Apple iPad Pro 13-inch (M4, 2024) vs Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
	Jul 26, 2023
Prices (MSRP)
8GB/256GB - $1299	8GB/128GB - $800

Design

Dimensions
11.09 x 8.48 x 0.24 inches 281.6 x 215.5 x 5.1 mm	10.01 x 6.53 x 0.23 inches 254.3 x 165.8 x 5.9 mm
Weight
	17.57 oz / 498.0 g
Materials
Back: Aluminum Frame: Aluminum	Back: Aluminum Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
	Yes; IP68
Biometrics
3D Face unlock	Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Right: Volume control
Colors
Silver, Space Gray	Beige, Graphite

Display

Size
13.0-inch, 86.26% screen-to-body	11.0-inch, 83.20% screen-to-body
Type
OLED, 120Hz, HDR	Dynamic AMOLED, 120Hz, HDR
Resolution
2752x2064px, 4:3 ratio, 265 PPI	2560x1600px, 16:10 ratio, 274 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)
1564 (Good)	Untested
Bright Min
0.9 (Excellent)	1.6 (Good)

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Hardware

System chip
Apple M4	Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 SM8550-AC (4 nm)
Processor
Octa-core	Octa-core 1x3.36GHz Cortex-X3 2x2.8GH​z Cortex-A715 2x2.8​GHz Cortex-A710 3x2.0​GHz Cortex-A510
GPU
Apple 10-core GPU	Adreno 740
Memory
8GB/256GB 8GB/1024GB 8GB/2048GB 512GB/256GB	8GB/128GB (UFS) 12GB/256GB
Storage expansion
not expandable	microSDXC up to 1024 GB
OS
iPadOS (16.x)	Android (14, 13)

PhoneArena Performance Test

GeekBench 6 Single
3720	2128
GeekBench 6 Multi
13280	5657
3D Mark High
7311	3853
3D Mark Low
7009	3033

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Battery

Type
10290 mAh, Li - Polymer	8400 mAh, Li - Polymer
Charge speed
Wired: 18.0W	Wired: 45.0W

PhoneArena Battery Tests

Battery Life Estimate

5h 25min

Browsing

10h 54min

Video

8h 22min

Gaming

8h 34min

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

8h 6min

Video

6h 25min

Gaming

Untested

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Camera

Rear
Single camera	Single camera
Main camera
12 MP (PDAF)	13 MP (Autofocus) Aperture size: F2.0 Focal length: 26 mm Sensor size: 1/3.4" Pixel size: 1.0 μm
Second camera
ToF 3D depth sensing
Flash
LED	LED
Video recording
4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps), 720p (30 fps) Time-lapse video	4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (30 fps)
Front
12 MP (EIS, Wide Angle, HDR) Video capture: 1080p (60 fps)	12 MP Video capture: 4K UHD (30 fps)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.3	5.3
WLAN
Wi-Fi 6,Wi-Fi 6E MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax	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, Ambient light sensor
Location
	GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou
Other
Tethering, Computer sync	Tethering, Computer sync, OTA 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

Cellular

5G Bands
n1, n2, n3, n4, n5, n7, n8, n12, n14, n20, n25, n28, n29, n30, n38, n40, n41, n48, n66, n70, n71, n75, n77, n78, n79	n1, n3, n5, n7, n8, n20, n28, n38, n40, n41, n66, n77, n78
LTE Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 25, 26, 28, 29, 32, 66, 71	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 66
TDD Bands
34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48	38, 40, 41
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5, 8	1, 2, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
SIM type
eSIM	Nano SIM, eSIM

Alternative variants

With 512GB internal storage

Memory	512GB

With 12GB RAM and 256GB internal storage

Memory	12GB/256GB

With 1TB internal storage

Memory	1024GB

With 2TB internal storage

Memory	2048GB

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