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| Global Score | |
| 78.4 | 63.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| Android 13 | iPadOS 18.x |
| 2023-10-04 | -- |
| 6.53 x 10.01 x 0.26 inches | 7.69 x 5.31 x 0.25 inches |
| 18.48 ounces | 10.48 ounces |
| -- | Blue, Purple, Space Gray and Starlight |
| Aluminum and Aluminum | Aluminum and Aluminum |
| -- | $ 499.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.9 inches | 8.3 inches |
| 2304 x 1440 pixels | 2266 x 1488 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 249 pixels per inch | 327 pixels per inch |
| -- | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.2 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Exynos 1380 S5E8835 (5 nm) chipset | Apple A17 pro (3 nm) chipset |
| Octa-Core 2400 MHz processor | processor |
| 6 GB RAM | -- |
| Mali G68 MP5 GPU | Apple GPU 6-core GPU |
| 9.36 | 5.85 |
| 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 + 12.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP |
| -- | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 6.6 | 8.91 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| 5G, 5G | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| -- | Dual SIM |
| 6.4 | 10 |
| Battery Life | |
| 8000mAh Battery | Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 8.96 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.3 | Bluetooth 5.3 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Galaxy Tab S9 FE is way better than the Apple iPad mini (A17 Pro), with a 78.4 score against 63.3. Despite being the best in this review, the Galaxy Tab S9 FE design is heavier and just a bit thicker than Apple iPad mini (A17 Pro). Galaxy Tab S9 FE works with Android 13 OS, and Apple iPad mini (A17 Pro) comes with iPadOS 18.x OS.
Galaxy Tab S9 FE features a lot better hardware performance than iPad mini (A17 Pro), because it has more processing cores. Apple iPad mini (A17 Pro) features a sharper screen than Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 FE, because although it has a way smaller display, it also counts with more pixels per inch in the display and a quite better 1488 x 2266 pixels resolution.
The iPad mini (A17 Pro)'s storage capacity for games and applications is very similar to the Galaxy Tab S9 FE one, both of them have exactly the same 128 GB internal storage capacity. The Galaxy Tab S9 FE features a very superior battery life than iPad mini (A17 Pro). The Apple iPad mini (A17 Pro) has a much better camera than Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 FE, because it has a camera with a way better resolution.
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