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| Global Score | |
| 64.1 | 62.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| Android 13 | iPadOS 18.x, 17.x, 16.x, 15.x, 14.x |
| 2023-07-26 | 2020-09-18 |
| 10.01 x 63.21 x 0.23 inches | 9.87 x 6.85 x 0.30 inches |
| 17.57 ounces | 17.46 ounces |
| Beige and Graphite | Gold, Silver and Space gray |
| -- | Aluminum and Aluminum |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 11 inches | 10.2 inches |
| -- | 2160 x 1620 pixels |
| Dynamic AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| -- | 265 pixels per inch |
| -- | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 2.7 | 7.6 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 SM8550-AC (4 nm) chipset | Apple A12 Bionic (7 nm) chipset |
| processor | processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Adreno 740 GPU | Apple GPU 4 core GPU |
| 6.21 | 6.21 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 15.42 | 5.8 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 12.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 1.20 MP |
| -- | f/2.40 aperture |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 7.04 | 8.36 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| -- | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 2.4 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 8400mAh Battery | Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 9.28 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.3 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| -- | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 has a general score of 64.1, which is slightly better than the iPad 10.2 (2020)'s 62.2 general score. The Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 body is incredibly newer and notably thinner than iPad 10.2 (2020)'s, but it is a bit heavier. The Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 works with Android 13 OS, and iPad 10.2 (2020) has iPadOS 18.x OS.
IPad 10.2 (2020) has a much sharper screen than Samsung Galaxy Tab S9, although it has a bit smaller screen. The iPad 10.2 (2020) counts with a processor that is very similar to Galaxy Tab S9's processing unit, although the iPad 10.2 (2020) has lesser RAM and lesser cpu cores. Apple iPad 10.2 (2020) has a much better camera than Samsung Galaxy Tab S9, although it has a much worse 8 mega pixels resolution back-facing camera.
The Galaxy Tab S9 features a very superior memory capacity to install applications and games than Apple iPad 10.2 (2020), because it has a SD extension slot that holds up to 1 TB and 96 GB more internal storage. The Galaxy Tab S9 has a much longer battery performance than iPad 10.2 (2020).
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