Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 vs Apple iPad Pro 12.9-inch Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Feb 26, 2017	Jun 05, 2017
Prices (MSRP)
$600	$1229

Design

Dimensions
9.34 x 6.65 x 0.24 inches 237.3 x 169 x 6 mm	12.04 x 8.69 x 0.27 inches 305.7 x 220.6 x 6.9 mm
Weight
15.13 oz / 429.0 g	24.41 oz / 692.0 g
Materials
Back: Glass	Back: Aluminum
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	Fingerprint (touch)
Features
Stylus, Touch sensitive control keys
Keys
	Right: Volume control
Colors
Black, Silver	Gold, Gray, Silver

Display

Size
9.7-inch, 72.71% screen-to-body	12.9-inch, 76.33% screen-to-body
Type
Super AMOLED, HDR	IPS LCD, 600 nits
Resolution
2048x1536px, 264 PPI	2732x2048px, 4:3 ratio, 265 PPI
Features
HDR support, Ambient light sensor	Oleophobic coating, Ambient light sensor

PhoneArena Display Test

Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested
Bright Min
Untested	3 (Average)

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Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 820 MSM8996 (14 nm)	Apple A10X Fusion APL1071 (10 nm)
Processor
Quad-core 2150 MHz Kryo	Hexa-core 2380 MHz Hurricane and Zephy
GPU
Adreno 530	Apple 12-core GPU
Memory
4GB (LPDDR4)/32GB	4GB (LPDDR4)/512GB 4GB/64GB 4GB/256GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 256 GB
OS
Android (9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat)	iOS (13.x, 12.x, 11.x, 10.x)

Battery

Type
6000 mAh	10891 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
Fast charging

Camera

Rear
Single camera	Single camera
Main camera
13 MP (Autofocus) Aperture size: F1.9 Focal length: 27 mm	12 MP (Sapphire crystal lens cover, OIS, Autofocus, BSI sensor) Aperture size: F1.8
Flash
LED	Quad LED
Video recording
4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p	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
5 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 MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac	a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band MIMO 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
Type-C, USB 3.1	Lightning
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Pedometer, Compass, 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
Multiple speakers	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, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30
4G (TDD) Bands
	38, 39, 40, 41
3G Bands
	5, 8, 4, 2, 1
Data Speed
	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s, UMTS
SIM type
	Nano SIM

Alternative variants

Weight	15.31 oz / 434.0 g
Data Speed	LTE-A Cat 6 (300/50 Mbit/s)
Prices (MSRP)	€769

Memory	256GB
Prices (MSRP)	$1029

Memory	64GB
Prices (MSRP)	$929

Weight	23.88 oz / 677.0 g
Prices (MSRP)	$1099

Memory	256GB
Weight	23.88 oz / 677.0 g
Prices (MSRP)	$899

Memory	64GB
Weight	23.88 oz / 677.0 g
Prices (MSRP)	$799

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