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Apple iPad 4
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| Global Score | |
| 70.8 | 64.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iOS 7.x, 6.1, 6 | Android 13 |
| 0000-00-00 | 2023-07-26 |
| 9.50 x 7.31 x 0.37 inches | 10.01 x 63.21 x 0.23 inches |
| 23.35 ounces | 17.57 ounces |
| Black and White | Beige and Graphite |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 740.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 9.7 inches | 11 inches |
| 2048 x 1536 pixels | -- |
| IPS LCD | Dynamic AMOLED |
| 264 pixels per inch | -- |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 2.7 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A6X chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 SM8550-AC (4 nm) chipset |
| Dual-Core 1400 MHz processor | processor |
| 1 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| PowerVR SGX554 (Dual-Core 200 MHz) GPU | Adreno 740 GPU |
| 8.46 | 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 | |
| 5.00 MP + 1.20 MP | 13.00 MP + 12.00 MP |
| f/2.40 aperture | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | -- |
| 7.92 | 7.04 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA | -- |
| Micro SIM | -- |
| 7 | 2.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| Li-Polymer Battery | 8400mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 9.28 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.3 |
| GPS | -- |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The iPad 4 has a score of 70.8, which is much better than the Galaxy Tab S9's score of 64.1. The iPad 4 comes with iOS 7.x OS, and Galaxy Tab S9 works with Android 13 OS. The iPad 4 is a incredibly thicker and much heavier tablet than the Galaxy Tab S9. The Apple iPad 4 features a much sharper display than Galaxy Tab S9, although it has a little bit smaller screen.
The Galaxy Tab S9 counts with a much greater memory for applications, games, photos and videos than Apple iPad 4, and although they both have equal internal storage, the Galaxy Tab S9 also has a slot for an SD memory card that admits up to 1 TB. The iPad 4 counts with a very superior CPU than Samsung Galaxy Tab S9, because although it has 7 GB lesser RAM and lesser processing cores (although they are faster), it also counts with a graphics processing unit.
The Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 features a superior battery performance than Apple iPad 4. The iPad 4 captures much better videos and photos than Galaxy Tab S9, although it has a much worse resolution back-facing camera.
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