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| Global Score | |
| 73.3 | 62.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| Android 13 | iPadOS 18.x |
| -- | 2025-03-04 |
| -- | 16.97 ounces |
| -- | Blue, Pink, Silver and Yellow |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 14.6 inches | 10.9 inches |
| 2960 x 1848 pixels | -- |
| -- | IPS LCD |
| 239 pixels per inch | -- |
| -- | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 6.6 | 3.7 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 SM8550 (4 nm) chipset | Apple A16 Bionic (4 nm) chipset |
| processor | processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 740 GPU | Apple GPU 4-core GPU |
| 6.21 | 6.3 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 12.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.80 aperture |
| 7.04 | 7.92 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | -- |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM | -- |
| 10 | 7.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 10880mAh Battery | -- |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 10.8 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.3 | Bluetooth 5.3 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 Ultra is much better than Apple iPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025), with a global score of 73.3 against 62.5. The Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 Ultra comes with Android 13 operating system, while Apple iPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025) works with iPadOS 18.x operating system. IPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025) counts with a little better processing power than Galaxy Tab S9 Ultra, although it has 2 GB lesser RAM and 8 lesser megahertz processing cores.
Galaxy Tab S9 Ultra has a lot better looking display than iPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025), because it has a lot bigger display. The iPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025) has as much storage capacity for apps and games as Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 Ultra, both of them have exactly the same internal storage. The iPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025) takes better photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 Ultra, although it has a lower resolution back-facing camera.
Galaxy Tab S9 Ultra features a superior battery lifetime than iPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025).
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