Apple iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2021) vs Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 Ultra Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Apr 20, 2021	Jul 26, 2023
Prices (MSRP)
	$1200

Design

Dimensions
11.05 x 8.46 x 0.25 inches 280.6 x 214.9 x 6.4 mm	12.85 x 8.21 x 0.22 inches 326.4 x 208.6 x 5.5 mm
Weight
24.06 oz / 682.0 g	25.82 oz / 732.0 g
Materials
Back: Aluminum Frame: Aluminum
Materials & Colors
Silver, Space Gray
Biometrics
3D Face unlock	Optical in-screen fingerprint
Keys
Right: Volume control
Colors
	Beige, Graphite

Display

Size
12.9-inch, 85.43% screen-to-body	14.6-inch, 90.77% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD, 120Hz, HDR, 1600 nits	Dynamic AMOLED, 120Hz, HDR
Resolution
2732x2048px, 4:3 ratio, 265 PPI	2960x1848px, 16:10 ratio, 239 PPI
Protection
	Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Features
HDR support, Oleophobic coating, Ambient light sensor	HDR support, Scratch-resistant glass, Ambient light sensor

PhoneArena Display Test

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

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Hardware

System chip
Apple M1 (5 nm)	Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 SM8550-AC (4 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 3100 MHz	Octa-core 1x3.36GHz Cortex-X3 2x2.8GH​z Cortex-A715 2x2.8​GHz Cortex-A710 3x2.0​GHz Cortex-A510
GPU
Apple 8-core GPU	Adreno 740
Memory
8GB/128GB 8GB/256GB 8GB/512GB 16GB/1024GB 16GB/2048GB	12GB/256GB
Storage expansion
not expandable	microSDXC up to 1024 GB
OS
iPadOS (14.x)	Android (13)

PhoneArena Performance Test

GeekBench 6 Single
Untested	2071
GeekBench 6 Multi
Untested	5531
3D Mark High
Untested	3905
3D Mark Low
Untested	2997

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Battery

Type
10758 mAh, Li - Polymer	11200 mAh
Charge speed
	Wired: 45.0W

PhoneArena Battery Tests

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

8h 51min

Gaming

Untested

Battery Life Estimate

5h 0min

Browsing

9h 54min

Video

7h 22min

Gaming

9h 10min

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Camera

Rear
Triple camera	Dual camera
Main camera
12 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8	13 MP
Second camera
10 MP (Ultra-wide) Optical zoom: 2.0x Aperture size: F2.4	8 MP (Ultra-wide)
Third camera
ToF 3D depth sensing (Depth information)
Flash
Quad LED	LED
Video recording
4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps), 720p (30 fps) Time-lapse video	Yes
Front
12 MP (EIS, Wide Angle, HDR) Video capture: 1080p	12 MP (Dual-Camera)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0	5.3
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6,dual-band MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax	a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6,Wi-Fi 6E Wi-Fi Direct 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax
USB
Type-C	Type-C
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, LiDAR scanner, Ambient light sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Ambient light sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS
Other
Tethering, Computer sync

Multimedia

Headphones
No 3.5mm jack	No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Multiple speakers	Multiple speakers
Features
Dolby Atmos, Album art cover, Background playback, Dolby Digital, Dolby Digital Plus	Dolby Atmos, Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring
DLNA,Wireless screen share,MirrorLink	Wireless screen share
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation, Video recording

Cellular

5G Bands
	5G Ready
Data Speed
	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
SIM type
	Nano SIM

Alternative variants

With 256 GB storage

Memory	256GB

With 512GB storage

Memory	512GB

With 16 GB RAM and 1TB storage

Memory	16GB/1024GB

With 16 RAM and 2TB storage

Memory	16GB/2048GB

With 5G

Weight	24.16 oz / 685.0 g
5G Bands	n1, n2, n3, n4, n5, n7, n8, n12, n20, n25, n28, n38, n40, n41, n66, n71, n77, n78, n79, n260, n261, Sub-6, mmWave
4G (FDD) Bands	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 66, 71
4G (TDD) Bands	34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 46, 48
3G Bands	1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed	LTE-A, HSPA
Dual SIM	Yes
SIM type	Nano SIM, eSIM
Location	GPS, A-GPS
Other	UMA (Wi-Fi Calling)

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