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| Global Score | |
| 64.1 | 73.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| Android 13 | iPadOS 15.x |
| 2023-07-26 | 2021-09-24 |
| 10.01 x 63.21 x 0.23 inches | 9.84 x 6.85 x 0.30 inches |
| 17.57 ounces | 17.18 ounces |
| Beige and Graphite | 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 | 7.8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 SM8550-AC (4 nm) chipset | Apple A13 Bionic APL1W85 (7 nm) chipset |
| processor | 64-bit Lightning and Thunder, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 2650 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | -- |
| Adreno 740 GPU | Yes GPU |
| 6.21 | 9.99 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 15.42 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 12.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 12.00 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 | 8.58 |
| 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 | 8526mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 9.28 | 9.36 |
| 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 Apple iPad 10.2-inch (2021) is better than Samsung Galaxy Tab S9, having a 73.2 score against 64.1. Apple iPad 10.2-inch (2021) works with iPadOS 15.x operating system, while Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 comes with Android 13 operating system. Even though Apple iPad 10.2-inch (2021) is older and a lot thicker than Samsung Galaxy Tab S9, it's body is still just a little lighter.
The iPad 10.2-inch (2021) features an incredibly better screen than Galaxy Tab S9, although it has a bit smaller screen. Apple iPad 10.2-inch (2021) features a much faster CPU than Galaxy Tab S9, because although it has lesser processing cores , it also counts with a 64-bit processing unit. The Galaxy Tab S9 has a much bigger storage capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Apple iPad 10.2-inch (2021), because it has more internal memory capacity and an external memory card slot that allows a maximum of 1 TB.
IPad 10.2-inch (2021) has a little longer battery duration than Galaxy Tab S9, because it has 8526mAh of battery capacity. Apple iPad 10.2-inch (2021) shoots way better photos and videos than Galaxy Tab S9, although it has a back camera with a way lower 8 mega-pixels resolution.
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