Apple iPad Pro 10.5 (2017) vs Samsung Galaxy Note 8

Apple iPad Pro 10.5 (2017)

Samsung Galaxy Note 8

Network
2G network

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

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900
3G network

HSDPA 850, 900, 1700(AWS), 1900, 2100; N/A - WiFi version

HSDPA 850, 900, 1900, 2100
4G network

LTE frequency band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 11(1500), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 21(1500), 25(1900), 26(850), 27(800), 28(700), 29(700), 30(2300), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500); N/A - WiFi version

LTE
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, (3CA) Cat9, 450 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 Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Height

250.6 mm

162.5 mm
Width

174.1 mm

74.8 mm
Thickness

6.1 mm

8.6 mm
Weight

477 g

195 g
Stylus

Yes

Yes
Payment

-

Samsung Pay(Visa, Mastercard)
Waterproof

-

IP68 - 1.5 m and 30 minutes
Dust proof

-

Yes, IP68
Colors

Gold, Rose Gold, Silver, Space Gray

Deep Sea Blue, Maple Gold, Midnight Black, Orchid Grey

Display
Display type

LED-backlit IPS LCD, capacitive touchscreen

Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
Physical size

10.5 inches

6.3 inches
Resolution

1668 x 2224 pixels

1440 x 2960 pixels
Pixel density

265 ppi

521 ppi
Display colors

16777216

16777216
Protection

Scratch-resistant glass, oleophobic coating

Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Multitouch

Yes

Yes
Display features

True-tone display, 120 Hz

-
Always on display

-

Yes
3D touch

-

home button only
HDR display

-

HDR10

Main camera
Camera type

-

Dual
Main camera

12 MP, f/1.8

12 MP, f/1.7 , 26 mm, 2x optical zoom
12 MP, f/2.4 , 52 mm
Primary camera video

2160p@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps, 1080p@120fps, 720p@240fps

2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 720p@240fps
Primary camera Autofocus

-

phase detection autofocus
Primary camera flash

quad-LED (dual tone) flash

dual-LED (dual tone) flash
Primary camera optical image stabilization

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
Camera features

1/3" sensor size, HDR (photo/panorama), face/smile detection, geo-tagging, simultaneous 4K video and 8MP image recording, touch focus

1.0 µm pixel size @ 52 mm, geo-tagging, 1.4 µm pixel size @ 26 mm, 1/3.6" sensor size, 1/2.55" sensor size, Auto HDR, face/smile detection, panorama, simultaneous 4K video and 9MP image recording, touch focus
DxOMark photo

-

100
DxOMark video

-

84
DxOMark camera score

-

94

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 3.0

Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
Bluetooth

v4.2

v5.0
Bluetooth A2DP

Yes

Yes
bluetooth LE

-

Yes
Bluetooth EDR

Yes

Yes
NFC

Yes

Yes
GPS

Yes, with A-GPS

Yes, with A-GPS
GLONASS

Yes

Yes
GALILEO

-

Yes
BDS

-

Yes
Magnetic connector

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