Samsung Galaxy Tab S12 Plus vs Apple iPad Pro 11 2024

Prices in Kuwait
Product

Price
378 KWD
343 KWD
Status
Available
Available
Brand
Samsung Mobile
Apple iPhone
Model No
Samsung Galaxy Tab S12 Plus
A2837, A3006

Technology
GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G
GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G
2G bands
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G bands
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G bands
LTE
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, 48, 66, 71 - A2837 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48, 66, 71 - A3006
5G bands
SA/NSA/Sub6
1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 14, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 66, 70, 71, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA - A2837, A3006
Speed
HSPA, LTE, 5G - cellular model only
HSPA, LTE (CA), 5G

Dimensions
289.5 x 187.8 x 5.3 mm (11.40 x 7.39 x 0.21 in)
249.7 x 177.5 x 5.3 mm (9.83 x 6.99 x 0.21 in)
Weight
553 g or 555 g (1.22 lb)
444 g (Wi-Fi), 446 g (5G) (1.03 lb)
Build
Glass front, aluminum frame, aluminum back IP68 dust tight and water resistant (immersible up to 1.5m for 30 min) Stylus support Enhanced Armor Aluminum
Glass front, aluminum back, aluminum frame Stylus support, bluetooth integration, magnetic (Apple Pencil Pro, Apple Pencil 2 Scratch-resistant glass, oleophobic coating Antireflective coating Nano-texture display glass option on 1TB and 2TB models
SIM
Nano-SIM + eSIM (cellular model only)
eSIM
Colors
Gray, Silver
Silver, Space Black

Type
Dynamic AMOLED 2X, 120Hz, HDR10+, 1000 nits (HBM), 1600 nits (peak)
Ultra Retina Tandem OLED, 120Hz, HDR10, Dolby Vision, 1000 nits (HBM), 1600 nits (peak)
Size
12.6 inches, 460.6 cm2 (~84.7% screen-to-body ratio)
11.0 inches, 373.1 cm2 (~84.2% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution
1752 x 2800 pixels, 16:10 ratio (~262 ppi density)
1668 x 2420 pixels, 3:2 ratio (~264 ppi density)

OS
Android 17, up to 7 major OS updates, One UI 9
iPadOS 17.5.1, upgradable to iPadOS 18.1
Chipset
MediaTek Dimensity 9500 (3 nm)
Apple M4
CPU
Octa-core (1x4.21 GHz C1-Ultra & 3x3.5 GHz C1-Premium & 4x2.7 GHz C1-Pro)
9-core (3 performance cores, 6 efficiency cores) - 256/512GB models 10-core (4 performance cores, 6 efficiency cores) - 1/2TB models
GPU
Mali-G1 Ultra MC12
Apple GPU (10-core graphics)

RAM
12GB
8GB/16GB
Storage
256GB/512GB UFS
256GB/512GB/1TB/2TB
Card Slot
microSDXC

Lens 1
13 MP, f/2.0, 26mm (wide), 1/3.4", 1.0µm, AF
12 MP, f/1.8, (wide), dual pixel PDAF TOF 3D LiDAR scanner (depth)
Features
LED flash, HDR, panorama
Quad-LED dual-tone flash, HDR
Video
4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps
4K@24/25/30/60fps, 1080p@25/30/60/120/240fps; gyro-EIS, ProRes (4K, 1080p), Cinematic mode (4K, 1080p)

Lens 1
12 MP, f/2.4, 120˚ (ultrawide)
12 MP, f/2.4, 122˚ (ultrawide)
Features
HDR
Face detection, HDR, panorama
Video
4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps
1080p@25/30/60fps, gyro-EIS, HDR

Capacity
Li-Po 10600 mAh
Li-Po (31.29 Wh), non-removable
Charging
45W wired, 100% in 95 min

Sensors
Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass Wireless Samsung DeX (desktop experience support)
Face ID, accelerometer, gyro, compass, barometer

Loudspeaker
Yes, with stereo speakers (4 speakers)
Yes, with stereo speakers (4 speakers)

WLAN
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e, tri-band, Wi-Fi Direct
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e, dual-band, hotspot
Bluetooth
6.0, A2DP, LE
5.3, A2DP, LE, EDR
GPS
GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO
GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, QZSS (Wi‑Fi + Cellular model only)
USB
USB Type-C 3.2, magnetic connector
USB Type-C 4 (Thunderbolt 3), DisplayPort, magnetic connector