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| Global Score | |
| 62.5 | 64.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iPadOS 18.x | Android 13 |
| 2025-03-04 | 2023-07-26 |
| -- | 10.01 x 63.21 x 0.23 inches |
| 16.97 ounces | 17.57 ounces |
| Blue, Pink, Silver and Yellow | Beige and Graphite |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.9 inches | 11 inches |
| IPS LCD | Dynamic AMOLED |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 3.7 | 2.7 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A16 Bionic (4 nm) chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 SM8550-AC (4 nm) chipset |
| processor | processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Apple GPU 4-core GPU | Adreno 740 GPU |
| 6.3 | 6.21 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 15.42 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP | 13.00 MP + 12.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | -- |
| 7.92 | 7.04 |
| Networks | |
| -- | Wi-Fi |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | -- |
| 7.6 | 2.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | 8400mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 9.28 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.3 | Bluetooth 5.3 |
| GPS | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer and Light Sensor | Accelerometer and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Galaxy Tab S9 has a general score of 64.1, which is a little bit better than the Apple Apple iPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025)'s score of 62.5. Galaxy Tab S9 works with Android 13 operating system, and Apple Apple iPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025) counts with iPadOS 18.x operating system. Apple Apple iPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025) features an incredibly better looking display than Galaxy Tab S9, although it has a little smaller screen.
Apple Apple iPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025) counts with a little bit better performance than Galaxy Tab S9, although it has lesser RAM memory and 8 lesser CPU cores. The Apple iPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025) shoots much clearer pictures and videos than Samsung Galaxy Tab S9, although it has a back camera with a worse resolution.
The Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 has much more memory for applications, games, photos and videos than Apple iPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025), and although they both have equal 128 GB internal memory capacity, the Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 also has an external memory slot that holds up to 1 TB. The Galaxy Tab S9 has a very superior battery lifetime than Apple iPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025).
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