Apple iPad (2020) vs Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Sep 15, 2020	Jul 26, 2023
Prices (MSRP)
$459	$800

Design

Dimensions
9.87 x 6.85 x 0.30 inches 250.6 x 174.1 x 7.5 mm	10.01 x 6.53 x 0.23 inches 254.3 x 165.8 x 5.9 mm
Weight
17.46 oz (495.0 g)	17.57 oz (498.0 g)
Materials
Back: Aluminum	Back: Aluminum Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
	Yes; IP68
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Right: Volume control
Colors
Silver, Space gray, Gold	Beige, Graphite

Display

Size
10.2-inch, 73.86% screen-to-body	11.0-inch, 83.20% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD, 500 nits	Dynamic AMOLED, 120Hz, HDR
Resolution
2160x1620px, 4:3 ratio, 265 PPI	2560x1600px, 16:10 ratio, 274 PPI
Protection
	Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Features
Oleophobic coating, Ambient light sensor	HDR support, Scratch-resistant glass, Ambient light sensor

Hardware

System chip
Apple A12 Bionic APL1W81 (7 nm)	Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 SM8550-AC (4 nm)
Processor
Quad-core Vortex and Tempest	Octa-core 1x3.36GHz Cortex-X3 2x2.8GH​z Cortex-A715 2x2.8​GHz Cortex-A710 3x2.0​GHz Cortex-A510
GPU
Apple G11P	Adreno 740
Memory
3GB/32GB 3GB/128GB	8GB/128GB (UFS) 12GB/256GB
Storage expansion
not expandable	microSDXC up to 1024 GB
OS
iPadOS (14.x)	Android (14, 13)

Battery

Type
8827 mAh, Li - Ion	8400 mAh, Li - Polymer
Charge speed
	Wired: 45.0W

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Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

11h 13min

Gaming

4h 50min

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

8h 6min

Video

6h 25min

Gaming

Untested

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Camera

Rear
Single camera	Single camera
Main camera
8 MP (Autofocus, BSI sensor) Aperture size: F2.4	13 MP (Autofocus) Aperture size: F2.0 Focal length: 26 mm Sensor size: 1/3.4" Pixel size: 1.0 μm
Flash
	LED
Video recording
1080p (30 fps), 720p (120 fps) Time-lapse video, EIS	4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (30 fps)
Front
1.2 MP (HDR) Video capture: 720p	12 MP Video capture: 4K UHD (30 fps)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2	5.3
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band MIMO 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac	a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6,Wi-Fi 6E Wi-Fi Direct 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax
USB
Lightning	Type-C
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor	Accelerometer, Ambient light sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou
Other
UMA (Wi-Fi Calling)	Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Multiple speakers	Multiple speakers
Features
	Dolby Atmos, Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring
	Wireless screen share

Cellular

5G Bands
	n1, n3, n5, n7, n8, n20, n28, n38, n40, n41, n66, n77, n78
4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 25, 26, 29, 30, 66, 71	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 66
4G (TDD) Bands
34, 38, 39, 40, 41	38, 40, 41
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5, 8	1, 2, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s, UMTS	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM, eSIM	Nano SIM, eSIM

Alternative variants

with 128GB storage

Memory	128GB
Prices (MSRP)	$559

With 12GB RAM and 256GB internal storage

Memory	12GB/256GB

Wi-Fi only

Weight	17.28 oz (490.0 g)
Prices (MSRP)	$329

Wi-Fi only with 128GB storage

Memory	128GB
Weight	17.28 oz (490.0 g)
Prices (MSRP)	$429

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