Apple iPad Pro 12.9 (2020) vs Samsung Galaxy S9

Apple iPad Pro 12.9 (2020)

Samsung Galaxy S9

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, 1700(AWS), 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(5200), 48, 66(1700/2100), 71(600)

LTE
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

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LTE-A speed

-

LTE-A, (6CA) Cat18, 1200 Mbps download, 200 Mbps upload
GPRS

Yes

Yes
EDGE

Yes

Yes

Design
Build

Glass front, aluminum back, aluminum frame

Front/back glass (Gorilla Glass 5), aluminum frame
SIM

Nano-SIM, Electronic SIM card (eSIM)

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

280.6 mm

147.7 mm
Width

214.9 mm

68.7 mm
Thickness

5.9 mm

8.5 mm
Weight

641 (Wi-Fi)/643 (LTE) g

163 g
Stylus

Yes (bluetooth integration; magnetic)

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Payment

-

Samsung Pay(Visa, Mastercard certified)
Waterproof

-

IP68, 1.5m and 30 minutes
Dust proof

-

Yes, IP68
Colors

Silver, Gray

Coral Blue, Lilac Purple, Midnight Black, Titanium Gray

Display
Display type

IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen

Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
Physical size

12.9 inches

5.8 inches
Resolution

2048 x 2732 pixels

1440 x 2960 pixels
Pixel density

265 ppi

570 ppi
Display colors

16777216

16777216
Protection

Scratch resistant, oleophobic (lipophobic) coating, liquid retina display

Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Multitouch

Yes

Yes
Display features

Wide color gamut display, True-tone display, 120Hz, 600 nits typ. brightness

HDR10 compliant, 3D Touch, Always-on display

Main camera
Camera type

Triple

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Camera type

-

Photo / Video
Main camera

12 MP, f/1.8 , 1/3" , 1.22 µm

12 MP, f/1.5-2.4 , 1/2.5" , 1.4 µm, 26 mm
10 MP, f/1.8 , 11 mm
TOF-3D LiDAR scanner
Primary camera resolution

4032 x 3024 pixels

4032 x 3024 pixels
Primary camera video

2160p@24/30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps; gyro-EIS

2160p@60fps, 1080p@240fps, 720p@960fps
Primary camera Autofocus

-

dual pixel phase detection autofocus
Primary camera flash

Quad-LED dual-tone flash

LED flash
Primary camera optical image stabilization

-

optical image stabilization
Primary camera video dual video

-

dual-video record
Primary camera video hdr

-

HDR
Camera features

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

Auto HDR, Geo-tagging, face/smile detection, panorama, simultaneous 4K video and 9MP image recording, touch focus

Connectivity
WLAN

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

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 1.0 reversible connector
Bluetooth

v5.0

v5.0
Bluetooth A2DP

Yes

Yes
bluetooth LE

Yes

Yes
Bluetooth EDR

Yes

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Bluetooth AptX

-

Yes
NFC

-

Yes
GPS

Yes, with A-GPS

Yes, with A-GPS
GLONASS

Yes

Yes
GALILEO

Yes

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
Sensors

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

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

Yes

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