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| Global Score | |
| 79.3 | 64.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| -- | Android 13 |
| 2019-09-25 | 2023-07-26 |
| 9.80 x 6.80 x 0.29 inches | 10.01 x 63.21 x 0.23 inches |
| 17.39 ounces | 17.57 ounces |
| Gold, Silver and Space gray | Beige and Graphite |
| Aluminum | -- |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 559.00 | -- |
| 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 |
| 7.7 | 2.7 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A10 Fusion APL1W24 (16 nm) chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 SM8550-AC (4 nm) chipset |
| Hurricane and Zephyr, 64-bit (Quad-Core 2340 MHz) processor | processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| PowerVR 7XT GT7600 Plus GPU | Adreno 740 GPU |
| 9.27 | 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 | |
| 8.00 MP + 1.20 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 | -- |
| 8.36 | 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 | |
| 8827mAh Li - Ion Battery | 8400mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 9.52 | 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 is much better than the Galaxy Tab S9, getting a 79.3 score against 64.1. The Apple iPad 10.2-inch design is just a little lighter than Galaxy Tab S9, although it's way thicker and was released many years before. The iPad 10.2-inch features a much more vibrant display than Galaxy Tab S9, although it has a little smaller screen.
IPad 10.2-inch has a very superior processing power than Samsung Galaxy Tab S9, although it has 4 lesser cores (although they are faster) and a smaller amount of RAM. Galaxy Tab S9 features a lot bigger storage for applications, games, photos and videos than Apple iPad 10.2-inch, and although they both have equal 128 GB internal memory capacity, the Galaxy Tab S9 also has an external SD slot that holds a maximum of 1 TB.
The iPad 10.2-inch counts with a bit better battery duration than Galaxy Tab S9, because it has a 5 percent bigger battery size. The Apple iPad 10.2-inch has a much better camera than Samsung Galaxy Tab S9, although it has a camera with a way worse 8 megapixels resolution.
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