Samsung Galaxy Tab S4 vs Apple iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2021) Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Aug 01, 2018	Apr 20, 2021
Prices (MSRP)
$650

Design

Dimensions
9.81 x 6.47 x 0.28 inches 249.3 x 164.3 x 7.1 mm	11.05 x 8.46 x 0.25 inches 280.6 x 214.9 x 6.4 mm
Weight
17.04 oz / 483.0 g	24.06 oz / 682.0 g
Materials
Back: Glass	Back: Aluminum Frame: Aluminum
Materials & Colors
	Silver, Space Gray
Biometrics
Iris scanner, 2D Face unlock	3D Face unlock
Features
Stylus
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control
Colors
Black, Gray

Display

Size
10.5-inch, 78.07% screen-to-body	12.9-inch, 85.43% screen-to-body
Type
Super AMOLED	IPS LCD, 120Hz, HDR, 1600 nits
Resolution
2560x1600px, 16:10 ratio, 288 PPI	2732x2048px, 4:3 ratio, 265 PPI
Features
	HDR support, Oleophobic coating, Ambient light sensor

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Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested
Bright Min
1 (Excellent)	2.1 (Average)

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Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 (10 nm)	Apple M1 (5 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2350 MHz Kryo 280	Octa-core 3100 MHz
GPU
Adreno 540	Apple 8-core GPU
Memory
4GB (LPDDR4)/64GB 4GB/256GB	8GB/128GB 8GB/256GB 8GB/512GB 16GB/1024GB 16GB/2048GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 400 GB	not expandable
OS
Android (10, 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo)	iPadOS (14.x)

Battery

Type
7300 mAh, Li - Polymer	10758 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

8h 51min

Gaming

Untested

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Camera

Rear
Single camera	Triple camera
Main camera
13 MP (PDAF, CMOS image sensor) Aperture size: F1.9 Focal length: 27 mm Sensor size: 1/3.06" Pixel size: 1.12 μm	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
LED	Quad LED
Video recording
4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p Hyperlapse, Video calling, Video sharing	4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps), 720p (30 fps) Time-lapse video
Front
8 MP Video capture: 1080p	12 MP (EIS, Wide Angle, HDR) Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0	5.0
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band MIMO, 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 3.1	Type-C
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Pedometer, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, LiDAR scanner, Ambient light sensor
HDMI
Yes
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, Album art cover, Background playback	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

LTE support

Weight	17.04 oz / 483.0 g
Data Speed	LTE-A Pro Cat 16 (1000/150 Mbit/s)
Prices (MSRP)	€760

With 256 GB storage

Memory	256GB

with 256 GB storage

Memory	256GB
Prices (MSRP)	$750

With 512GB storage

Memory	512GB

With 16 GB RAM and 1TB storage

Memory	16GB/1024GB

With 16 RAM and 2TB storage

Memory	16GB/2048GB

With 5G

Weight	24.16 oz / 685.0 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
Data Speed	LTE-A, HSPA
Dual SIM	Yes
SIM type	Nano SIM, eSIM
Location	GPS, A-GPS
Other	UMA (Wi-Fi Calling)

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Full specifications
Samsung Galaxy Tab S4 Specs	Apple iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2021) Specs
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