Samsung Galaxy Tab S9+ vs Apple iPhone 13 Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Jul 26, 2023	Sep 14, 2021
Prices (MSRP)
€1268	$799 | €939

Design

Dimensions
11.24 x 7.30 x 0.22 inches 285.4 x 185.4 x 5.7 mm	5.78 x 2.81 x 0.30 inches (~0.40 inches with camera bump) 146.7 x 71.5 x 7.65 mm (~10.17 mm with camera bump)
Weight
	6.14 oz / 174.0 g
Materials
Back: Aluminum Frame: Aluminum	Back: Glass Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Yes; IP68	Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	3D Face unlock
Keys
	Left: Volume control, Other; Right: Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Beige, Graphite	Red, Starlight, Midnight, Blue, Pink

Display

Size
12.4-inch, 84.26% screen-to-body	6.1-inch, 87.24% screen-to-body
Type
Dynamic AMOLED, 120Hz, HDR	OLED, 60Hz, HDR, 1200 nits
Resolution
2800x1752px, 16:10 ratio, 266 PPI	2532x1170px, 19.5:9 ratio, 457 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 5	Ceramic Shield
Features
HDR support, Scratch-resistant glass, Ambient light sensor	Super Retina XDR, HDR support, Oleophobic coating, Scratch-resistant glass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

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Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested
Bright Min
1.6 (Good)	1.8 (Good)

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Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 SM8550-AC (4 nm)	Apple A15 Bionic (5 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 1x3.36GHz Cortex-X3 2x2.8GH​z Cortex-A715 2x2.8​GHz Cortex-A710 3x2.0​GHz Cortex-A510	Hexa-core 2x3.23 GHz Avalanche 4x1.82 GHz Blizzard
GPU
Adreno 740	Apple GPU 4-core
Memory
12GB/256GB (UFS) 12GB/512GB	4GB (LPDDR4X)/128GB (NVMe) 4GB/256GB 4GB/512GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 1024 GB	not expandable
OS
Android (14, 13)	iOS (18.x, 17.x, 16.x, 15.x)

PhoneArena Performance Test

GeekBench 6 Single
2122	2240
GeekBench 6 Multi
5665	5213
3D Mark High
3920	2357
3D Mark Low
3341	1712

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Battery

Type
10090 mAh, Li - Polymer	3227 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
	Fast charging Qi wireless charging, MagSafe wireless charging
Charge speed
Wired: 45.0W	Wired: 20.0W Wireless: 15.0W

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Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

8h 44min

Video

6h 21min

Gaming

Untested

Battery Life Estimate

5h 45min

Browsing

13h 43min

Video

8h 15min

Gaming

7h 28min

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Camera

Rear
Dual camera	Dual camera
Main camera
13 MP (Autofocus) Aperture size: F2.0/F26.0 Sensor size: 1/3.4"	12 MP (Sensor-shift OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.6 Focal length: 26 mm Sensor size: 1/1.9'' Pixel size: 1.7 μm
Second camera
8 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2	12 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.4 Focal Length: 13 mm Sensor size: 1/3.4"
Flash
LED	LED
Video recording
4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (30 fps)	4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps), 720p (30 fps) OIS, HDR, Time-lapse video, Continuous autofocus, Picture-taking during video recording, Video light
Front
12 MP Video capture: 4K UHD (30 fps)	12 MP (Time-of-Flight (ToF), Autofocus, HDR) Video capture: 4K UHD (60 fps)

PhoneArena Camera Tests

N/A

Overall

N/A

Photo

N/A

Video

131

Overall

135

Photo

128

Video

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Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.3	5.0
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6,Wi-Fi 6E Wi-Fi Direct 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax	a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6,dual-band MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax
USB
Type-C, USB 3.2	Lightning
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Hearing aid compatible
	M3/T4
Location
GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, QZSS, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	NFC, Ultra Wideband (UWB)

Multimedia

Headphones
No 3.5mm jack	No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Multiple speakers	Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Features
Dolby Atmos, Album art cover, Background playback	Dolby Atmos
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share	Wireless screen share
Additional microphone(s)
	Noise cancellation

Cellular

5G Bands
n1, n3, n5, n7, n8, n20, n28, n38, n40, n41, n66, n77, n78, SA, NSA, Sub-6	n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n20, n25, n28, n38, n40, n41, n48, n66, n71, n77, n78, n79, n258, n260, n261
4G (FDD) 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, 30, 32, 66, 71
4G (TDD) Bands
40, 41	34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 46, 48
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5, 8	1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8
Data Speed
HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSPA	LTE-A Pro Cat 18 (1200/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
	Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM, eSIM	Nano SIM, eSIM
HD Voice
	Yes
VoLTE
	Yes

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
	Date approved: Sep 14, 2021 FCC ID value: BCG-E3997A
Measured SAR
	Head: 0.96 W/kg Body: 0.96 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.45 W/kg Wireless Router: 0.96 W/kg

Alternative variants

With 512GB internal storage

Memory	512GB

With 256GB internal storage

Memory	256GB
Prices (MSRP)	$899

Wi-Fi Only

Weight	20.49 oz / 581.0 g

With 512GB internal storage

Memory	512GB
Prices (MSRP)	$1099

International

5G Bands	n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n20, n25, n28, n29, n30, n38, n40, n41, n48, n66, n71, n77, n78, n79, SA, NSA, Sub-6
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

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Samsung Galaxy Tab S9+ Specs	Apple iPhone 13 Specs
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