Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016) vs Apple iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2020) Specs Comparison

Availability

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

Design

Dimensions
10.01 x 6.11 x 0.32 inches 254.2 x 155.3 x 8.2 mm	11.05 x 8.46 x 0.23 inches 280.6 x 214.9 x 5.9 mm
Weight
18.52 oz (525.0 g)	22.61 oz (641.0 g)
Materials
	Back: Aluminum
Biometrics
	3D Face unlock
Features
Touch sensitive control keys
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control
Colors
Black, White	Silver, Space gray

Display

Size
10.1-inch, 74.96% screen-to-body	12.9-inch, 85.51% screen-to-body
Type
Super PLS LCD	IPS LCD, 600 nits
Resolution
1920x1200px, 224 PPI	2732x2048px, 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 A12Z Bionic APL1083 (7 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 1600 MHz ARM Cortex-A53	Octa-core 2490 MHz Vortex and Tempest
GPU
Mali-T830 MP2	Apple 8-core GPU
Memory
2GB (LPDDR3)/16GB	6GB (LPDDR4)/128GB 6GB/256GB 6GB/512GB 6GB/1000GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 200 GB	not expandable
OS
Android (8.1 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow)	iPadOS (13.x)

Battery

Type
7300 mAh	9720 mAh, Li - Polymer

Camera

Rear
Single camera	Dual camera
Main camera
8 MP (Autofocus, CMOS image sensor) Aperture size: F1.9	12 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8
Second camera
	10 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.4
Flash
LED	LED
Video recording
1080p (30 fps)	4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps), 720p (240 fps) Time-lapse video, Continuous autofocus, Picture-taking during video recording, EIS
Front
2 MP Video capture: 1080p	7 MP (EIS, HDR) Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2	5.0
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac	a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6,dual-band MIMO 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax
USB
microUSB, USB 2.0	Type-C
Sensors
Accelerometer, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, LiDAR scanner, Ambient light sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou	Wi-Fi positioning
Other
ANT+, 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
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
4G (TDD) Bands
40
3G Bands
5, 8, 2, 1
Data Speed
LTE Cat 4 (150/50 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
SIM type
Nano SIM

Phone Features

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

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 Tab A 10.1 (2016) 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