Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 vs Apple iPad Pro 9.7-inch Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Feb 26, 2017	Mar 21, 2016
Prices (MSRP)
$600	$1029

Design

Dimensions
9.34 x 6.65 x 0.24 inches 237.3 x 169 x 6 mm	9.4 x 6.6 x 0.24 inches 238.8 x 167.6 x 6.1 mm
Weight
15.13 oz (429.0 g)	15.66 oz (444.0 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, Pink

Display

Size
9.7-inch, 72.71% screen-to-body	9.7-inch, 72.80% screen-to-body
Type
Super AMOLED, HDR	IPS LCD
Resolution
2048x1536px, 264 PPI	2048x1536px, 4:3 ratio, 264 PPI
Features
HDR support, Ambient light sensor	Oleophobic coating, Ambient light sensor

Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 820 MSM8996 (14 nm)	Apple A9X APL1021 (16 nm)
Processor
Quad-core 2150 MHz Kryo	Dual-core 2260 MHz Twiste
GPU
Adreno 530	PowerVR Series 7XT
Memory
4GB (LPDDR4)/32GB	2GB (LPDDR4)/256GB 2GB/32GB 2GB/128GB 2GB/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, 9.x)

Battery

Type
6000 mAh	7306 mAh, Li - Polymer
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, Autofocus, BSI sensor) Aperture size: F2.2 Focal length: 29 mm Sensor size: 1/3" Pixel size: 1.22 μm
Flash
LED	Dual LED
Video recording
4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p	4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (120 fps), 720p (240 fps) Time-lapse video, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing
Front
5 MP Video capture: 1080p	5 MP (HDR)

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
Other
ANT+, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	NFC, 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
Additional microphone(s)
	Video recording

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29
4G (TDD) Bands
	38, 39, 40, 41
3G Bands
	5, 8, 4, 2, 1
Data Speed
	LTE, HSPA, HSUPA, 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	32GB
Officially announced	Mar 21, 2016
Prices (MSRP)	$599

Memory	128GB
Prices (MSRP)	$749

Memory	256GB
Prices (MSRP)	$899

Memory	32GB
Prices (MSRP)	$729

Memory	128GB
Prices (MSRP)	$879

Links

Full specifications
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