Samsung Galaxy Tab S5e vs Apple iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2021) Specs Comparison

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Samsung Galaxy Tab S5e	Apple iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2021)
Released · Apr 26, 2019	Released · May 21, 2021
10.5-inch · 2560x1600px	12.9-inch · 2732x2048px
Single camera	Triple camera
4GB · 128GB	8GB · 128GB
7040 mAh	10758 mAh

Design

Dimensions
9.65 x 6.30 x 0.22 inches 245 x 160 x 5.5 mm	11.05 x 8.46 x 0.25 inches 280.6 x 214.9 x 6.4 mm
Weight
14.11 oz (400.0 g)	24.06 oz (682.0 g)
Materials
Back: Aluminum	Back: Aluminum Frame: Aluminum
Materials & Colors
	Silver, Space Gray
Biometrics
2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch)	3D Face unlock
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control
Colors
Black, Gold, Silver

Display

Size
10.5-inch	12.9-inch
Resolution
2560x1600px, 16:10 ratio, 288 PPI	2732x2048px, 4:3 ratio, 265 PPI
Technology
Super AMOLED	IPS LCD
Refresh rate
	120Hz
Screen-to-body
81.50 %	85.43 %
Peak brightness
	1600 cd/m2 (nit)
Features
Ambient light sensor	HDR support, Oleophobic coating, Ambient light sensor

Hardware

System chip
Qualcomm Snapdragon 670 SDM670 (10 nm)	Apple M1 (5 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2000 MHz ARM Cortex-A75 and ARM Cortex-A53	Octa-core 3100 MHz
GPU
Adreno 615	Apple 8-core GPU
RAM
4GB (LPDDR4)	8GB
Internal storage
128GB	128GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 512 GB	not expandable
OS
Android (10, 9.0 Pie), Samsung One UI	iPadOS (14.x)

Battery

Capacity
7040 mAh	10758 mAh
Type
Li - Ion	Li - Polymer
Charging
Fast charging

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

8h 51min

Gaming

Untested

Camera

Rear
Single camera	Triple camera
Main camera
13 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F2.0 Focal length: 26 mm Sensor size: 1/3.4" Pixel size: 1 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
	Quad LED
Video recording
3840x2160 (4K UHD) (30 fps) Hyperlapse	3840x2160 (4K UHD) (60 fps), 1920x1080 (Full HD) (240 fps), 1280x720 (HD) (30 fps) Time-lapse video
Front
8 MP (Autofocus), Video capture: 1920x1080 (Full HD)	12 MP (EIS, Wide Angle, HDR), Video capture: 1920x1080 (Full HD)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0	5.0
WLAN
802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot	802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,ax(Wi-Fi 6),dual-band MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct
USB
Type-C, USB 3.1	Type-C
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers)	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, LiDAR scanner
Other
ANT+	Tethering, Computer sync

Multimedia

Headphones
No 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)
Yes	Noise cancellation, Video recording

Buyers information

MSRP
$ 480
In The Box
	USB-C Charge Cable, 20W USB-C Power Adapter

Availability

Officially announced
Feb 15, 2019	Apr 20, 2021

Alternative variants

with 64 GB storage


Internal storage	64GB
MSRP	$ 400

With 256 GB storage


Internal storage	256GB

with LTE support


Phone functionality	Yes
4G (FDD)	Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700 a), 13(700 c), 17(700 b), 20(800 DD), 28(700 APT), 66(AWS-3)
3G	Bands 5(850), 8(900), 4(1700/2100), 2(1900), 1(2100)
SIM type	Nano SIM

With 512GB storage


Internal storage	512GB

with 6GB RAM


RAM	6GB

With 16 GB RAM and 1TB storage


RAM	16GB
Internal storage	1024GB

With 16 RAM and 2TB storage


RAM	16GB
Internal storage	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(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700 a), 13(700 c), 14(700 PS), 17(700 b), 18(800 Lower), 19(800 Upper), 20(800 DD), 21(1500 Upper), 25(1900+), 26(850+), 28(700 APT), 29(700 d), 30(2300 WCS), 32(1500 L-band), 66(AWS-3), 71(600)
4G (TDD)	Bands 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900+), 40(2300), 41(2600+), 42(3500), 46, 48(3600)
3G	Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 8(900)
Data Speed	LTE-A, HSPA
Dual SIM	Yes
SIM type	Nano SIM, eSIM
Location	GPS, A-GPS
Other	UMA (Wi-Fi Calling)

Links

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Samsung Galaxy Tab S5e Specs	Apple iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2021) Specs
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