Apple iPad 9.7-inch vs Samsung Galaxy Tab S7 Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Mar 21, 2017	Aug 05, 2020
Prices (MSRP)
$559

Design

Dimensions
9.45 x 6.67 x 0.30 inches 240 x 169.5 x 7.5 mm	9.99 x 6.51 x 0.25 inches 253.8 x 165.3 x 6.3 mm
Weight
16.86 oz / 478.0 g	17.71 oz / 502.0 g
Materials
Back: Aluminum
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Right: Volume control
Colors
Gold, Gray, Silver	Phantom navy

Display

Size
9.7-inch, 71.65% screen-to-body	11.0-inch, 83.62% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD	LCD, 120Hz, HDR
Resolution
2048x1536px, 4:3 ratio, 264 PPI	2560x1600px, 16:10 ratio, 274 PPI
Colors
16 777 216
Features
Oleophobic coating, Ambient light sensor	HDR support, Ambient light sensor

Hardware

System chip
Apple A9 APL0898 (16 nm)	Snapdragon 865+ SM8250-AB (7 nm)
Processor
Dual-core 1850 MHz Twiste	Octa-core 3000 MHz Kryo 585
GPU
PowerVR GT7600	Adreno 650
Memory
2GB (LPDDR4) 2GB/32GB 2GB/128GB	6GB/128GB 8GB/256GB 8GB/512GB
Storage expansion
	microSDXC up to 1000 GB
OS
iOS (13.x, 12.x, 11.x, 10.x)	Android (11, 10)

Battery

Type
8827 mAh, Li - Polymer	8000 mAh
Charge speed
	Wired: 45.0W

Camera

Rear
Single camera	Dual camera
Main camera
8 MP (Autofocus, BSI sensor) Aperture size: F2.4 Pixel size: 1.1 μm	13 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F2.0
Second camera
	5 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2
Flash
	Dual LED
Video recording
1080p (30 fps) Time-lapse video, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing	Yes
Front
1.2 MP (HDR) Video capture: 720p	8 MP

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2	5.0
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,dual-band MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct 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, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS
Other
UMA (Wi-Fi Calling), Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync, AirDrop	Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

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

Cellular

5G Bands
	SA, NSA
4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 39, 40, 41
3G Bands
5, 8, 4, 2, 1
Data Speed
LTE Cat 4 (150/50 Mbit/s)	LTE-A Pro Cat 20 (2000/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM

Phone Features

Other features
Voice commands, Voice recording

Alternative variants

Memory	32GB
Prices (MSRP)	$459

with 256GB storage

Memory	8GB/256GB

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

with 512GB storage

Memory	8GB/512GB

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

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