Apple iPad 9.7 (2017) vs Samsung Galaxy S8

Apple iPad 9.7 (2017)

Samsung Galaxy S8

Network
2G network

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900; CDMA 800, 1900; N/A - WiFi version

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900
3G network

HSDPA 800, 850, 900, 1700(AWS), 1900, 2100; CDMA2000 1xEV-DO; N/A - WiFi version

HSDPA 850, 900, 1700(AWS), 1900, 2100
4G network

LTE frequency band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 28(700), 29(700), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500); N/A - WiFi version

LTE frequency band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 17(700), 20(800), 28(700)
HSDPA speed

42.2 Mbps

42.2 Mbps
HSUPA speed

5.76 Mbps

5.76 Mbps
EV-DO speed

3.1 Mbps

-
LTE-A speed

LTE-A, Cat4, 150 Mbps download, 50 Mbps upload

LTE-A, (4CA) Cat16, 1024 Mbps download, 150 Mbps upload
GPRS

Yes

Yes
EDGE

Yes

Yes

Design
Build

-

Corning Gorilla Glass 5 back panel
SIM

Nano-SIM/ Electronic SIM card (Apple e-SIM)

Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Height

240 mm

148.9 mm
Width

169.5 mm

68.1 mm
Thickness

7.5 mm

8 mm
Weight

478 g

155 g
Payment

-

Samsung Pay(Visa, Mastercard)
Waterproof

-

IP68 - 1.5 m and 30 minutes
Dust proof

-

IP68
Colors

Gold, Silver, Space Gray

Arctic Silver, Coral Blue, Maple Gold, Midnight Black, Orchid Gray

Display
Display type

LED-backlit IPS LCD, capacitive touchscreen

Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
Physical size

9.7 inches

5.8 inches
Resolution

1536 x 2048 pixels

1440 x 2960 pixels
Pixel density

264 ppi

570 ppi
Display colors

16777216

16777216
Protection

Scratch-resistant glass, oleophobic coating

Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Multitouch

Yes

Yes

Hardware
CPU

-

Octa-core
CPU

Dual-core 1.84 GHz Twister

Quad-core 2.3 GHz
CPU(second)

quad-core 1.7 GHz
Chipset

Apple A9

Qualcomm MSM8998 Snapdragon 835 - US / Exynos 8895 Octa - EMEA
GPU

PowerVR GT7600 (six-core graphics)

Adreno 540 - US
Memory RAM

2 GB

4 GB
Internal storage

32, 128 GB

64 GB
Memory card

microSD
Memory card max

-

256 GB

Main camera
Main camera

8 MP, f/2.4 , 31 mm

12 MP, f/1.7 , 26 mm
Primary camera video

1080p@30fps, 720p@120fps

2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps
Primary camera Autofocus

autofocus

-
Primary camera flash

-

LED flash
Primary camera optical image stabilization

-

optical image stabilization
Primary camera phase detection autofocus

-

phase detection autofocus
Primary camera video dual video

-

dual-video record
Primary camera video hdr

HDR

HDR
Primary camera video stereo sound record

stereo sound record

-
Camera features

1.12µm pixel size, HDR (photo/panorama), face/smile detection, geo-tagging, touch focus

1.4 µm pixel size, 1/2.5" sensor size, Auto HDR, face/smile detection, geo-tagging, panorama, simultaneous 4K video and 9MP image recording, touch focus

Connectivity
WLAN

Wi-Fi 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n, 802.11ac

Wi-Fi 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n, 802.11ac
WLAN WiFi Hotspot

Yes

Yes
WLAN WiFi Direct

-

Yes
WLAN WiFi Dual Band

-

Yes
USB

Lightning, USB 2.0

Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
Bluetooth

v4.2

v5.0
Bluetooth A2DP

Yes

Yes
bluetooth LE

Yes

Yes
Bluetooth EDR

Yes

-
Bluetooth AptX

-

Yes
NFC

-

Yes
GPS

Yes, with A-GPS

Yes, with A-GPS
GLONASS

Yes

Yes
GALILEO

-

Yes
BDS

-

Yes

Features
Messaging SMS

-

SMS(threaded view)
Messaging MMS

-

MMS
Messaging Email

Email

Email
Messaging IM

IM

IM
Messaging iMessage

iMessage

-
Messaging Push Email

Push Email

-
Messaging Push Mail

-

Push Mail
Java

No

No
Sensors

Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, barometer, compass, gyro

Iris scanner, SpO2, accelerometer, barometer, compass, fingerprint (rear-mounted), gyro, heart rate, proximity