Apple iPad Pro 12.9 (2021) vs Samsung Galaxy S10+

Network
2G network

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

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900; CDMA 800, 1900 - USA
3G network

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

HSDPA 850, 900, 1700(AWS), 1900, 2100 - Global, USA; CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - USA
4G network

LTE frequency band 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 11, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 46, 48, 66, 71

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), 28(700), 32(1500), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500), 66(1700/2100) - global; LTE frequency band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 14(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 28(700), 29(700), 30(2300), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500), 46, 66(1700/2100), 71(600) - USA
5G network

5G band 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 71, 77, 78, 79, 260, 261 SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave - Wi-Fi + Cellular; 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 71, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA/Sub6 - global, China

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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

LTE-A (7CA), Cat20, 2000 Mbps download, 150 Mbps upload
GPRS

Yes

Yes
EDGE

Yes

Yes

Design
Build

Glass front, aluminum back, aluminum frame

Front glass(Gorilla Glass 6), back glass(Gorilla Glass 5), aluminium frame / Front glass(Gorilla Glass 6), ceramic body
SIM

Nano-SIM, eSIM

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

280.6 mm

157.6 mm
Width

214.9 mm

74.1 mm
Thickness

6.4 mm

7.9 mm
Weight

682 (Wi-Fi)/685 (LTE) g

175 / 198(ceramic) g
Stylus

Yes (bluetooth integration; magnetic)

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Payment

-

Samsung Pay
Waterproof

-

IP68, 1.5m for 30 mins
Dust proof

-

IP68
Colors

Silver, Gray

Black, Blue, Green, Pink, White

Display
Display type

Liquid Retina XDR mini-LED LCD

Dynamic AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
Physical size

12.9 inches

6.4 inches
Resolution

2048 x 2732 pixels

1440 x 3040 pixels
Pixel density

265 ppi

522 ppi
Display colors

16777216

16777216
Protection

Scratch resistant, oleophobic coating, liquid retina display

Scratch resistant, Corning Gorilla Glass 6
Multitouch

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Yes
Display features

Wide color gamut display, True-tone display, 120Hz, HDR10, Dolby Vision, 1000 nits (typ), 1600 nits (peak)

Always-on display, HDR10+

Hardware
CPU

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Octa-core
CPU

Octa-core

Dual-core 2.73 GHz Mongoose M4
CPU(second)

dual-core 2.31 GHz Cortex-A75
CPU(third)

Quad-core 1.95 GHz Cortex-A55
Chipset

Apple M1

Exynos 9820 Octa - EMEA; Qualcomm SDM855 Snapdragon 855 - USA, LATAM, China
GPU

Apple GPU (8-core graphics)

Mali-G76 MP12 - EMEA; Adreno 640 - USA, LATAM, China
Memory RAM

8, 16 GB

8, 12 GB
Internal storage

128, 256, 512, 1024, 2048 GB

128, 512, 1024 GB
Memory card

No

microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC
Memory card max

-

512 GB

Main camera
Camera type

Triple

Triple
Main camera

(wide) , 12 MP, f/1.8 , 1/3 inches, 1.22 µm

12 MP, f/1.5-2.4 , 1/2.55" , 1.4 µm, 26 mm, 2x optical zoom
(ultrawide) , 10 MP, f/2.4 , 125˚ , 2x optical zoom

12 MP, f/2.4 , 52 mm, 1/3.6" , 1.0 µm
TOF-3D LiDAR scanner

16 MP, f/2.2 , 12 mm, 1.0 µm
Primary camera resolution

4032 x 3024 pixels

4032 x 3024 pixels
Primary camera video

4K@24/25/30/60fps, 1080p@25/30/60/120/240fps; gyro-EIS

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

Quad-LED dual-tone flash

LED flash
Primary camera phase detection autofocus

-

dual pixel phase detection autofocus
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

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

-

120
DxOMark video

-

97
DxOMark camera score

-

113

Selfie camera
Selfie camera type

Single

Dual
Selfie camera

12 MP, f/2.4 , 122˚

10 MP, f/1.9 , 26 mm, 1.22 µm
8 MP, f/2.2 , 22 mm, 1.12 µm
Selfie camera resolution

4032 x 3024 pixels

3648 x 2736 pixels
Selfie camera features

Digital image stabilization, exposure compensation, Face unlock, HDR

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Selfie camera video

1080p@25/30/60fps, gyro-EIS

2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps
DxOMark photo

-

101
DxOMark video

-

88
DxOMark camera score

-

96

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, 802.11ax
WLAN WiFi Hotspot

Wi-Fi hotspot

Yes
WLAN WiFi Direct

-

Yes
WLAN WiFi Dual Band

Dual-band

Yes
USB

Type-C 4

Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
USB connector

magnetic connector

-
Bluetooth

v5.0

v5.0
Bluetooth A2DP

A2DP

Yes
bluetooth LE

LE

Yes
Bluetooth EDR

EDR

-
Bluetooth AptX

-

aptX HD
NFC

No

Yes
GPS

Yes, with A-GPS

Yes, with A-GPS
GLONASS

Yes

Yes
GALILEO

Yes

Yes
Beidou

-

Yes
QZSS

Yes

-

Features
Sensors

Accelerometer, barometer, Face ID, gyroscope

Accelerometer, barometer, compass, fingerprint, heart rate, SpO2, gyroscope, proximity
Power bank function

-

Yes