Apple iPad Pro 12.9 (2018) vs Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8 (2019)

General Info

Manufacturer
Apple	Samsung
Announced
October 2018	March 2019
Status
Available - November 2018	Coming Soon - April 2019
Colors
Silver, Space Gray	Black, Gray
Form Factor
Candybar	Candybar
Dimension
280.6 x 214.9 x 5.9 mm (11.05 x 8.46 x 0.23 in)	201.5 x 122.4 x 8.9 mm (7.93 x 4.82 x 0.35 in)
Weight
631 g, 633 g (22.26 oz, 22.33 oz)	325 g (11.46 oz)
SIM Type
Nano-SIM, Electronic SIM card (eSIM)	Nano-SIM
2G Network
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 CDMA2000 1xEV-DO	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G Network
LTE 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 band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 17(700), 20(800), 28(700), 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2500), 66(1700/2100)
SAR EU
- W/kg (head) - W/kg (body)	0.68 W/kg (head) 1.50 W/kg (body)
Messaging

Build Features
- Stylus support (Bluetooth integration; magnetic)	- Stylus

OS
iOS 12, upgradable to iOS 12.1.3	Android 9.0 (Pie)
User Interface
-	One UI
Processor
Octa-core (4x2.5 GHz Vortex + 4x1.6 GHz Tempest), Apple A12X Bionic (7 nm) [Similar]	Octa-core (2x1.8 GHz Cortex-A73 & 6x1.6 GHz Cortex-A53), Exynos 7904 Octa (14 nm) [Similar]
GPU
Apple GPU (7-core graphics) [Similar]	Mali-G71 MP2 [Similar]
RAM
6 GB [Browse Similar]	3 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory
1 TB	32 GB
External Memory
No	microSD, up to 512 GB (dedicated slot)

Type
LED-backlit IPS LCD, Capacitive Touchscreen, Scratch-resistant Glass, Oleophobic Coating	IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen
Colors
16M colors	16M colors
Size
12.9 inches [Similar]	10.1 inches [Similar]
Resolution
2048 x 2732 pixels (265 ppi)	1200 x 1920 pixels (224 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio
85.24%	120.12%
Multi-Touch

Rear Camera
12 MP [Similar]	8 MP [Similar]
Flash
Quad-LED Dual-tone Flash	LED Flash
Features
12 MP, f/1.8, 29mm (standard), 1/3", 1.22µm, PDAF HDR	8 MP, AF, f/2.0 Panorama
Video
2160p@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120fps, 720p@240fps	1080p@30fps
Front Camera
7 MP, f/2.2, 32mm (standard), Face detection, HDR, panorama, 1080p@30fps [Similar]	5 MP, f/2.2, 1080p@30fps [Similar]

GPRS
Yes	Yes
Edge
Yes	Yes
3G
HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (4CA) Cat16 1024/150 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps	HSPA, LTE-A
Bluetooth
5.0, A2DP, LE, EDR	5.0, A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, hotspot	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot
USB
3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector; magnetic connector	2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, QZSS (Wi‑Fi + Cellular model only)	Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS
Browser
	Yes

Internal
1 TB, 6 GB RAM or 64/256/512 GB, 4 GB RAM	32 GB, 3 GB RAM
Expandable Storage
No	microSD, up to 512 GB (dedicated slot)
USB OTG
Not Supported	Supported

Fingerprint

Proximity Sensor

Accelerometer Sensor

Magnetic-field Sensor (Compass)

Gyroscope Sensor

Barometer Sensor

NFC

Type
Non-removable Li-Po Battery (36.71 Wh)	Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Capacity
9720 mAh	4200 mAh
Stand by
-	-
Talk Time
-	-