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| Global Score | |
| 62.7 | 64.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iOS 7.x, 6.1, 6 | Android 13 |
| 2012-09-12 | 2023-07-26 |
| 4.86 x 2.31 x 0.24 inches | 10.01 x 63.21 x 0.23 inches |
| 3.10 ounces | 17.57 ounces |
| Black and White | Beige and Graphite |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 265.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4 inches | 11 inches |
| 640 x 1136 pixels | -- |
| IPS LCD | Dynamic AMOLED |
| 326 pixels per inch | -- |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 8.3 | 2.7 |
| Performance | |
| Apple A5 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 SM8550-AC (4 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A9 (Dual-Core 1000 MHz) processor | processor |
| 512 MB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| PowerVR SGX543 MP2 (Dual-Core 200 MHz) GPU | Adreno 740 GPU |
| 8.01 | 6.21 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 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 |
| 2.4 | 2.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 1030mAh Li-Ion Battery | 8400mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 2.64 | 9.28 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.3 |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer and Gyroscope | Accelerometer and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Galaxy Tab S9 has a general score of 64.1, which is just a bit better than iPod Touch 5th Generation's 62.7 general score. The Galaxy Tab S9 is a much newer and a bit thinner tablet than iPod Touch 5th Generation, although it is a lot heavier. The Galaxy Tab S9 comes with Android 13 operating system, and iPod Touch 5th Generation counts with iOS 7.x operating system.
Apple iPod Touch 5th Generation features a lot better screen than Galaxy Tab S9, although it has a much smaller display. Galaxy Tab S9 has a much bigger storage capacity to install games and applications than Apple iPod Touch 5th Generation, because it has a slot for external memory cards that holds up to 1 TB and more internal memory capacity.
Apple iPod Touch 5th Generation counts with a much powerful processor than Samsung Galaxy Tab S9, because although it has a lower amount of RAM and lesser processing cores (although faster), it also counts with a graphics processor. The Galaxy Tab S9 has a very superior battery duration than iPod Touch 5th Generation, because it has 8400mAh of battery capacity.
IPod Touch 5th Generation takes much better photographs and videos than Samsung Galaxy Tab S9, although it has a camera with way less mega-pixels.
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