Samsung Galaxy Tab S6 vs Apple iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2020) Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Jul 31, 2019	Mar 18, 2020
Prices (MSRP)
$730	$999

Design

Dimensions
9.63 x 6.28 x 0.22 inches 244.5 x 159.5 x 5.7 mm	11.05 x 8.46 x 0.23 inches 280.6 x 214.9 x 5.9 mm
Weight
14.82 oz / 420.0 g	22.61 oz / 641.0 g
Materials
Back: Aluminum	Back: Aluminum
Biometrics
2D Face unlock, Optical in-screen fingerprint	3D Face unlock
Features
Stylus
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control
Colors
Mountain gray, Cloud blue, Rose blush	Silver, Space gray

Display

Size
10.5-inch, 81.93% screen-to-body	12.9-inch, 85.51% screen-to-body
Type
Super AMOLED, HDR	IPS LCD, 600 nits
Resolution
2560x1600px, 16:10 ratio, 288 PPI	2732x2048px, 4:3 ratio, 265 PPI
Features
HDR support, Ambient light sensor	Oleophobic coating, Ambient light sensor

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Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested
Bright Min
1.7 (Good)	Untested

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Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 855 SM8150 (7 nm)	Apple A12Z Bionic APL1083 (7 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2840 MHz Kryo 485	Octa-core 2490 MHz Vortex and Tempest
GPU
Adreno 640	Apple 8-core GPU
Memory
8GB (LPDDR4)/256GB 6GB/128GB	6GB (LPDDR4)/128GB 6GB/256GB 6GB/512GB 6GB/1000GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 1000 GB	not expandable
OS
Android (12, 11, 10, 9.0 Pie)	iPadOS (13.x)

Battery

Type
7040 mAh	9720 mAh, Li - Polymer
Charging
Fast charging

Camera

Rear
Dual camera	Dual camera
Main camera
13 MP (Autofocus) Aperture size: F1.9 Focal length: 26 mm Sensor size: 1/3.4" Pixel size: 1 μm	12 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8
Second camera
5 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Pixel size: 1.12 μm	10 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.4
Flash
	LED
Video recording
4K UHD (30 fps)	4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps), 720p (240 fps) Time-lapse video, Continuous autofocus, Picture-taking during video recording, EIS
Front
8 MP (Dual-Camera)	7 MP (EIS, HDR) Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0	5.0
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,Wi-Fi 6,dual-band MIMO 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax
USB
Type-C, USB 3.1	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, Wi-Fi positioning	Wi-Fi positioning
Other
ANT+, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	UMA (Wi-Fi Calling), Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync, AirDrop

Multimedia

Headphones
No 3.5mm jack	No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Multiple speakers	Multiple speakers
Features
Dolby Atmos, Album art cover, Background playback	Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share	TV-out
Additional microphone(s)
Yes	Noise cancellation, Video recording

Alternative variants

with 128 GB storage

Memory	6GB/128GB
Prices (MSRP)	$650

with 256GB storage

Memory	256GB
Prices (MSRP)	$1099

with LTE support

4G (FDD) Bands	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 66
4G (TDD) Bands	38, 40, 41
3G Bands	5, 8, 4, 2, 1
Data Speed	LTE-A Pro Cat 20 (2000/150 Mbit/s)
SIM type	Nano SIM

with 512GB storage

Memory	512GB
Prices (MSRP)	$1299

with 1TB storage

Memory	1000GB
Prices (MSRP)	$1499

variant with LTE

Weight	22.68 oz / 643.0 g
4G (FDD) Bands	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 29, 30, 66, 71
4G (TDD) Bands	34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 46, 48
3G Bands	5, 8, 4, 2, 1
Data Speed	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
SIM type	Nano SIM, eSIM
Location	GPS, Glonass
Prices (MSRP)	$1149

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