Samsung Galaxy Tab A9+ vs Apple iPad Pro 13-inch (M5, 2025) Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
	Oct 16, 2025
Prices (MSRP)
	8GB/256GB - $1299

Design

Dimensions
10.12 x 6.64 x 0.27 inches 257.1 x 168.7 x 6.9 mm	11.09 x 8.48 x 0.24 inches 281.6 x 215.5 x 5.1 mm
Weight
17.35 oz / 492.0 g	20.53 oz / 582.0 g
Materials
	Back: Aluminum Frame: Aluminum
Biometrics
	3D Face unlock
Keys
	Right: Volume control
Colors
Graphite, Silver, Navy	Silver, Space Gray

Display

Size
11.0-inch, 80.93% screen-to-body	13.0-inch, 86.26% screen-to-body
Type
TFT, 90Hz	OLED, 120Hz, HDR
Resolution
1920x1200px, 206 PPI	2752x2064px, 4:3 ratio, 265 PPI
Features
	HDR support, Oleophobic coating, Ambient light sensor

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Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	1578 (Good)
Bright Min
Untested	0.9 (Excellent)

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Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 695 5G SM6375 (6 nm)	Apple M5
Processor
2x2.2GHz Kryo 660 Gold 6x1.8GHz Kryo 660 Silve	Nona-core
GPU
Adreno 619	Apple 10-core GPU
Memory
4GB/64GB	12GB/256GB 12GB/512GB 16GB/1TB 16GB/2TB
Storage expansion
microSDXC	not expandable
OS
Android (14, 13)	iPadOS (26.x)

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GeekBench 6 Single
Untested	4130
GeekBench 6 Multi
Untested	15402
3D Mark High
Untested	8881
3D Mark Low
Untested	6860

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Battery

Type
7040 mAh	10290 mAh, Li - Polymer
Charge speed
	Wired: 18.0W

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Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

Battery Life Estimate

6h 24min

Browsing

15h 19min

Video

9h 18min

Gaming

7h 59min

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Camera

Rear
Single camera	Single camera
Main camera
8 MP	12 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8
Second camera
	ToF 3D depth sensing
Flash
	LED
Video recording
Yes	4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps), 720p (30 fps) Time-lapse video
Front
5 MP	12 MP (EIS, Wide Angle, HDR) Video capture: 1080p (60 fps)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.1	6.0
WLAN
Yes Wi-Fi Direct 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac	Wi-Fi 6E,Wi-Fi 7 MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct
USB
Type-C, USB 2.0	Type-C
Sensors
Accelerometer, Compass, Ambient light sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, LiDAR scanner, Ambient light sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, QZSS
Other
Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	Tethering, Computer 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, Dolby Digital, Dolby Digital Plus
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share

Cellular

5G Bands
5G Ready	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
LTE Bands
	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 25, 26, 28, 29, 32, 66, 71
TDD Bands
	34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48
3G Bands
	1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
SIM type
Nano SIM, eSIM	eSIM

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