Apple iPad 9.7-inch (2018) vs Samsung Galaxy S22 Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Mar 27, 2018	Feb 09, 2022
Prices (MSRP)
$559	$799 | €849

Design

Dimensions
9.4 x 6.6 x 0.29 inches 238.8 x 167.6 x 7.4 mm	5.75 x 2.78 x 0.30 inches (~0.35 inches with camera bump) 146 x 70.6 x 7.6mm (~8.97 mm with camera bump)
Weight
16.86 oz / 478.0 g	5.89 oz / 168.0 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, Pink Gold, Green

Display

Size
9.7-inch, 72.80% screen-to-body	6.1-inch, 88.57% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD	Dynamic AMOLED, 120Hz, HDR, 1500 nits
Resolution
2048x1536px, 4:3 ratio, 264 PPI	2340x1080px, 19.5 ratio, 422 PPI
Protection
	Corning Gorilla Glass Victus
Features
Oleophobic coating, Ambient light sensor

PhoneArena Display Test

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

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Hardware

System chip
Apple A10 Fusion APL1W24 (16 nm)	Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 SM8450 (4 nm)
Processor
Quad-core 2340 MHz Hurricane and Zephy	Octa-core 1x3.00GHz Cortex-X2 3x2.50G​Hz Cortex-A710 4x1.8​0GHz Cortex-A510
GPU
PowerVR 7XT GT7600 Plus	Adreno 730
Memory
2GB/128GB 2GB/32GB	8GB (LPDDR5)/128GB (UFS 3.1) 8GB/256GB
Storage expansion
	not expandable
OS
iOS (13.x, 12.x, 11.x)	Android (14, 13, 12)

PhoneArena Performance Test

GeekBench 6 Single
Untested	884
GeekBench 6 Multi
Untested	3081
3D Mark High
Untested	2009
3D Mark Low
Untested	1351

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Battery

Type
8827 mAh, Li - Polymer	3700 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
	Fast charging Qi wireless charging, Reverse wireless charging
Charge speed
	Wired: 25.0W Wireless: 15.0W

PhoneArena Battery Tests

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

12h 23min

Video

7h 26min

Gaming

Untested

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Camera

Rear
Single camera	Triple camera
Main camera
8 MP (Autofocus, BSI sensor) Aperture size: F2.4	50 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8 Focal length: 23 mm Sensor size: 1/1.56" Pixel size: 1.0 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: 1/3.94" Pixel size: 1.0 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) HDR, Picture-taking during video recording, 10-bit HDR
Front
1.2 MP (HDR) Video capture: 720p	10 MP (PDAF, HDR) 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	Wireless screen share
Additional microphone(s)
	Noise cancellation

Cellular

5G Bands
	n1, n2, n3, n5, n8, n20, n25, n28, n38, n40, n41, n66, 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, 30	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 66
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 39, 40, 41	38, 39, 40, 41
3G Bands
5, 8, 4, 2, 1	2, 3, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A Cat 6 (300/50 Mbit/s), HSPA, HSUPA	LTE-A Pro Cat 20 (2000/150 Mbit/s)
SIM type
Nano SIM	Dual Nano SIM + eSIM

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
	Date approved: Mar 30, 2022 FCC ID value: A3LSMS901U
Measured SAR
	Head: 1.03 W/kg Body: 1.15 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.25 W/kg

Alternative variants

with 32 GB storage

Memory	32GB
Prices (MSRP)	$459

With 256GB internal storage

Memory	256GB
Prices (MSRP)	$849

Wi-Fi only

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

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	5.89 oz / 167.0 g
5G Bands	n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n12, n20, n28, n38, n40, n41, n66, n75, n77, n78, SA, NSA, Sub-6

Wi-Fi only

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

Links

Full specifications
Apple iPad 9.7-inch (2018) Specs	Samsung Galaxy S22 Specs
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