What's better Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 9.7 or Apple iPad Pro 9.7? To answer this question SpecsPRO has compared Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 9.7 vs Apple iPad Pro 9.7: screen resolution, camera, battery and other important specifications.

Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 9.7 vs Apple iPad Pro 9.7

  • Main

  • Model

  • Price

  • Advantages

  • launch

  • Announced

  • Status

  • platform

  • OS

  • Chipset

  • CPU

  • GPU

  • camera

  • Rear

  • Front

  • Video

  • Features

  • display

  • Size

  • Resolution

  • Technology

  • Protection

  • Multitouch

  • battery

  • General

  • Talk time

  • Playing Music

  • body

  • Dimensions

  • Weight

  • SIM card

  • Miscellaneous

  • Colors

  • memory

  • Internal Storage & RAM

  • Card slot

  • comms

  • WLAN

  • Bluetooth

  • GPS

  • Radio

  • USB

  • NFC

  • features

  • Sensors

  • Messaging

  • Browser

  • Java

  • sound

  • 3.5mm jack

  • network

  • Technology

  • 2G bands

  • 3G bands

  • 4G bands

  • Speed

  • GPRS

  • EDGE

  • Videos

  • Main

  • Model

    Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 9.7

  • Price

    $299.99

  • Advantages

  • PLATFORM CPU: Octa-core (4x1.9 GHz & 4x1.3 GHz) - T810, T815 Octa-core (4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A72 & 4x1.4 GHz Cortex-A53) - T813N, T819N

    BATTERY Talk time: About 12 h / About 30 h

    MEMORY Internal Storage & RAM: 32/64 GB, 3 GB RAM

    MEMORY Card slot: microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot)

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  • Main

  • Model

    Apple iPad Pro 9.7

  • Price

  • Advantages

  • PLATFORM GPU: PowerVR Series 7 (12-core graphics)

    CAMERA Rear: 12 MP, f/2.2, 29mm, phase detection autofocus, dual-LED (dual tone) flash

    CAMERA Front: 5 MP, f/2.2, 31mm, 1080p@30fps, 720p@240fps, face detection, HDR, panorama

    CAMERA Video: 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps, 1080p@120fps, 720p@240fps

    BATTERY General: Non-removable Li-Ion battery (27.9 Wh)

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  • launch

  • Announced

    2015, July

  • Status

    Available. Released 2015, September

  • platform

  • OS

    Android OS, v5.0.2 (Lollipop), upgradable to v6.0.1 (Marshmallow) - T810, T815 Android OS, v6.0.1 (Marshmallow) - T813N, T819N

  • Chipset

    Exynos 5433 - T810, T815 Qualcomm MSM8976 Snapdragon 652 - T813N, T819N

  • CPU

    Octa-core (4x1.9 GHz & 4x1.3 GHz) - T810, T815 Octa-core (4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A72 & 4x1.4 GHz Cortex-A53) - T813N, T819N

  • GPU

    Mali-T760 MP6 - T810, T815 Adreno 510 - T813N, T819N

  • camera

  • Rear

    8 MP, autofocus

  • Front

    2.1 MP

  • Video

    1440p@30fps

  • Features

    Yes

  • display

  • Size

    9.7 inches

  • Resolution

    1536 x 2048 pixels (~264 ppi pixel density)

  • Technology

    Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors

  • Protection

  • Multitouch

    Yes

  • battery

  • General

    Non-removable Li-Ion 5870 mAh battery

  • Talk time

    About 12 h / About 30 h

  • Playing Music

    About 109 h

  • body

  • Dimensions

    237.3 x 169 x 5.6 mm (9.34 x 6.65 x 0.22 in)

  • Weight

    389g (Wi-Fi) / 392g (LTE) (10.51 oz, 0.86 lb)

  • SIM card

    Nano-SIM

  • Miscellaneous

  • Colors

    White, black, gold

  • memory

  • Internal Storage & RAM

    32/64 GB, 3 GB RAM

  • Card slot

    microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot)

  • comms

  • WLAN

    Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot

  • Bluetooth

    v4.1, A2DP, LE

  • GPS

    Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS

  • Radio

    No

  • USB

    microUSB v2.0 (MHL TV-out)

  • NFC

  • features

  • Sensors

    Fingerprint, accelerometer, gyro, compass

  • Messaging

    SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email, IM

  • Browser

    HTML5

  • Java

    No

  • sound

  • 3.5mm jack

    Yes

  • network

  • Technology

    GSM / HSPA / LTE

  • 2G bands

    GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900

  • 3G bands

    HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100

  • 4G bands

    LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 17(700), 20(800)

  • Speed

    HSPA, LTE

  • GPRS

    Yes

  • EDGE

    Yes

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  • launch

  • Announced

    2016, March

  • Status

    Available. Released 2016, March

  • platform

  • OS

    iOS 9.3.2, upgradable to iOS 10.0.2

  • Chipset

    Apple A9X

  • CPU

    Dual-core 2.16 GHz (Twister)

  • GPU

    PowerVR Series 7 (12-core graphics)

  • camera

  • Rear

    12 MP, f/2.2, 29mm, phase detection autofocus, dual-LED (dual tone) flash

  • Front

    5 MP, f/2.2, 31mm, 1080p@30fps, 720p@240fps, face detection, HDR, panorama

  • Video

    2160p@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps, 1080p@120fps, 720p@240fps

  • Features

    1/3" sensor size, 1.22 µm pixel size, geo-tagging, simultaneous 4K video and 8MP image recording, touch focus, face/smile detection, HDR (photo/panorama)

  • display

  • Size

    9.7 inches

  • Resolution

    1536 x 2048 pixels (~264 ppi pixel density)

  • Technology

    LED-backlit IPS LCD, capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors

  • Protection

    Scratch-resistant glass, oleophobic coating - True-tone display

  • Multitouch

    Yes

  • battery

  • General

    Non-removable Li-Ion battery (27.9 Wh)

  • Talk time

    About 10 h

  • Playing Music

  • body

  • Dimensions

    240 x 169.5 x 6.1 mm (9.45 x 6.67 x 0.24 in)

  • Weight

    437 g (Wi-Fi) / 444 g (LTE) (15.66 oz, 0.96 lb)

  • SIM card

    Nano-SIM

  • Miscellaneous

  • Colors

    Silver, Gold, Space Gray, Rose Gold

  • memory

  • Internal Storage & RAM

    32/128/256 GB, 2 GB RAM

  • Card slot

    No

  • comms

  • WLAN

    Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, hotspot

  • Bluetooth

    v4.2, A2DP, EDR

  • GPS

    Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS (Wi‑Fi + Cellular model only)

  • Radio

    No

  • USB

    v2.0, reversible connector; magnetic connector

  • NFC

    NFC

  • features

  • Sensors

    Fingerprint, accelerometer, gyro, compass, barometer

  • Messaging

    iMessage, Email, Push Email, IM

  • Browser

    HTML5 (Safari)

  • Java

    No

  • sound

  • 3.5mm jack

    Yes

  • network

  • Technology

    GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE

  • 2G bands

    GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 CDMA 800 / 1900

  • 3G bands

    HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 CDMA2000 1xEV-DO

  • 4G bands

    LTE 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), 27(800), 28(700), 29(700), 30(2300), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500)

  • Speed

    HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps

  • GPRS

    Yes

  • EDGE

    Yes

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  • Summary

    The Galaxy Tab S2 9.7 runs a more powerful processor Octa-core (4x1.9 GHz & 4x1.3 GHz) in compare to the Apple iPad Pro 9.7. It is an important difference between these tablets as a fast processor guarantees that the Galaxy Tab S2 9.7 is a better choice for user who wants to play more games without lags. The Apple iPad Pro 9.7 uses a faster graphics processor Mali-T760 MP6 - T810, T815 Adreno 510 - T813N, T819N which will allow the tablet owner to enjoy more number of modern game apps. The Galaxy Tab S2 9.7 runs more RAM (3 GB) i.e. it provides better performance in comparison to the Apple iPad Pro 9.7.

    If you are a photo lover then the Apple iPad Pro 9.7 is a better choice for you as this tablet is equipped with more quality back 5-Megapixel camera with 2.2 aperture. The Apple iPad Pro 9.7 shoots videos with a better resolution: 4K UHD vs 2K HD .

    Another nice bonus of the Galaxy Tab S2 9.7 is a card slot which will let you to transfer files and expand internal storage easily. The Galaxy Tab S2 9.7 weighs 389g that is 48g less than the weight of the Apple iPad Pro 9.7.

    The Galaxy Tab S2 9.7 and the Apple iPad Pro 9.7 have an equal number of pros however as the Galaxy Tab S2 9.7 has better processor that is a very important specification then it becomes the best buy.