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| Global Score | |
| 77 | 64.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| -- | Android 13 |
| 2018-03-27 | 2023-07-26 |
| 9.40 x 6.60 x 0.29 inches | 10.01 x 63.21 x 0.23 inches |
| 16.86 ounces | 17.57 ounces |
| Gold, Gray and Silver | Beige and Graphite |
| Aluminum | -- |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 559.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 9.7 inches | 11 inches |
| 2048 x 1536 pixels | -- |
| IPS LCD | Dynamic AMOLED |
| 264 pixels per inch | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.3 | 2.7 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A10 Fusion APL1W24 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 SM8550-AC (4 nm) chipset |
| Hurricane and Zephyr, 64-bit, 16 nm (Quad-Core 2340 MHz) processor | processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| PowerVR 7XT GT7600 Plus GPU | Adreno 740 GPU |
| 9.18 | 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 | -- |
| 8.25 | 7.04 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | -- |
| Nano SIM | -- |
| 5.7 | 2.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 8827mAh Li - Polymer 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 iPad 9.7-inch (2018) is way better than the Samsung Galaxy Tab S9, getting a 77 score against 64.1. Even though iPad 9.7-inch (2018) is way older and extremely thicker than Samsung Galaxy Tab S9, it's design is still a little lighter. The Apple iPad 9.7-inch (2018) features a much more vibrant screen than Galaxy Tab S9, although it has a bit smaller display.
The Galaxy Tab S9 features a much greater storage to install games and applications than iPad 9.7-inch (2018), and although they both have exactly the same internal memory capacity, the Galaxy Tab S9 also has a SD memory card expansion slot that admits a maximum of 1 TB. The iPad 9.7-inch (2018) features a really superior hardware performance than Galaxy Tab S9, although it has a lower number of cores and a lower amount of RAM memory.
IPad 9.7-inch (2018) has a much better camera than Samsung Galaxy Tab S9, although it has a back facing camera with lot less megapixels resolution. The iPad 9.7-inch (2018) features just a little bit longer battery life than Samsung Galaxy Tab S9, because it has 8827mAh of battery capacity.
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