Samsung Galaxy Book2 vs Apple iPad Pro 11-inch (2021) Specs Comparison

Design

Dimensions
11.32 x 7.89 x 0.3 inches 287.5 x 200.4 x 7.6 mm	9.75 x 7.03 x 0.23 inches 247.6 x 178.5 x 5.9 mm
Weight
28 oz (794.0 g)	16.44 oz (466.0 g)
Materials
Back: Aluminum	Back: Aluminum Frame: Aluminum
Materials & Colors
	Silver, Space Gray
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	3D Face unlock
Features
Stylus
Keys
	Right: Volume control
Colors
Silver
Tablet dock
Dock Features: Backlit keyboard
Dock Features
Backlit keyboard

Display

Size
12.0-inch	11.0-inch
Resolution
1440x2160px, 3:2 ratio, 216 PPI	2388x1688px, 266 PPI
Technology
Super AMOLED	IPS LCD
Refresh rate
	120Hz
Screen-to-body
74.41 %	85.43 %
Peak brightness
	600 cd/m2 (nit)
Features
Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3), Ambient light sensor	Oleophobic coating, Ambient light sensor

Hardware

System chip
Qualcomm Snapdragon 850 SDM850 (10 nm)	Apple M1 (5 nm)
Processor
Hexa-core 2950 MHz Kryo 385	Octa-core 3100 MHz
GPU
Adreno 630	Apple 8-core GPU
Memory
4GB (LPDDR4)/128GB	8GB/128GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 512 GB	not expandable
OS
Windows (10 S)	iPadOS (14.x)

Battery

Type
6120 mAh	7540 mAh, Li - Polymer
Charging
Fast charging

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Video

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Gaming

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Video

7h 32min

Gaming

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Camera

Rear
Single camera	Triple camera
Main camera
8 MP (Autofocus) Aperture size: F1.9 Focal length: 24 mm Sensor size: 1/4" Pixel size: 1.12 μm	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
4K UHD (30 fps) Time-lapse video, Video calling, Video sharing	4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps), 720p (30 fps) Time-lapse video
Front
5 MP	12 MP (Wide Angle, HDR) Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.1, Yes	5.0
WLAN
802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band,i Multiple antennas, MIMO, 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 3.1	Type-C
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass	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
Multiple speakers	Multiple speakers
Features
Dolby Atmos, 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	Noise cancellation, Video recording

Cellular

4G (FDD)
Bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 14, 20, 28, 29(700 d), 30(2300 WCS), 66(AWS-3)
4G (TDD)
Bands 38, 39, 40, 41, 46
3G
Bands 5, 8, 2, 1
Data Speed
LTE-A Pro Cat 18 (1200/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
SIM type
Nano SIM

Buyers information

MSRP
$ 1000
In The Box
	USB-C Charge Cable, 20W USB-C Power Adapter

Availability

Officially announced
Oct 18, 2018	Apr 20, 2021

Alternative variants

With 256GB storage

Memory	256GB

With 512GB storage

Memory	512GB

With 16GB RAM and 1TB storage

Memory	16GB/1024GB

With 16GB RAM and 2TB storage

Memory	16GB/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, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 25, 26, 28, 29(700 d), 30(2300 WCS), 32(1500 L-band), 66(AWS-3), 71(600)
4G (TDD)	Bands 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 46, 48
3G	Bands 1, 2, 4, 5, 8
SIM type	Nano SIM, eSIM
Location	GPS, A-GPS
Other	UMA (Wi-Fi Calling)

Links

Full specifications
Samsung Galaxy Book2 Specs	Apple iPad Pro 11-inch (2021) Specs
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