Samsung Galaxy Tab A7 vs Apple iPad Pro 11-inch (2021) Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Oct 08, 2020	Apr 20, 2021
Prices (MSRP)
$230 | €223

Design

Dimensions
9.75 x 6.20 x 0.28 inches 247.6 x 157.4 x 7 mm	9.75 x 7.03 x 0.23 inches 247.6 x 178.5 x 5.9 mm
Weight
16.79 oz (476.0 g)	16.44 oz (466.0 g)
Materials
	Back: Aluminum Frame: Aluminum
Materials & Colors
	Silver, Space Gray
Biometrics
	3D Face unlock
Keys
	Right: Volume control
Colors
Dark gray, Silver, Gold

Display

Size
10.4-inch, 78.94% screen-to-body	11.0-inch, 85.43% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD	IPS LCD, 120Hz, 600 nits
Resolution
2000x1200px, 5:3 ratio, 224 PPI	2388x1688px, 266 PPI
Features
	Oleophobic coating, Ambient light sensor

Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 662 SM6115 (11 nm)	Apple M1 (5 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 4x2.0GHz Kryo 260 4x1.8GHz Kryo 260	Octa-core 3100 MHz
GPU
Adreno 610	Apple 8-core GPU
Memory
3GB/32GB 3GB/64GB	8GB/128GB 8GB/256GB 8GB/512GB 16GB/1024GB 16GB/2048GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 1024 GB	not expandable
OS
Android (12, 11, 10)	iPadOS (14.x)

Battery

Type
7040 mAh	7540 mAh, Li - Polymer
Charging
Fast charging

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Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

7h 32min

Gaming

Untested

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Camera

Rear
Single camera	Triple camera
Main camera
8 MP (Autofocus)	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
1080p (30 fps)	4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps), 720p (30 fps) Time-lapse video
Front
5 MP Video capture: 1080p	12 MP (Wide Angle, HDR) Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0	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, Wi-Fi Direct 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax
USB
Type-C, USB 2.0	Type-C
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, LiDAR scanner, Ambient light sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou	GPS, A-GPS
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	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, Video recording

Alternative variants

with 64GB storage

Memory	64GB
Prices (MSRP)	$280

With 256GB storage

Memory	256GB

with LTE support

Weight	16.83 oz (477.0 g)
4G (FDD) Bands	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 28, 66
4G (TDD) Bands	38, 40
3G Bands	5, 8, 4, 2, 1
Data Speed	LTE-A Cat 13/5 (400/75 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
SIM type	Nano SIM

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, 30, 32, 66, 71
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 Tab A7 Specs	Apple iPad Pro 11-inch (2021) Specs
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