Apple iPad Pro 12.9 (2018) vs Samsung Galaxy A9

Apple iPad Pro 12.9 (2018)

Samsung Galaxy A9

Network
2G network

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

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900
3G network

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

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), 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)

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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

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LTE speed

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

LTE, Cat7, 350 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)

Optional Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Height

214.9 mm

161.7 mm
Width

280.6 mm

80.9 mm
Thickness

5.9 mm

7.4 mm
Weight

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

200 g
Stylus

Yes (bluetooth integration; magnetic)

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Colors

Silver, Gray

Champagne Gold, Midnight Black, Pearl White, Pink

Display
Display type

LED-backlit IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen

Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
Physical size

12.9 inches

6.0 inches
Resolution

2048 x 2732 pixels

1080 x 1920 pixels
Pixel density

265 ppi

367 ppi
Display colors

16777216

16777216
Protection

Scratch resistant, oleophobic coating

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Multitouch

Yes

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Display features

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

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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

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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 optical image stabilization

-

optical image stabilization
Primary camera phase detection autofocus

phase detection autofocus

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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

1.12 µm pixel size, 1/3" sensor size, HDR, face detection, geo-tagging, panorama, touch focus
DxOMark photo

-

93
DxOMark video

-

77
DxOMark camera score

-

88

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
WLAN WiFi Hotspot

Yes

Yes
WLAN WiFi Direct

-

Yes
WLAN WiFi Dual Band

Yes

Yes
USB

Type-C 1.0 reversible connector

microUSB 2.0
Bluetooth

v5.0

v4.1
Bluetooth A2DP

Yes

Yes
bluetooth LE

Yes

Yes
Bluetooth EDR

Yes

Yes
GPS

Yes, with A-GPS

Yes, with A-GPS
GLONASS

Yes

Yes
GALILEO

Yes

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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, accelerometer, compass, gyro, proximity