Apple iPad 9.7 (2018) vs Samsung Galaxy Watch Active

Apple iPad 9.7 (2018)

Samsung Galaxy Watch Active

Network
2G network

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900; CDMA 800, 1900

N/A
3G network

HSDPA 800, 850, 900, 1700(AWS), 1900, 2100; CDMA2000 1xEV-DO

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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), 27(800), 28(700), 29(700), 30(2300), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500)

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HSDPA speed

42.2 Mbps

-
HSUPA speed

5.76 Mbps

-
EV-DO speed

3.1 Mbps

-
LTE-A speed

LTE-A, Cat6, 300 Mbps download, 50 Mbps upload

-
GPRS

Yes

No
EDGE

Yes

No

Display
Display type

LED-backlit IPS LCD, capacitive touchscreen

AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
Physical size

9.7 inches

1.1 inches
Resolution

1536 x 2048 pixels

360 x 360 pixels
Pixel density

264 ppi

463 ppi
Display colors

16777216

16777216
Protection

Scratch-resistant glass, oleophobic coating

Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Multitouch

Yes

-
Display features

-

Always-on display

Main camera
Main camera

8 MP, f/2.4 , 31 mm, 1.12 µm
Primary camera resolution

3264 x 2448 pixels

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Primary camera video

1080p@30fps, 720p@120fps

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Primary camera Autofocus

autofocus

-
Primary camera video hdr

HDR

-
Primary camera video stereo sound record

stereo sound record

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Camera features

Geo-tagging, HDR (photo/panorama), face/smile detection, touch focus

-

Connectivity
WLAN

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

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

Yes

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USB

Lightning, USB 2.0

No
Bluetooth

v4.2

v4.2
Bluetooth A2DP

Yes

Yes
bluetooth LE

Yes

Yes
Bluetooth EDR

Yes

-
GPS

Yes, with A-GPS

Yes, with A-GPS
GLONASS

Yes

Yes

Features
Messaging Email

Email

-
Messaging IM

IM

-
Messaging iMessage

iMessage

-
Messaging Push Email

Push Email

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Sensors

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

Accelerometer, barometer, gyro, heart rate