Samsung Galaxy Tab S9+ vs Apple iPad Pro 13-inch (M5, 2025) Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Jul 26, 2023	Oct 16, 2025
Prices (MSRP)
12GB/256GB - €1268	8GB/256GB - $1299

Design

Dimensions
11.24 x 7.30 x 0.22 inches 285.4 x 185.4 x 5.7 mm	11.09 x 8.48 x 0.24 inches 281.6 x 215.5 x 5.1 mm
Weight
20.67 oz / 586.0 g Wi-Fi only version - 581 g	20.53 oz / 582.0 g
Materials
Back: Aluminum Frame: Aluminum	Back: Aluminum Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Yes; IP68
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	3D Face unlock
Keys
	Right: Volume control
Colors
Beige, Graphite	Silver, Space Gray

Display

Size
12.4-inch, 84.26% screen-to-body	13.0-inch, 86.26% screen-to-body
Type
Dynamic AMOLED, 120Hz, HDR	OLED, 120Hz, HDR
Resolution
2800x1752px, 16:10 ratio, 266 PPI	2752x2064px, 4:3 ratio, 265 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Features
HDR support, Scratch-resistant glass, Ambient light sensor	HDR support, Oleophobic coating, Ambient light sensor

PhoneArena Display Test

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

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Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 SM8550-AC (4 nm)	Apple M5
Processor
Octa-core 1x3.36GHz Cortex-X3 2x2.8GH​z Cortex-A715 2x2.8​GHz Cortex-A710 3x2.0​GHz Cortex-A510	Nona-core
GPU
Adreno 740	Apple 10-core GPU
Memory
12GB/256GB (UFS) 12GB/512GB	12GB/256GB 12GB/512GB 16GB/1TB 16GB/2TB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 1024 GB	not expandable
OS
Android (14, 13)	iPadOS (26.x)

PhoneArena Performance Test

GeekBench 6 Single
2122	4130
GeekBench 6 Multi
5665	15402
3D Mark High
3920	8881
3D Mark Low
3341	6860

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Battery

Type
10090 mAh, Li - Polymer	10290 mAh, Li - Polymer
Charge speed
Wired: 45.0W	Wired: 18.0W

PhoneArena Battery Tests

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

8h 44min

Video

6h 21min

Gaming

Untested

Battery Life Estimate

6h 24min

Browsing

15h 19min

Video

9h 18min

Gaming

7h 59min

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Camera

Rear
Dual camera	Single camera
Main camera
13 MP (Autofocus) Aperture size: F2.0/F26.0 Sensor size: 1/3.4"	12 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8
Second camera
8 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2	ToF 3D depth sensing
Flash
LED	LED
Video recording
4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (30 fps)	4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps), 720p (30 fps) Time-lapse video
Front
12 MP Video capture: 4K UHD (30 fps)	12 MP (EIS, Wide Angle, HDR) Video capture: 1080p (60 fps)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.3	6.0
WLAN
Wi-Fi 6,Wi-Fi 6E Wi-Fi Direct 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax	Wi-Fi 6E,Wi-Fi 7 MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct
USB
Type-C, USB 3.2	Type-C
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, LiDAR scanner, Ambient light sensor
Location
GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou
Other
Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	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 Atmos, Album art cover, Background playback, Dolby Digital, Dolby Digital Plus

Cellular

5G Bands
n1, n3, n5, n7, n8, n20, n28, n38, n40, n41, n66, n77, n78, SA, NSA, Sub-6	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, 17, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 66	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 25, 26, 28, 29, 32, 66, 71
TDD Bands
40, 41	34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5, 8	1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSPA	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
SIM type
Nano SIM, eSIM	eSIM

Alternative variants

With 512GB internal storage

Memory	512GB

Wi-Fi Only

Weight	20.49 oz / 581.0 g

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