Samsung Galaxy Tab S8 Ultra vs Apple iPad Pro 13-inch (M4, 2024) Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Feb 09, 2022
Prices (MSRP)
$1099	$1299

Design

Dimensions
12.85 x 8.21 x 0.22 inches 326.4 x 208.6 x 5.5 mm	11.09 x 8.48 x 0.24 inches 281.6 x 215.5 x 5.1 mm
Weight
25.61 oz (726.0 g)
Materials
Back: Aluminum Frame: Aluminum	Back: Aluminum Frame: Aluminum
Biometrics
Optical in-screen fingerprint	3D Face unlock
Keys
	Right: Volume control
Colors
Graphite	Silver, Space Gray

Display

Size
14.6-inch, 90.77% screen-to-body	13.0-inch, 86.26% screen-to-body
Type
Super AMOLED, 120Hz, HDR	OLED, 120Hz, HDR
Resolution
2960x1848px, 16:10 ratio, 239 PPI	2752x2064px, 4:3 ratio, 265 PPI
Features
HDR support, Ambient light sensor	HDR support, Oleophobic coating, Ambient light sensor

Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 SM8450 (4 nm)	Apple M4
Processor
Octa-core 1x3.00GHz Cortex-X2 3x2.50G​Hz Cortex-A710 4x1.8​0GHz Cortex-A510	Octa-core
GPU
Adreno 730	Apple 10-core GPU
Memory
8GB/128GB 12GB/256GB 12GB/512GB 16GB/512GB	8GB/256GB 8GB/1024GB 8GB/2048GB 512GB/256GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 1024 GB	not expandable
OS
Android (13, 12)	iPadOS (16.x)

Battery

Type
11200 mAh	10290 mAh, Li - Polymer
Charging
Fast charging
Charge speed
Wired: 45.0W	Wired: 18.0W

PhoneArena Battery Tests

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

Battery Life Estimate

5h 25min

Browsing

10h 54min

Video

8h 22min

Gaming

8h 34min

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Camera

Rear
Dual camera	Single camera
Main camera
13 MP (Autofocus) Aperture size: F2.0 Focal length: 26 mm Sensor size: 1/3.4" Pixel size: 1.0 μm	12 MP (PDAF)
Second camera
6 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2	ToF 3D depth sensing
Flash
LED	LED
Video recording
4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (30 fps)	4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps), 720p (30 fps) Time-lapse video
Front
12 MP (Dual-Camera)	12 MP (EIS, Wide Angle, HDR) Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.2	5.3
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6 Wi-Fi Direct 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax	a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6,Wi-Fi 6E MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax
USB
Type-C, USB 3.2	Type-C
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, LiDAR scanner, Ambient light sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou
Other
Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	Tethering, Computer sync

Multimedia

Headphones
No 3.5mm jack	No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Multiple speakers	Multiple speakers
Features
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	Noise cancellation, Video recording

Cellular

5G Bands
	n1, n2, n3, n4, n5, n7, n8, n12, n14, n20, n25, n28, n29, n30, n38, n40, n41, n48, n66, n70, n71, n75, n77, n78, n79
4G (FDD) Bands
	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 25, 26, 28, 29, 32, 66, 71
4G (TDD) Bands
	34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48
3G Bands
	1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
SIM type
	eSIM

Alternative variants

With 12GB RAM and 256GB internal storage

Memory	12GB/256GB

With 512GB internal storage

Memory	512GB

With 12GB RAM and 512GB internal storage

Memory	12GB/512GB

With 1TB internal storage

Memory	1024GB

With 16GB RAM and 512GB internal storage

Memory	16GB/512GB

With 2TB internal storage

Memory	2048GB

With 5G

Weight	25.68 oz (728.0 g)
5G Bands	5G Ready

Links

Full specifications
Samsung Galaxy Tab S8 Ultra Specs	Apple iPad Pro 13-inch (M4, 2024) Specs
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