Apple iPad Pro 13 (M4) vs Samsung Galaxy Tab S6 Lite (2024)

[ VERDICT ] Winner: Apple iPad Pro 13 (M4) (94/100)

Apple iPad Pro 13 (M4) leads overall with a score of 94/100 compared to Samsung Galaxy Tab S6 Lite (2024) (49/100), offering superior measured performance and technical specifications.

Why choose Apple iPad Pro 13 (M4):
  • + Higher DeviceBenchmark Score score (94 vs 49)
  • + Higher Performance score (99 vs 33)

Benchmark Performance Comparison

Normalized Lab Scores
Benchmark measurements and scores across compared devices
Benchmark Apple iPad Pro 13 (M4) Samsung Galaxy Tab S6 Lite (2024)
Battery Life 88.0 Very Good —
DeviceBenchmark Score 94.0 Excellent WINNER 49.0 Poor
Display 99.0 Excellent —
Performance 99.0 Excellent WINNER 33.0 Poor
Portability 96.0 Excellent —
Gaming — 16.0 Poor

Detailed Technical Specifications

Design

Design specifications comparison
Specification Apple iPad Pro 13 (M4) Samsung Galaxy Tab S6 Lite (2024)
Thickness 5.1 mm (0.20 in) — Thinnest Apple Product 7 mm (0.28 inches)
Weight 579 g (1.28 lbs) 465 g (16.4 oz)

Display

Display specifications comparison
Specification Apple iPad Pro 13 (M4) Samsung Galaxy Tab S6 Lite (2024)
Display Type Tandem OLED Ultra Retina XDR (2752 x 2064) —
Refresh Rate 120 Hz ProMotion, 1000 nits SDR/HDR (1600 nits peak) —
Adaptive refresh rate — No
Aspect ratio — 5:3
Contrast — ∞ Infinity
HDR support — No
Max rated brightness — 500 nits
PPI — 224 ppi
PWM — Not detected
RGB color space — 92.5%
Refresh rate — 60 Hz
Resolution — 1200 x 2000 pixels
Response time — 32 ms
Screen protection — Tempered glass
Screen-to-body ratio — 81.6%
Size — 10.4 inches
Type — TFT LCD

Performance

Performance specifications comparison
Specification Apple iPad Pro 13 (M4) Samsung Galaxy Tab S6 Lite (2024)
Chipset Apple M4 (9-core / 10-core CPU) Samsung Exynos 1280
Gpu 10-core GPU with Mesh Shading & Dynamic Caching 72099
Ram 8 GB / 16 GB Unified Memory —
Architecture — - 6 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55- 2 cores at 2.4 GHz: Cortex-A78
CPU cores — 8 (2 + 6)
FLOPS — ~229.6 GFLOPS
GPU clock — 897 MHz
GPU shading units — 128
Graphics — Mali-G68 MP4
Lithography process — 5 nanometers
Manufacturing — Samsung
Max clock — 2400 MHz
Neural processor (NPU) — Yes

Battery

Battery specifications comparison
Specification Apple iPad Pro 13 (M4) Samsung Galaxy Tab S6 Lite (2024)
Battery type — Li-Ion
Capacity — 7040 mAh
Fast charging — Yes (50% in 70 min)
Full charging time — 2:45 hr
Gaming — 05:24 hr
Max charge power — 15 W
Replaceable — No
Reverse charging — No
Standby — 134 hr
Watching video — 14:20 hr
Web browsing — 08:57 hr
Wireless charging — No

Benchmarks

Benchmarks specifications comparison
Specification Apple iPad Pro 13 (M4) Samsung Galaxy Tab S6 Lite (2024)
CPU — 247569
GPU 10-core GPU with Mesh Shading & Dynamic Caching 72099
Memory — 109735
Multi-core score — 2029
Single-core score — 979
Total score — 603449
UX — 174046

Connectivity

Connectivity specifications comparison
Specification Apple iPad Pro 13 (M4) Samsung Galaxy Tab S6 Lite (2024)
5G support — No
Bluetooth features — LE
Bluetooth version — 5.3
GPS — GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS
Hybrid slot — No
Infrared port — No
LTE Cat* — 15
NFC* — No
Number of SIM* — 1
Type of SIM card — Nano
USB features — - Charging- USB-Storage mode
USB type — USB Type-C
USB version — 2
Wi-Fi features — - Dual Band- Wi-Fi MiMO- Wi-Fi Direct- Wi-Fi Hotspot- Wi-Fi Display
Wi-Fi standard — Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac)
eSIM support* — No

Design and build

Design and build specifications comparison
Specification Apple iPad Pro 13 (M4) Samsung Galaxy Tab S6 Lite (2024)
Area — 377 cm2(58.5 inches2)
Colors — Gray, Green, Rose gold
Fingerprint scanner — No
Frame material — Metal
Height — 244.5 mm (9.63 inches)
Rear material — Metal
Thickness 5.1 mm (0.20 in) — Thinnest Apple Product 7 mm (0.28 inches)
Waterproof — No
Weight 579 g (1.28 lbs) 465 g (16.4 oz)
Width — 154.3 mm (6.07 inches)

Main camera

Main camera specifications comparison
Specification Apple iPad Pro 13 (M4) Samsung Galaxy Tab S6 Lite (2024)
1080p video recording — Up to 30FPS
4K video recording — No
8K video recording — No
Aperture — f/1.9
Autofocus — Phase autofocus
Camera features — -
Flash — No
Image resolution — 8 MP
Lenses — 1) Standard: 8 MP
Matrix — 8 megapixels
Pixel size — 1.12 micron
Sensor size — 1/4.0" (≈ 0.25 inch)
Slow motion — No
Stabilization — Digital
Zoom — Digital

Memory

Memory specifications comparison
Specification Apple iPad Pro 13 (M4) Samsung Galaxy Tab S6 Lite (2024)
Channels — 2
Memory card — MicroSD
Memory card max size — Up to 1024 GB
Memory clock — 2133 MHz
Memory type — LPDDR4X
RAM size — 4 GB
Storage size — 64 GB
Storage type — UFS 2.1

Other

Other specifications comparison
Specification Apple iPad Pro 13 (M4) Samsung Galaxy Tab S6 Lite (2024)
Announced — March 2024
Bundled charger — Yes, 8 W
Category — Mid-range
Launch price (MSRP) — $349
Release date — March 2024
Sensors — - Hall-effect sensor- Gyroscope- Accelerometer- Ambient light sensor

Selfie camera

Selfie camera specifications comparison
Specification Apple iPad Pro 13 (M4) Samsung Galaxy Tab S6 Lite (2024)
Depth sensor (TOF 3D) — No
Megapixels — 5 megapixels
Video resolution — 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS

Software

Software specifications comparison
Specification Apple iPad Pro 13 (M4) Samsung Galaxy Tab S6 Lite (2024)
OS size — 16 GB
Operating system — Android 14
ROM — OneUI 6.1

Sound

Sound specifications comparison
Specification Apple iPad Pro 13 (M4) Samsung Galaxy Tab S6 Lite (2024)
Dolby Atmos — Yes
FM radio — No
Headphone audio jack — Yes
Speakers — Stereo

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