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| Global Score | |
| 64.1 | 89.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| Android 13 | -- |
| 2023-07-26 | 2017-06-09 |
| 10.01 x 63.21 x 0.23 inches | 12.04 x 8.69 x 0.27 inches |
| 17.57 ounces | 24.41 ounces |
| Beige and Graphite | Gold, Gray and Silver |
| -- | Aluminum |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| -- | $ 660.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 11 inches | 12.9 inches |
| -- | 2732 x 2048 pixels |
| Dynamic AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| -- | 265 pixels per inch |
| -- | 600 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 2.7 | 7.9 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 SM8550-AC (4 nm) chipset | Apple A10X Fusion APL1071 chipset |
| processor | Hurricane and Zephyr, 64-bit, 10 nm (Hexa-Core 2380 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 740 GPU | Apple 12-core GPU GPU |
| 6.21 | 9.45 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 512 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 15.42 | 17.6 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 12.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 7.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 7.04 | 9.57 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| -- | Nano SIM |
| 2.4 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 8400mAh Battery | 10891mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 9.28 | 10.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.3 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| -- | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Apple iPad Pro 12.9-inch has a global score of 89.8, which is way better than the Samsung Galaxy Tab S9's 64.1 overall score. Even being the best portable tablet we compare here, we must highlight that it's also a much older, thicker and way heavier portable tablet. Apple iPad Pro 12.9-inch features a way better screen than Galaxy Tab S9, because it has a larger display.
The iPad Pro 12.9-inch has a much better hardware performance than Samsung Galaxy Tab S9, although it has 4 GB less RAM memory and lesser processing cores. IPad Pro 12.9-inch has a greater memory to store more games and applications than Galaxy Tab S9, because although it has no slot for external memory cards, it also counts with more internal memory capacity.
Apple iPad Pro 12.9-inch features superior battery duration than Samsung Galaxy Tab S9, because it has a 10891mAh battery size. The Apple iPad Pro 12.9-inch has a way better camera than Samsung Galaxy Tab S9, although it has a back-facing camera with lesser mega-pixels resolution.
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