Apple iPad 9.7-inch vs Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Mar 21, 2017	Feb 09, 2022
Prices (MSRP)
$559	8GB/128GB - $1200 | €1249 12GB/256GB - $1299 | €1349 12GB/512GB - $1399 | €1449 12GB/1024GB - $1599 | €1649

Design

Dimensions
9.45 x 6.67 x 0.30 inches 240 x 169.5 x 7.5 mm	6.43 x 3.07 x 0.35 inches (~0.41 inches with camera bump) 163.3 x 77.9 x 8.9 mm (~10.50 mm with camera bump)
Weight
16.86 oz / 478.0 g	8.08 oz / 229.0 g
Materials
Back: Aluminum	Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass Victus) Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
	Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	2D Face unlock, Ultrasonic in-screen fingerprint
Keys
Right: Volume control	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Gold, Gray, Silver	Phantom Black, White, Burgundy, Green

Display

Size
9.7-inch, 71.65% screen-to-body	6.8-inch, 89.72% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD	Dynamic AMOLED, 120Hz, HDR, 1750 nits
Resolution
2048x1536px, 4:3 ratio, 264 PPI	3088x1440px, 19.3:9 ratio, 501 PPI
Colors
16 777 216
Protection
	Corning Gorilla Glass Victus+
Features
Oleophobic coating, Ambient light sensor

PhoneArena Display Test

Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	1519 (Good)
Bright Min
Untested	1.6 (Good)

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Hardware

System chip
Apple A9 APL0898 (16 nm)	Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 SM8450 (4 nm)
Processor
Dual-core 1850 MHz Twiste	Octa-core 1x3.00GHz Cortex-X2 3x2.50G​Hz Cortex-A710 4x1.8​0GHz Cortex-A510
GPU
PowerVR GT7600	Adreno 730
Memory
2GB (LPDDR4) 2GB/32GB 2GB/128GB	8GB (LPDDR5)/128GB (UFS 3.1) 12GB/256GB 12GB/512GB 12GB/1024GB
Storage expansion
	not expandable
OS
iOS (13.x, 12.x, 11.x, 10.x)	Android (14, 13, 12)

PhoneArena Performance Test

GeekBench 6 Single
Untested	1656
GeekBench 6 Multi
Untested	3551
3D Mark High
Untested	2203
3D Mark Low
Untested	1624

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Battery

Type
8827 mAh, Li - Polymer	5000 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
	Fast charging Qi wireless charging, Reverse wireless charging
Charge speed
	Wired: 45.0W Wireless: 15.0W

PhoneArena Battery Tests

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

Battery Life Estimate

5h 24min

Browsing

13h 17min

Video

7h 27min

Gaming

7h 15min

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Camera

Rear
Single camera	Quad camera
Main camera
8 MP (Autofocus, BSI sensor) Aperture size: F2.4 Pixel size: 1.1 μm	108 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8 Focal length: 23 mm Sensor size: 1/1.33" Pixel size: 0.8 μm
Second camera
	12 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Focal Length: 13 mm Sensor size: 1/2.55" Pixel size: 1.4 μm
Third camera
	10 MP (Telephoto) Optical zoom: 3.0x Aperture size: F2.4 Focal Length: 69 mm Sensor size: 1/3.52" Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Fourth camera
	10 MP (Telephoto) Optical zoom: 10.0x Aperture size: F4.9 Focal Length: 230 mm Sensor size: 1/3.52" Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Flash
	LED
Video recording
1080p (30 fps) Time-lapse video, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing	8K UHD (24 fps), 4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps), 720p (960 fps) EIS, 10-bit HDR
Front
1.2 MP (HDR) Video capture: 720p	40 MP (PDAF) Video capture: 4K UHD (60 fps)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2	5.2
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac	a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6 Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax
USB
Lightning	Type-C, USB 3.2
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Hearing aid compatible
	M3/T4
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
UMA (Wi-Fi Calling), Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync, AirDrop	NFC

Multimedia

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

Cellular

5G Bands
	n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n20, n25, n28, n38, n40, n41, n66, n71, n75, n77, n78, SA, NSA, Sub-6, mmWave
4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 66, 71
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 39, 40, 41	38, 39, 40, 41
3G Bands
5, 8, 4, 2, 1	1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE Cat 4 (150/50 Mbit/s)	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
SIM type
Nano SIM	Dual Nano SIM + eSIM

Phone Features

Other features
Voice commands, Voice recording

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
	Date approved: Mar 30, 2022 FCC ID value: A3LSMS908U
Measured SAR
	Head: 1.18 W/kg Body: 0.98 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.58 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.22 W/kg

Alternative variants

Memory	32GB
Prices (MSRP)	$459

With 12GB RAM and 256GB internal storage

Memory	12GB/256GB
Prices (MSRP)	$1299 | €1349

Memory	32GB
Weight	16.54 oz / 469.0 g
Prices (MSRP)	$329

With 12GB RAM and 512GB internal storage

Memory	12GB/512GB
Prices (MSRP)	$1399 | €1449

Memory	128GB
Weight	16.54 oz / 469.0 g
Prices (MSRP)	$429

With 12GB RAM and 1TB internal storage

Memory	12GB/1024GB
Prices (MSRP)	$1599 | €1649

International

System chip	Samsung Exynos 2200 (4 nm)
Processor	Octa-core 1x2.8GHz Cortex-X2 3x2.50G​Hz Cortex-A710 4x1.7​GHz Cortex-A510
GPU	Xclipse 920
Weight	8.04 oz / 228.0 g
5G Bands	n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n20, n25, n28, n38, n40, n41, n66, n75, n77, n78, SA, NSA, Sub-6

Links

Full specifications
Apple iPad 9.7-inch Specs	Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra Specs
PhoneArena Review
	Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra Review
User Reviews
Apple iPad 9.7-inch User Reviews	Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra User Reviews