Samsung Galaxy Book 10.6-inch vs Apple iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2021) Specs Comparison

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Samsung Galaxy Book 10.6-inch	Apple iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2021)
Released · May 21, 2017	Released · May 21, 2021
10.6-inch · 1280x1920px	12.9-inch · 2732x2048px
Single camera	Triple camera
4GB · 128GB	8GB · 128GB
	10758 mAh

Design

Dimensions
10.28 x 7.05 x 0.35 inches 261.2 x 179.1 x 8.9 mm	11.05 x 8.46 x 0.25 inches 280.6 x 214.9 x 6.4 mm
Weight
22.93 oz (650.0 g)	24.06 oz (682.0 g)
Materials
	Back: Aluminum Frame: Aluminum
Materials & Colors
	Silver, Space Gray
Biometrics
	3D Face unlock
Keys
	Right: Volume control

Display

Size
10.6-inch	12.9-inch
Resolution
1280x1920px, 218 PPI	2732x2048px, 4:3 ratio, 265 PPI
Technology
TFT	IPS LCD
Refresh rate
	120Hz
Screen-to-body
71.55 %	85.43 %
Peak brightness
	1600 cd/m2 (nit)
Features
Ambient light sensor	HDR support, Oleophobic coating, Ambient light sensor

Hardware

System chip
Intel Core m3	Apple M1 (5 nm)
Processor
Dual-core 2600 MHz	Octa-core 3100 MHz
GPU
Yes	Apple 8-core GPU
RAM
4GB	8GB
Internal storage
128GB	128GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 256 GB	not expandable
OS
Windows (10)	iPadOS (14.x)

Battery

Capacity
	10758 mAh
Type
	Li - Polymer

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

8h 51min

Gaming

Untested

Camera

Rear
Single camera	Triple camera
Main camera
5 MP	12 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8
Second camera
	10 MP (Ultra-wide) Optical zoom: 2.0x Aperture size: F2.4
Third camera
	ToF 3D depth sensing (Depth information)
Flash
	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
	12 MP (EIS, Wide Angle, HDR), Video capture: 1920x1080 (Full HD)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.1	5.0
WLAN
802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct	802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,ax(Wi-Fi 6),dual-band MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct
USB
Type-C, USB 3.1	Type-C
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass	GPS, A-GPS
Sensors
Accelerometer, Hall (for flip covers)	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, LiDAR scanner
Other
Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	Tethering, Computer sync

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Loudspeaker	Multiple speakers
Features
Album art cover, Background playback	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

Data Speed
LTE-A Cat 6 (300/50 Mbit/s)

Buyers information

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

Availability

Officially announced
Feb 26, 2017	Apr 20, 2021

Alternative variants


Internal storage	64GB

With 256 GB storage


Internal storage	256GB

With 512GB storage


Internal storage	512GB

With 16 GB RAM and 1TB storage


RAM	16GB
Internal storage	1024GB

With 16 RAM and 2TB storage


RAM	16GB
Internal storage	2048GB

With 5G


Weight	24.16 oz (685.0 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)
Data Speed	LTE-A, HSPA
Dual SIM	Yes
SIM type	Nano SIM, eSIM
Location	GPS, A-GPS
Other	UMA (Wi-Fi Calling)

Links

Full specifications
Samsung Galaxy Book 10.6-inch Specs	Apple iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2021) Specs
PhoneArena Review
	Apple iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2021) Review