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| Global Score | |
| 64.1 | 63.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| Android 13 | iPadOS 18.x |
| 2023-07-26 | -- |
| 10.01 x 63.21 x 0.23 inches | 7.69 x 5.31 x 0.25 inches |
| 17.57 ounces | 10.48 ounces |
| Beige and Graphite | Blue, Purple, Space Gray and Starlight |
| -- | Aluminum and Aluminum |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| -- | $ 499.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 11 inches | 8.3 inches |
| -- | 2266 x 1488 pixels |
| Dynamic AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| -- | 327 pixels per inch |
| -- | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 2.7 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 SM8550-AC (4 nm) chipset | Apple A17 pro (3 nm) chipset |
| processor | processor |
| 8 GB RAM | -- |
| Adreno 740 GPU | Apple GPU 6-core GPU |
| 6.21 | 5.85 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 15.42 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 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 |
| 7.04 | 8.91 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| -- | Dual SIM |
| 2.4 | 10 |
| Battery Life | |
| 8400mAh Battery | Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 9.28 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.3 | Bluetooth 5.3 |
| -- | GPS |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Galaxy Tab S9 is just a bit better than the iPad mini (A17 Pro), having a 64.1 score against 63.3. The Galaxy Tab S9 is a just a little thinner but extremely heavier tablet than the iPad mini (A17 Pro). Galaxy Tab S9 comes with Android 13 operating system, and iPad mini (A17 Pro) has iPadOS 18.x operating system.
The Apple iPad mini (A17 Pro) counts with a much sharper screen than Galaxy Tab S9, although it has a way smaller screen. Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 has a much bigger memory capacity to install applications and games than Apple iPad mini (A17 Pro), and although they both have equal internal memory, the Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 also has a slot for SD memory cards that holds a maximum of 1 TB.
The Galaxy Tab S9 has a bit faster processor than iPad mini (A17 Pro), because it has 2 more MHz cpu cores. Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 features a very superior battery performance than iPad mini (A17 Pro). Apple iPad mini (A17 Pro) has a much better camera than Samsung Galaxy Tab S9, although it has a back-facing camera with less mega-pixels resolution.
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