Apple iPad 9.7-inch vs Samsung Galaxy Tab S9+ Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Mar 21, 2017	Jul 26, 2023
Prices (MSRP)
$559	€1268

Design

Dimensions
9.45 x 6.67 x 0.30 inches 240 x 169.5 x 7.5 mm	11.24 x 7.30 x 0.22 inches 285.4 x 185.4 x 5.7 mm
Weight
16.86 oz / 478.0 g
Materials
Back: Aluminum	Back: Aluminum Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
	Yes; IP68
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Right: Volume control
Colors
Gold, Gray, Silver	Beige, Graphite

Display

Size
9.7-inch, 71.65% screen-to-body	12.4-inch, 84.26% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD	Dynamic AMOLED, 120Hz, HDR
Resolution
2048x1536px, 4:3 ratio, 264 PPI	2800x1752px, 16:10 ratio, 266 PPI
Colors
16 777 216
Protection
	Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Features
Oleophobic coating, Ambient light sensor	HDR support, Scratch-resistant glass, Ambient light sensor

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

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Hardware

System chip
Apple A9 APL0898 (16 nm)	Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 SM8550-AC (4 nm)
Processor
Dual-core 1850 MHz Twiste	Octa-core 1x3.36GHz Cortex-X3 2x2.8GH​z Cortex-A715 2x2.8​GHz Cortex-A710 3x2.0​GHz Cortex-A510
GPU
PowerVR GT7600	Adreno 740
Memory
2GB (LPDDR4) 2GB/32GB 2GB/128GB	12GB/256GB (UFS) 12GB/512GB
Storage expansion
	microSDXC up to 1024 GB
OS
iOS (13.x, 12.x, 11.x, 10.x)	Android (14, 13)

PhoneArena Performance Test

GeekBench 6 Single
Untested	2122
GeekBench 6 Multi
Untested	5665
3D Mark High
Untested	3920
3D Mark Low
Untested	3341

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Battery

Type
8827 mAh, Li - Polymer	10090 mAh, Li - Polymer
Charge speed
	Wired: 45.0W

PhoneArena Battery Tests

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

8h 44min

Video

6h 21min

Gaming

Untested

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Camera

Rear
Single camera	Dual camera
Main camera
8 MP (Autofocus, BSI sensor) Aperture size: F2.4 Pixel size: 1.1 μm	13 MP (Autofocus) Aperture size: F2.0/F26.0 Sensor size: 1/3.4"
Second camera
	8 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2
Flash
	LED
Video recording
1080p (30 fps) Time-lapse video, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing	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, Wi-Fi Direct 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, USB 3.2
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, 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, 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, Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share	Wireless screen share

Cellular

5G Bands
	n1, n3, n5, n7, n8, n20, n28, n38, n40, n41, n66, n77, n78, SA, NSA, Sub-6
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, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 66
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 39, 40, 41	40, 41
3G Bands
5, 8, 4, 2, 1	1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE Cat 4 (150/50 Mbit/s)	HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSPA
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM, eSIM

Phone Features

Other features
Voice commands, Voice recording

Alternative variants

Memory	32GB
Prices (MSRP)	$459

With 512GB internal storage

Memory	512GB

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

Wi-Fi Only

Weight	20.49 oz / 581.0 g

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

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