Samsung Galaxy Book 12-inch vs Apple iPad Pro 12.9-inch Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Feb 26, 2017	Jun 05, 2017
Prices (MSRP)
	$1229

Design

Dimensions
11.47 x 7.87 x 0.29 inches 291.3 x 199.8 x 7.4 mm	12.04 x 8.69 x 0.27 inches 305.7 x 220.6 x 6.9 mm
Weight
26.60 oz / 754.0 g	24.41 oz / 692.0 g
Materials
Back: Metal	Back: Aluminum
Biometrics
	Fingerprint (touch)
Features
Stylus
Keys
	Right: Volume control
Colors
Silver	Gold, Gray, Silver

Display

Size
12.0-inch, 73.63% screen-to-body	12.9-inch, 76.33% screen-to-body
Type
Super AMOLED, HDR	IPS LCD, 600 nits
Resolution
1440x2160px, 216 PPI	2732x2048px, 4:3 ratio, 265 PPI
Features
HDR support, Ambient light sensor	Oleophobic coating, Ambient light sensor

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Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested
Bright Min
Untested	3 (Average)

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Hardware

System chip
Intel Core i5 (14 nm)	Apple A10X Fusion APL1071 (10 nm)
Processor
Dual-core 3100 MHz	Hexa-core 2380 MHz Hurricane and Zephy
GPU
Intel HD	Apple 12-core GPU
Memory
8GB/256GB 4GB/128GB	4GB (LPDDR4)/512GB 4GB/64GB 4GB/256GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 256 GB
OS
Windows (10)	iOS (13.x, 12.x, 11.x, 10.x)

Battery

Type
5070 mAh	10891 mAh, Li - Ion

Camera

Rear
Single camera	Single camera
Main camera
13 MP (Autofocus) Aperture size: F1.9	12 MP (Sapphire crystal lens cover, OIS, Autofocus, BSI sensor) Aperture size: F1.8
Flash
	Quad LED
Video recording
1080p	4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (120 fps), 720p (240 fps) OIS, Time-lapse video, Continuous autofocus, Picture-taking during video recording, Video light, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing
Front
5 MP	7 MP (HDR) Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.1	4.2
WLAN
b,g,n,ac,dual-band Multiple antennas, MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct 802.11 b, g, n, ac	a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band MIMO 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
Type-C, USB 3.1	Lightning
Sensors
Accelerometer, Ambient light sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	NFC, UMA (Wi-Fi Calling), Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync, AirDrop

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	TV-out
Additional microphone(s)
	Noise cancellation, Video recording

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30
4G (TDD) Bands
	38, 39, 40, 41
3G Bands
	5, 8, 4, 2, 1
Data Speed
	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s, UMTS
SIM type
	Nano SIM

Alternative variants

Memory	4GB/128GB

Memory	256GB
Prices (MSRP)	$1029

Memory	64GB
Prices (MSRP)	$929

Weight	23.88 oz / 677.0 g
Prices (MSRP)	$1099

Memory	256GB
Weight	23.88 oz / 677.0 g
Prices (MSRP)	$899

Memory	64GB
Weight	23.88 oz / 677.0 g
Prices (MSRP)	$799

Links

Full specifications
Samsung Galaxy Book 12-inch Specs	Apple iPad Pro 12.9-inch Specs
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