Apple iPad 9.7-inch (2018) vs Samsung Galaxy S23+ Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Mar 27, 2018	Feb 01, 2023
Prices (MSRP)
$559	$1000

Design

Dimensions
9.4 x 6.6 x 0.29 inches 238.8 x 167.6 x 7.4 mm	6.21 x 3.00 x 0.30 inches (~0.36 inches with camera bump) 157.8x76.2x7.6mm (~9.02 mm with camera bump)
Weight
16.86 oz (478.0 g)	6.91 oz (196.0 g)
Materials
Back: Aluminum	Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2) 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, Green, Cream, Lavender

Display

Size
9.7-inch, 72.80% screen-to-body	6.6-inch, 89.71% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD	Dynamic AMOLED, 120Hz, HDR, 1750 nits
Resolution
2048x1536px, 4:3 ratio, 264 PPI	2340x1080px, 19.5:9 ratio, 390 PPI
Protection
	Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2
Features
Oleophobic coating, Ambient light sensor

Hardware

System chip
Apple A10 Fusion APL1W24 (16 nm)	Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 SM8550-AC (4 nm)
Processor
Quad-core 2340 MHz Hurricane and Zephy	Octa-core 1x3.36GHz Kryo Prime 4x2.8GHz Kryo Gold 3x2.0GHz Kryo Silve
GPU
PowerVR 7XT GT7600 Plus	Adreno 740
Memory
2GB/128GB 2GB/32GB	8GB (LPDDR5X)/256GB (UFS 4.0) 8GB/512GB
Storage expansion
	not expandable
OS
iOS (13.x, 12.x, 11.x)	Android (14, 13)

Battery

Type
8827 mAh, Li - Polymer	4700 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
	Fast charging Qi wireless charging, Reverse wireless charging
Charge speed
	Wired: 45.0W Wireless: 10.0W

PhoneArena Battery Tests

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

Battery Life Estimate

6h 38min

Browsing

16h 37min

Video

8h 15min

Gaming

10h 36min

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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) Sensor name: Samsung ISOCELL Aperture size: F1.8 Focal length: 23 mm Sensor size: 1/1.56" Pixel size: 1.0 μm
Second camera
	10 MP (Ultra-wide) Sensor name: Sony IMX564 Aperture size: F2.2 Focal Length: 13 mm Sensor size: 1/2.55" Pixel size: 1.4 μm
Third camera
	10 MP (Telephoto) Sensor name: Samsung S5K3K1 Optical zoom: 3.0x Aperture size: F2.4 Focal Length: 69 mm Sensor size: 1/3.94" Pixel size: 1.0 μm
Flash
	Dual LED
Video recording
1080p (30 fps) Time-lapse video, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing	8K UHD (30 fps), 4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (960 fps) OIS, HDR
Front
1.2 MP (HDR) Video capture: 720p	12 MP (Autofocus) Video capture: 4K UHD (60 fps)

PhoneArena Camera Tests

N/A

Overall

N/A

Photo

N/A

Video

137

Overall

139

Photo

134

Video

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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, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax
USB
Lightning	Type-C
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
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, Ultra Wideband (UWB)

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, n7, n25, n28, n41, n66, n71, n78, n258, n260, n261, 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, 8, 12, 13, 20, 25, 26, 28, 66, 71
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 39, 40, 41	38, 39, 40, 41, 46, 48
3G Bands
5, 8, 4, 2, 1	1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A Cat 6 (300/50 Mbit/s), HSPA, HSUPA	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
SIM type
Nano SIM	Dual Nano SIM + eSIM

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
	Date approved: Jan 17, 2023 FCC ID value: A3LSMS916U
Measured SAR
	Head: 0.95 W/kg Body: 1.04 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.23 W/kg

Alternative variants

with 32 GB storage

Memory	32GB
Prices (MSRP)	$459

With 512GB internal storage

Memory	512GB
Prices (MSRP)	$1000

Wi-Fi only

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

International

5G Bands	n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n20, n25, n28, n38, n40, n41, n66, n75, 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, 32, 66
4G (TDD) Bands	38, 39, 40, 41

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 S23+ Specs
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Apple iPad 9.7-inch (2018) Review	Samsung Galaxy S23+ Review
User Reviews
	Samsung Galaxy S23+ User Reviews