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| Global Score | |
| 66.6 | 64.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| -- | Android 13 |
| 2020-09-18 | 2023-07-26 |
| 9.87 x 6.85 x 0.30 inches | 10.01 x 63.21 x 0.23 inches |
| 17.46 ounces | 17.57 ounces |
| Gold, Silver and Space gray | Beige and Graphite |
| Aluminum | -- |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 459.00 | -- |
| 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 |
| 7.8 | 2.7 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A12 Bionic APL1W81 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 SM8550-AC (4 nm) chipset |
| 64-bit Vortex and Tempest, 64-bit, 7 nm (Quad-Core 2490 MHz) processor | processor |
| -- | 8 GB RAM |
| Apple G11P GPU | Adreno 740 GPU |
| 9.72 | 6.21 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot |
| 5.8 | 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 | |
| Li - Ion Battery | 8400mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 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
Apple iPad (2020) is a little bit better than the Galaxy Tab S9, with a general score of 66.6 against 64.1. Apple iPad (2020) is a notably older and notably thicker tablet device than the Galaxy Tab S9, but Apple managed to build it just a little lighter anyway. The Apple iPad (2020) has a lot better display than Samsung Galaxy Tab S9, although it has a bit smaller screen.
The Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 has a much bigger memory for apps and games than iPad (2020), because it has more internal memory capacity and a SD memory card expansion slot that supports a maximum of 1 TB. The iPad (2020) features a very superior hardware performance than Samsung Galaxy Tab S9, because although it has 4 less processing cores (although faster), it also counts with a 64-bits processor.
IPad (2020) shoots much clearer pictures and videos than Galaxy Tab S9, although it has a lot less mega-pixels back camera. The Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 has a much better battery life than iPad (2020).
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