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| Global Score | |
| 77 | 73.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| -- | Android 13 |
| 2018-03-27 | -- |
| 9.40 x 6.60 x 0.29 inches | -- |
| 16.86 ounces | -- |
| Gold, Gray and Silver | -- |
| Aluminum | -- |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 559.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 9.7 inches | 14.6 inches |
| 2048 x 1536 pixels | 2960 x 1848 pixels |
| IPS LCD | -- |
| 264 pixels per inch | 239 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.3 | 6.6 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A10 Fusion APL1W24 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 SM8550 (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 | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 10.1 |
| 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 | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 5.7 | 10 |
| Battery Life | |
| 8827mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 10880mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 9.52 | 10.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.3 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Apple iPad 9.7-inch (2018) has an overall score of 77, which is a little bit better than the Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 Ultra's 73.3 global score. The iPad 9.7-inch (2018) has a very superior CPU than Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 Ultra, although it has 4 lesser CPU cores (although faster) and a smaller amount of RAM memory.
The iPad 9.7-inch (2018) has a brighter display than Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 Ultra, because although it has a way lower 1536 x 2048 resolution and a way smaller display, it also counts with a bit greater display density. Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 Ultra and iPad 9.7-inch (2018) feature extremely similar memory capacity to store more games and applications, both of them have exactly the same internal memory.
The iPad 9.7-inch (2018) takes much clearer pictures and videos than Galaxy Tab S9 Ultra, although it has a back-facing camera with a lot worse resolution. The Galaxy Tab S9 Ultra has longer battery lifetime than iPad 9.7-inch (2018), because it has a 10880mAh battery size.
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