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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
Galaxy Tab S9 has a global score of 64.1, which is slightly better than the iPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025)'s overall score of 62.5. Galaxy Tab S9 comes with Android 13 OS, and iPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025) has iPadOS 18.x OS. The iPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025) has just a little better hardware performance than Galaxy Tab S9, although it has a smaller amount of RAM memory and an inferior number of cores.
Apple iPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025) features a much more vibrant display than Galaxy Tab S9, although it has a little bit smaller display. The Apple iPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025) features a better camera than Samsung Galaxy Tab S9, although it has a worse resolution camera in the back. Galaxy Tab S9 has a way bigger memory for applications and games than Apple iPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025), and although they both have exactly the same internal memory capacity, the Galaxy Tab S9 also has a slot for an external memory card that supports up to 1 TB.
Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 has a much better battery duration than iPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025).
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