Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016) vs Apple iPad Pro 10.5-inch Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
	Jun 05, 2017
Prices (MSRP)
	$1079

Design

Dimensions
10.01 x 6.11 x 0.32 inches 254.2 x 155.3 x 8.2 mm	9.87 x 6.85 x 0.24 inches 250.6 x 174.1 x 6.1 mm
Weight
18.52 oz (525.0 g)	16.83 oz (477.0 g)
Materials
	Back: Aluminum
Biometrics
	Fingerprint (touch)
Features
Touch sensitive control keys
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control
Colors
Black, White	Gold, Gray, Silver, Pink

Display

Size
10.1-inch, 74.96% screen-to-body	10.5-inch, 78.27% screen-to-body
Type
Super PLS LCD	IPS LCD, 600 nits
Resolution
1920x1200px, 224 PPI	2224x1668px, 4:3 ratio, 265 PPI
Colors
16 777 216
Features
	Oleophobic coating, Ambient light sensor

Hardware

System chip
Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7870 (14 nm)	Apple A10X Fusion APL1071 (10 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 1600 MHz ARM Cortex-A53	Hexa-core 2380 MHz Hurricane and Zephy
GPU
Mali-T830 MP2	Apple 12-core GPU
Memory
2GB (LPDDR3)/16GB	4GB (LPDDR4)/512GB 4GB/64GB 4GB/256GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 200 GB
OS
Android (8.1 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow)	iOS (13.x, 12.x, 11.x, 10.x)

Battery

Type
7300 mAh	8134 mAh, Li - Ion

Camera

Rear
Single camera	Single camera
Main camera
8 MP (Autofocus, CMOS image sensor) Aperture size: F1.9	12 MP (Sapphire crystal lens cover, OIS, Autofocus, BSI sensor) Aperture size: F1.8
Flash
LED	Quad LED
Video recording
1080p (30 fps)	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
2 MP Video capture: 1080p	7 MP (HDR) Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2	4.2
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac	a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band MIMO 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
microUSB, USB 2.0	Lightning
Sensors
Accelerometer, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
ANT+, 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
Loudspeaker	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, 3, 5, 7, 9, 20	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30
4G (TDD) Bands
40	38, 39, 40, 41
3G Bands
5, 8, 2, 1	5, 8, 4, 2, 1
Data Speed
LTE Cat 4 (150/50 Mbit/s), 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
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM

Phone Features

Notifications
Flight mode, Silent mode
Other features
Voice commands, Voice recording

Alternative variants

Memory	256GB
Prices (MSRP)	$879

Memory	64GB
Prices (MSRP)	$779

Weight	16.54 oz (469.0 g)
Prices (MSRP)	$949

Memory	256GB
Weight	16.54 oz (469.0 g)
Prices (MSRP)	$749

Memory	64GB
Weight	16.54 oz (469.0 g)
Prices (MSRP)	$649

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Full specifications
Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016) Specs	Apple iPad Pro 10.5-inch Specs
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