Samsung Galaxy Book2 vs Apple iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2020) Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Oct 18, 2018	Mar 18, 2020
Prices (MSRP)
$1000	$999

Design

Dimensions
11.32 x 7.89 x 0.3 inches 287.5 x 200.4 x 7.6 mm	11.05 x 8.46 x 0.23 inches 280.6 x 214.9 x 5.9 mm
Weight
28 oz / 794.0 g	22.61 oz / 641.0 g
Materials
Back: Aluminum	Back: Aluminum
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	3D Face unlock
Features
Stylus
Keys
	Right: Volume control
Colors
Silver	Silver, Space gray
Tablet dock
Dock Features: Backlit keyboard
Dock Features
Backlit keyboard

Display

Size
12.0-inch, 74.41% screen-to-body	12.9-inch, 85.51% screen-to-body
Type
Super AMOLED	IPS LCD, 600 nits
Resolution
1440x2160px, 3:2 ratio, 216 PPI	2732x2048px, 4:3 ratio, 265 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Features
	Oleophobic coating, Ambient light sensor

Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 850 SDM850 (10 nm)	Apple A12Z Bionic APL1083 (7 nm)
Processor
Hexa-core 2950 MHz Kryo 385	Octa-core 2490 MHz Vortex and Tempest
GPU
Adreno 630	Apple 8-core GPU
Memory
4GB (LPDDR4)/128GB	6GB (LPDDR4)/128GB 6GB/256GB 6GB/512GB 6GB/1000GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 512 GB	not expandable
OS
Windows (10 S)	iPadOS (13.x)

Battery

Type
6120 mAh	9720 mAh, Li - Polymer
Charging
Fast charging

Camera

Rear
Single camera	Dual 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) Aperture size: F2.4
Flash
	LED
Video recording
4K UHD (30 fps) Time-lapse video, Video calling, Video sharing	4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps), 720p (240 fps) Time-lapse video, Continuous autofocus, Picture-taking during video recording, EIS
Front
5 MP	7 MP (EIS, HDR) Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.1, Yes	5.0
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band,i Multiple antennas, MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, i	a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6,dual-band MIMO 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax
USB
Type-C, USB 3.1	Type-C
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, LiDAR scanner, Ambient light sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	Wi-Fi positioning
Other
Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	UMA (Wi-Fi Calling), Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync, AirDrop

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Multiple speakers	Multiple speakers
Features
Dolby Atmos, Album art cover, Background playback	Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share	TV-out
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, 30, 66
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

Alternative variants

with 256GB storage

Memory	256GB
Prices (MSRP)	$1099

with 512GB storage

Memory	512GB
Prices (MSRP)	$1299

with 1TB storage

Memory	1000GB
Prices (MSRP)	$1499

variant with LTE

Weight	22.68 oz / 643.0 g
4G (FDD) Bands	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 29, 30, 66, 71
4G (TDD) Bands	34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 46, 48
3G Bands	5, 8, 4, 2, 1
Data Speed	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
SIM type	Nano SIM, eSIM
Location	GPS, Glonass
Prices (MSRP)	$1149

Links

Full specifications
Samsung Galaxy Book2 Specs	Apple iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2020) Specs
PhoneArena Review
	Apple iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2020) Review
User Reviews
	Apple iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2020) User Reviews