Galaxy Tab S10 Ultra vs iPad Pro 12.9" (6th Gen, 2022)
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Here we compared two flagship tablets: the 14.6-inch Samsung Galaxy Tab S10 Ultra (with MediaTek Dimensity 9300 Plus) that was released on September 26, 2024, against the Apple iPad Pro 12.9" (6th Gen, 2022), which is powered by Apple M2 (iPad) and came out 2 years before. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.
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Key differences
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy Tab S10 Ultra
- Waterproof body (IP68 classification)
- Has a 1.7 inches larger screen size
- Shows 36% longer battery life (32:45 vs 24:10 hours)
- Has 50% more RAM: 12GB versus 8GB
- Expandable storage via MicroSD card up to 1024GB
- Fingerprint scanner
- Compatible with the latest Wi-Fi 7 wireless networks
- Dynamic AMOLED display (versus competitor's Mini LED)
- Thinner bezels – 5.3% more screen real estate
- Supports higher wattage charging (45W versus 30W)
- The front-facing camera can record video at 4K
Reasons to consider the Apple iPad Pro 12.9" (6th Gen, 2022)
- Smaller footprint: 11% more compact case (93.5 vs 105.5 square inches)
- 11% higher pixel density (265 vs 239 PPI)
- 23% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 2617 and 2135 points
Review
Display
Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness
Camera
Photo and video recording quality
Performance
CPU and memory performance (apps, system)
Gaming
Capabilities for playing modern games
Battery
Battery life, charging type and speed
Connectivity
Networks, ports, data transmission
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Value for money (Beta)
Tests and specifications
Comparison table of technical specifications and testsDisplay
| Type | Dynamic AMOLED | Mini LED |
| Size | 14.6 inches | 12.9 inches |
| Resolution | 1848 x 2960 pixels | 2048 x 2732 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 16:10 | 4:3 |
| PPI | 239 ppi | 265 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (30-120 Hz) | Yes (24-120 Hz) |
| Max rated brightness | 930 nits | 1000 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | - | 1600 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10+ | Yes, HDR10 |
| Screen protection | Tempered glass | Tempered glass |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 90.8% | 85.5% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 | - DCI-P3 |
| RGB color space | 99.9% | 100% |
| PWM | 120 Hz | 6401 Hz |
| Response time | 3 ms | 36 ms |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinity | ∞ Infinity |
Screen space comparison
Galaxy Tab S10 Ultra
14.6″ (16:10 ratio) = 95.8 in2
iPad Pro 12.9" (6th Gen, 2022)
12.9″ (4:3 ratio) = 79.9 in2
~19% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 326.4 mm (12.85 inches) | 280.6 mm (11.05 inches) |
| Width | 208.6 mm (8.21 inches) | 214.9 mm (8.46 inches) |
| Thickness | 5.4 mm (0.21 inches) | 6.4 mm (0.25 inches) |
| Weight | 718 g (25.33 oz) | 682 g (24.06 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP68 | No |
| Advanced cooling | Vapor chamber | - |
| Rear material | Metal | Metal |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | Silver, Gray | Silver, Gray |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | No |
| Area | 681 cm2 (105.5 inches2) | 603 cm2 (93.5 inches2) |
| Repairability | Average (2.85/5) | - |
Visual size comparison
Screen-to-body ratio
Tablet Ranking (32nd and 33rd place)
Android Tablet Ranking (#24th place)
iPad Ranking (#9th place)
Performance
| Chipset | MediaTek Dimensity 9300 Plus | Apple M2 (iPad) |
| Max clock | 3250 MHz | 3490 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) | 8 (4 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 4 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A720 - 3 cores at 2.85 GHz: Cortex-X4 - 1 core at 3.4 GHz: Cortex-X4 |
- 4 cores at 2.42 GHz: Blizzard - 4 cores at 3.49 GHz: Avalanche |
| L3 cache | 8 MB | - |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 4 nanometers | 5 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | MediaTek NPU 790 | Apple Neural Engine |
| Graphics | Immortalis-G720 MC12 | Apple GPU 10-core |
| GPU shading units | 1536 | 1024 |
| GPU clock | 1300 MHz | 1398 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~3993.6 GFLOPS | ~2863.1 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | 14163 | - |
| Single-core score | 2135 | 2617 |
| Multi-core score | 7125 | 10085 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 676003 | 841074 |
| GPU | 788281 | 801119 |
| Memory | 368524 | 371059 |
| UX | 514308 | 523068 |
| Total score | 2347116 | 2536320 |
| Samples | [64 tests] | Less than 3 |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Stability | 78% | 76% |
| Graphics test | 14 FPS | 19 FPS |
| Graphics score | 1898 | 2632 |
3DMark Solar Bay
| Stability | - | 77% |
| Graphics test | 31 FPS | 33 FPS |
| Section 1 | 33 FPS | 41 FPS |
| Section 2 | 31 FPS | 33 FPS |
| Section 3 | 27 FPS | 25 FPS |
| Graphics score | 8051 | 8757 |
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
| Stability | - | 71% |
| Graphics test | 31 FPS | 40 FPS |
| Graphics score | 5298 | 6808 |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 14898 | - |
| Video editing | 6833 | - |
| Photo editing | 28407 | - |
| Data manipulation | 17927 | - |
| Writing score | 22497 | - |
Memory
Configuration
| RAM size | 12 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5 |
| Memory clock | 4800 MHz | 6400 MHz |
| Channels | 4 | 4 |
| Storage size | 256 GB | 128 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 4.0 | NVMe |
| Memory card | MicroSD | No |
| Memory card max size | Up to 1024 GB | - |
Software
| Operating system | Android 14 (Can be upgraded to Android 16) | iPadOS 16.1 (Can be upgraded to iPadOS 26.5) |
| ROM | One UI 8.5 | - |
| OS size | 28.1 GB | - |
| OS updates | 0 years | - |
Battery
| Capacity | 11200 mAh | 10758 mAh |
| Max charge power | 45 W | 30 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | No | No |
| Reverse charging | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes (80% in 61 min) | Yes (50% in 40 min) |
| Full charging time | 1:43 hr | 2:00 hr |
| Battery cycles | 2000 cycles | - |
| Web browsing | 12:18 hr | 07:13 hr |
| Watching video | 18:28 hr | 11:20 hr |
| Gaming | 09:39 hr | 06:08 hr |
| Standby | 167 hr | 153 hr |
General battery life
Main camera
| Matrix | 13 megapixels | 12 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 4128 x 3096 | 4032 x 3024 |
| Zoom | Digital | Digital |
| Flash | LED | Quad LED |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| 8K video recording | No | No |
| 4K video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| Slow motion | - | 240 FPS (1080p) |
| Angle of widest lens | - | 125° |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 13 MP 2) Ultrawide: 8 MP |
1) Standard: 12 MP 2) Ultrawide: 10 MP 3) Depth |
| Camera features | - | - Bokeh mode |
| Image resolution | 13 MP | 12 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.0 | f/1.8 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | - |
| Sensor size | - | 1/3.0" (≈ 0.33 inch) |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Image resolution | 8 MP | 10 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.4 |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 12 megapixels | 12 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 4000 x 3000 | 4032 x 3024 |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.4 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | - |
| Sensor | - | CMOS |
| Autofocus | No | No |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 2160p (4K) at 30 FPS | 1080p (Full HD) at 60 FPS |
| Additional lens | 12 MP | - |
| Depth sensor (TOF 3D) | No | No |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be) | Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) |
| Wi-Fi features | - Dual Band - Wi-Fi MiMO - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
- Dual Band - Wi-Fi MiMO - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
| Bluetooth version | 5.3 | 5.3 |
| Bluetooth features | LE | LE |
| USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 3.2 | 4.0 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG |
| DisplayPort | Yes | Yes |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS | GPS, GLONASS |
| NFC* | No | No |
| Infrared port | No | No |
| Number of SIM* | 1 | 1 |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | Nano |
| eSIM support* | Yes | Yes |
| Hybrid slot | No | No |
| LTE Cat* | - | 18 |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | 4.0 | 4.0 |
| Headphone audio jack | No | No |
| FM radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Flagship | Flagship |
| Announced | September 2024 | October 2022 |
| Release date | October 2024 | October 2022 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $1199 | $1099 |
| Successor | - Samsung Galaxy Tab S11 Ultra | - Apple iPad Pro 13" (7th Gen, 2024) |
| SAR (head) | 0.94 W/kg | - |
| Sensors | - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Barometer - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Face recognition sensor |
| Keyboard weight | - | 709 g |
| Bundled charger | Not included | Yes, 20 W |
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
Conclusion
If the display, battery life, and design are more important to you, then choose the Samsung Galaxy Tab S10 Ultra. But if the camera, performance, gaming, and software are more of a priority – go for the Apple iPad Pro 12.9" (6th Gen, 2022).
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