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| Global Score | |
| 86.4 | 64.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iPadOS 14.x | Android 13 |
| 2021-05-21 | 2023-07-26 |
| 9.75 x 7.03 x 0.23 inches | 10.01 x 63.21 x 0.23 inches |
| 16.44 ounces | 17.57 ounces |
| Silver and Space Gray | Beige and Graphite |
| Aluminum and Aluminum | -- |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 11 inches | 11 inches |
| 2388 x 1688 pixels | -- |
| IPS LCD | Dynamic AMOLED |
| 266 pixels per inch | -- |
| 600 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.9 | 2.7 |
| Performance | |
| Apple M1 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 SM8550-AC (4 nm) chipset |
| 5 nm (Octa-Core 3100 MHz) processor | processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Apple 8-core GPU GPU | Adreno 740 GPU |
| 9.99 | 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 | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 9.9 | 7.04 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| 5G, 5G | -- |
| Nano SIM | -- |
| 6.4 | 2.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 7540mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 8400mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 8.64 | 9.28 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.3 |
| GPS | -- |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Apple iPad Pro 11-inch (2021) is way better than the Samsung Galaxy Tab S9, with a score of 86.4 against 64.1. Apple iPad Pro 11-inch (2021) comes with iPadOS 14.x OS, while Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 has Android 13 OS. The Apple iPad Pro 11-inch (2021) body has the same thickness than the Samsung Galaxy Tab S9, but it is just a little bit lighter.
IPad Pro 11-inch (2021) features a much powerful CPU than Galaxy Tab S9. Both have a Octa-Core CPU and a 8 GB RAM. Apple iPad Pro 11-inch (2021) features a much sharper display than Galaxy Tab S9. Both have a screen with the same size. Apple iPad Pro 11-inch (2021) captures a lot better pictures and videos than Galaxy Tab S9, although it has a lower 12 megapixels resolution back-facing camera.
The Galaxy Tab S9 has a much better storage capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than iPad Pro 11-inch (2021), and although they both have the same 128 GB internal storage, the Galaxy Tab S9 also has a slot for external memory cards that admits up to 1 TB. Galaxy Tab S9 features just a bit longer battery duration than Apple iPad Pro 11-inch (2021), because it has an 11% bigger battery capacity.
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