Samsung Galaxy M21 vs Apple iPad (2020) Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Mar 18, 2020	Sep 15, 2020
Prices (MSRP)
	3GB/32GB - $459 3GB/128GB - $559 Wi-Fi only version - $329

Design

Dimensions
6.26 x 2.96 x 0.35 inches 159.0 x 75.1 x 8.9 mm	9.87 x 6.85 x 0.30 inches 250.6 x 174.1 x 7.5 mm
Weight
6.63 oz / 188.0 g	17.46 oz / 495.0 g Wi-Fi only version - 490 g
Materials
Back: Plastic Frame: Plastic	Back: Aluminum
Biometrics
2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch)	Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control
Colors
Midnight blue, Raven black	Silver, Space gray, Gold

Display

Size
6.4-inch, 84.11% screen-to-body	10.2-inch, 73.86% screen-to-body
Type
Super AMOLED, 420 nits	IPS LCD, 500 nits
Resolution
2340x1080px, 19.5:9 ratio, 403 PPI	2160x1620px, 4:3 ratio, 265 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Features
Scratch-resistant glass, Proximity sensor	Oleophobic coating, Ambient light sensor

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Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested
Bright Min
Untested	1.7 (Good)

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Hardware

System chip
Exynos 9611 (10 nm)	Apple A12 Bionic APL1W81 (7 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 4x2.3GHz Cortex-A73 4x1.7G​Hz Cortex-A53	Quad-core Vortex and Tempest
GPU
Mali-G72 MP3	Apple G11P
Memory
4GB (LPDDR4)/64GB 6GB/128GB	3GB/32GB 3GB/128GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 512 GB	not expandable
OS
Android (11, 10)	iPadOS (14.x)

Battery

Type
6000 mAh, Li - Polymer	8827 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
Fast charging

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Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

11h 13min

Gaming

4h 50min

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Camera

Rear
Triple camera	Single camera
Main camera
48 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F2.0 Focal length: 26 mm Sensor size: 1/2" Pixel size: 0.8 μm	8 MP (Autofocus, BSI sensor) Aperture size: F2.4
Second camera
8 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Focal Length: 12 mm Sensor size: 1/4" Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Third camera
5 MP (Depth information) Aperture size: F2.2
Flash
LED
Video recording
4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p, 720p (240 fps) EIS	1080p (30 fps), 720p (120 fps) Time-lapse video, EIS
Front
20 MP (HDR) Video capture: 1080p (30 fps)	1.2 MP (HDR) Video capture: 720p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0	4.2
WLAN
dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac	dual-band MIMO 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
Type-C, USB 2.0	Lightning
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
	UMA (Wi-Fi Calling)

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker	Multiple speakers
Features
Dolby Atmos
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share
Radio
FM

Cellular

LTE Bands
1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 25, 26, 29, 30, 66, 71
TDD Bands
38, 40, 41	34, 38, 39, 40, 41
3G Bands
1, 2, 5, 8	1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s, UMTS
Dual SIM
Yes	Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM, eSIM

Alternative variants

with 128GB storage

Memory	6GB/128GB

with 128GB storage

Memory	128GB
Prices (MSRP)	$559

Wi-Fi only

Weight	17.28 oz / 490.0 g
Prices (MSRP)	$329

Wi-Fi only with 128GB storage

Memory	128GB
Weight	17.28 oz / 490.0 g
Prices (MSRP)	$429

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