Samsung Galaxy Tab S12 Ultra vs Apple iPad Pro 13
Product
Price
1,399 USD
1,299 USD
Status
Available
Available
Brand
Samsung Mobile
Apple iPhone
Model No
Samsung Galaxy Tab S12 Ultra
A2926, A3007
Launch Date
2026, July 30
2024, May 15
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
LTE
5G bands
SA/NSA/Sub6
SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave - USA
SA/NSA/Sub6 - International
Speed
HSPA, LTE, 5G - cellular model only
HSPA, LTE (CA), 5G
Dimensions
326.3 x 208.5 x 5.1 mm (12.85 x 8.21 x 0.20 in)
281.6 x 215.5 x 5.1 mm (11.09 x 8.48 x 0.20 in)
Weight
692 g or 695 g (1.53 lb)
579 g (Wi-Fi), 582 g (5G) (1.28 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
Scratch-resistant glass, oleophobic coating
Antireflective coating
Nano-texture display glass option on 1TB and 2TB models
Glass front, aluminum back, aluminum frame
Stylus support, bluetooth integration, magnetic (Apple Pencil Pro, Apple Pencil 2)
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
14.6 inches, 617.8 cm2 (~90.8% screen-to-body ratio)
13.0 inches, 527.3 cm2 (~86.9% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution
1848 x 2960 pixels, 16:10 ratio (~239 ppi density)
2064 x 2752 pixels, 4:3 ratio (~264 ppi density)
OS
Android 17, up to 7 major OS updates, One UI 9
iPadOS 17.4
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/16GB
8GB
Storage
256GB/512GB/1TB
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)
Lens 2
8 MP, f/2.2, (ultrawide)
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 11600 mAh
Li-Po (38.99 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/7, 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