensor size: 1/5" Pixel size: 1.12 μm	ToF 3D depth sensing (Depth information)
Flash
LED	Quad LED
Video recording
1920x1080 (Full HD) (30 fps), 1280x720 (HD) (240 fps) Hyperlapse, EIS	3840x2160 (4K UHD) (60 fps), 1920x1080 (Full HD) (240 fps), 1280x720 (HD) (30 fps) Time-lapse video
Front
25 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, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers)	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, LiDAR scanner
Other
NFC, ANT+, VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	Tethering, Computer sync

Multimedia

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

Cellular

4G (FDD)
Bands 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800 DD)
4G (TDD)
Bands 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2600+)
3G
Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 5(850), 8(900)
Data Speed
LTE-A Cat 6 (300/50 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM
VoLTE
Yes

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Feb 11, 2019 FCC ID value: A3LSMA505F
Measured SAR
Head: 0.34 W/kg Body: 0.45 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.44 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.20 W/kg Phablet: 1.07 W/kg

Buyers information

MSRP
$ 350
In The Box
	USB-C Charge Cable, 20W USB-C Power Adapter

Availability

Officially announced
Feb 25, 2019	Apr 20, 2021

Alternative variants

with 64 GB storage


Internal storage	64GB, available to use: 49 GB

With 256GB storage


Internal storage	256GB

with 6 GB RAM


RAM	6GB
Internal storage	64GB, available to use: 49 GB

With 512GB storage


Internal storage	512GB

for Verizon


4G (FDD)	Bands 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 13(700 c), 20(800 DD), 28(700 APT), 66(AWS-3)

With 16GB RAM and 1TB storage


RAM	16GB
Internal storage	1024GB

for Sprint


4G (FDD)	Bands 2(1900), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 12(700 a), 13(700 c), 25(1900+), 26(850+), 71(600)
4G (TDD)	Bands 41(2600+)
3G	Bands 5(850), 8(900), 4(1700/2100), 2(1900), 1(2100)

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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