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| Global Score | |
| 64.1 | 81.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Apple |
| Android 13 | -- |
| 2023-07-26 | 2018-11-07 |
| 10.01 x 63.21 x 0.23 inches | 11.04 x 8.46 x 0.23 inches |
| 17.57 ounces | 22.26 ounces |
| Beige and Graphite | Gray and Silver |
| -- | Aluminum |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| -- | $ 999.00 |
| 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 A12X Bionic APL1083 chipset |
| processor | Vortex and Tempest, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2490 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 740 GPU | Apple 7-core GPU GPU |
| 6.21 | 9.63 |
| 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 | 12.00 MP + 7.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 7.04 | 9.9 |
| 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 | 9720mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 9.28 | 10.08 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.3 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
IPad Pro 12.9-inch (2018) is much better than Samsung Galaxy Tab S9, with a general score of 81.1 against 64.1. The iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2018) design has the same thickness than the Samsung Galaxy Tab S9, but it's a lot heavier. The Apple iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2018) counts with a much more vibrant screen than Galaxy Tab S9, because it has a larger display.
Apple iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2018) has a much more powerful CPU than Samsung Galaxy Tab S9, although it has a lower amount of RAM memory, they both have the same number of cores. The iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2018) features a very superior camera than Galaxy Tab S9, although it has a lesser MP resolution back-facing camera.
Galaxy Tab S9 has a much better memory capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than Apple iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2018), because it has more internal memory and an external memory card slot that holds a maximum of 1 TB. Apple iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2018) counts with just a little better battery lifetime than Galaxy Tab S9, because it has 9720mAh of battery capacity against 8400mAh.
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