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| Global Score | |
| 84.6 | 64.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iPadOS 13.x | Android 13 |
| 2020-03-25 | 2023-07-26 |
| 11.05 x 8.46 x 0.23 inches | 10.01 x 63.21 x 0.23 inches |
| 22.61 ounces | 17.57 ounces |
| Silver and Space gray | Beige and Graphite |
| Aluminum | -- |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 999.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 12.9 inches | 11 inches |
| 2732 x 2048 pixels | -- |
| IPS LCD | Dynamic AMOLED |
| 265 pixels per inch | -- |
| 600 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.9 | 2.7 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A12Z Bionic APL1083 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 SM8550-AC (4 nm) chipset |
| Vortex and Tempest, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2490 MHz) processor | processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Apple 8-core GPU GPU | Adreno 740 GPU |
| 9.72 | 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 + 7.00 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 |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | -- |
| Nano SIM | -- |
| 6.1 | 2.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 9720mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 8400mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 10.08 | 9.28 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.3 |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Apple iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2020) is a lot better than the Samsung Galaxy Tab S9, getting an 84.6 score against 64.1. The Apple iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2020) comes with iPadOS 13.x OS, while Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 has Android 13 OS. Apple iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2020) is a heavier portable tablet than the Samsung Galaxy Tab S9, but both are equally thin.
Apple iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2020) features a lot better looking display than Galaxy Tab S9, because it has a larger display. The Galaxy Tab S9 has a lot bigger storage capacity for applications and games than Apple iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2020), and although they both have equal 128 GB internal storage capacity, the Galaxy Tab S9 also has a slot for external memory cards that supports up to 1 TB.
IPad Pro 12.9-inch (2020) has a very superior hardware performance than Galaxy Tab S9, although it has 2 GB lesser RAM, they both have the same number of cores. IPad Pro 12.9-inch (2020) counts with a bit longer battery lifetime than Galaxy Tab S9, because it has a 9720mAh battery capacity. IPad Pro 12.9-inch (2020) counts with a much better camera than Samsung Galaxy Tab S9, although it has a camera in the back with less mega-pixels.
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