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| Global Score | |
| 73.2 | 64.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iPadOS 15.x | Android 13 |
| 2021-09-24 | 2023-07-26 |
| 9.84 x 6.85 x 0.30 inches | 10.01 x 63.21 x 0.23 inches |
| 17.18 ounces | 17.57 ounces |
| Silver and Space gray | Beige and Graphite |
| Aluminum and Aluminum | -- |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.2 inches | 11 inches |
| 2160 x 1620 pixels | -- |
| IPS LCD | Dynamic AMOLED |
| 265 pixels per inch | -- |
| 500 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.8 | 2.7 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A13 Bionic APL1W85 (7 nm) chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 SM8550-AC (4 nm) chipset |
| 64-bit Lightning and Thunder, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2650 MHz) processor | processor |
| -- | 8 GB RAM |
| Yes GPU | Adreno 740 GPU |
| 9.99 | 6.21 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 15.42 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 12.00 MP | 13.00 MP + 12.00 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | -- |
| 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 8.58 | 7.04 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | -- |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | -- |
| 6.1 | 2.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 8526mAh Li - Ion Battery | 8400mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 9.36 | 9.28 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.3 |
| GPS | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Apple iPad 10.2-inch (2021) has an overall score of 73.2, which is better than the Samsung Galaxy Tab S9's overall score of 64.1. The Apple iPad 10.2-inch (2021) works with iPadOS 15.x operating system, and Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 works with Android 13 operating system. Even though Apple iPad 10.2-inch (2021) is older and noticeably thicker than Samsung Galaxy Tab S9, it's construction is still just a little lighter.
The Apple iPad 10.2-inch (2021) counts with a lot better looking display than Samsung Galaxy Tab S9, although it has a little smaller screen. Galaxy Tab S9 has a much bigger storage capacity to store more games and applications than Apple iPad 10.2-inch (2021), because it has a slot for an SD memory card that admits up to 1 TB and 64 GB more internal storage capacity.
IPad 10.2-inch (2021) features a much faster processing unit than Galaxy Tab S9, because although it has an inferior number of cores , it also counts with a 64-bit CPU. The Apple iPad 10.2-inch (2021) counts with a greater camera than Galaxy Tab S9, although it has a camera with a much lower resolution.
Apple iPad 10.2-inch (2021) has just a little better battery lifetime than Galaxy Tab S9, because it has 8526mAh of battery capacity.
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