Apple iPad Pro 12.9 (2018) vs Samsung Galaxy A3 (2017)

Apple iPad Pro 12.9 (2018)

Samsung Galaxy A3 (2017)

Network
2G network

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

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900 - EMEA; HSDPA 850, 900, 1700(AWS), 1900, 2100 - SEA, LATAM
3G network

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

HSDPA 850, 900, 1900, 2100 - EMEA; HSDPA 850, 900, 1700(AWS), 1900, 2100 - SEA, LATAM
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), 14(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 21(1500), 25(1900), 26(850), 29(700), 30(2300), 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500), 46, 66(1700/2100), 71(600)

LTE frequency band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800), 40(2300) - EMEA; LTE frequency band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 17(700), 20(800), 28(700), 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2500) - SEA, LATAM
HSDPA speed

42.2 Mbps

42.2 Mbps
HSUPA speed

5.76 Mbps

5.76 Mbps
EV-DO speed

3.1 Mbps download, 1.8 Mbps upload

-
LTE speed

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

-
LTE-A speed

-

LTE-A, (2CA) Cat6, 300 Mbps download, 50 Mbps upload
GPRS

Yes

Yes
EDGE

Yes

Yes

Design
Build

Aluminium alloy

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SIM

Nano-SIM, Electronic SIM card (eSIM)

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

214.9 mm

135.4 mm
Width

280.6 mm

66.2 mm
Thickness

5.9 mm

7.9 mm
Weight

631 (Wi-Fi)/633 (LTE) g

135 g
Stylus

Yes (bluetooth integration; magnetic)

-
Waterproof

-

1.5 m and 30 minutes
Dust proof

-

Yes
Colors

Silver, Gray

Black Sky, Blue Mist, Gold Sand, Peach Cloud

Display
Display type

LED-backlit IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen

Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
Physical size

12.9 inches

4.7 inches
Resolution

2048 x 2732 pixels

720 x 1280 pixels
Pixel density

265 ppi

312 ppi
Display colors

16777216

16777216
Protection

Scratch resistant, oleophobic coating

Corning Gorilla Glass
Multitouch

Yes

Yes
Display features

Liquid Retina HD display, Wide color gamut display, True-tone display

-

Main camera
Main camera

12 MP, f/1.8 , 28 mm, 1/3" , 1.4 µm

13 MP, f/1.9
Primary camera resolution

4032 x 3024 pixels

-
Primary camera video

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

1080p@30fps
Primary camera Autofocus

-

autofocus
Primary camera flash

quad-LED flash

LED flash
Primary camera phase detection autofocus

phase detection autofocus

-
Camera features

Autofocus, continuous shooting, digital zoom, geotagging, panorama, HDR, touch focus, face detection, white balance settings, ISO settings, exposure compensation, self-timer, scene-mode, macro mode, RAW

Geo-tagging, face detection, panorama, touch focus

Connectivity
WLAN

Wi-Fi 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n, 802.11n 5 GHz, 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

Yes
USB

Type-C 1.0 reversible connector

Type-C reversible connector
Bluetooth

v5.0

v4.2
Bluetooth A2DP

Yes

Yes
bluetooth LE

Yes

Yes
Bluetooth EDR

Yes

-
NFC

-

Yes
GPS

Yes, with A-GPS

Yes, with A-GPS
GLONASS

Yes

Yes
GALILEO

Yes

-
BDS

-

Yes
QZSS

Yes

-
Magnetic connector

Yes

-

Features
Messaging SMS

-

SMS(threaded view)
Messaging MMS

-

MMS
Messaging Email

-

Email
Messaging IM

-

IM
Messaging Push Mail

-

Push Mail
Java

-

No
Sensors

Accelerometer, barometer, Face ID, gyroscope, light, proximity

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