Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 vs Apple iPad Pro 11-inch (M4, 2024) Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Jul 26, 2023	May 07, 2024
Prices (MSRP)
$800	$999

Design

Dimensions
10.01 x 6.53 x 0.23 inches 254.3 x 165.8 x 5.9 mm	9.83 x 6.99 x 0.25 inches 249.7 x 177.5 x 5.3
Weight
17.57 oz (498.0 g)	15.73 oz (446.0 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 Black

Display

Size
11.0-inch, 83.20% screen-to-body	11.0-inch, 82.63% screen-to-body
Type
Dynamic AMOLED, 120Hz, HDR	OLED, 120Hz, HDR
Resolution
2560x1600px, 16:10 ratio, 274 PPI	2420x1688px, 268 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Features
HDR support, Scratch-resistant glass, Ambient light sensor	HDR support, Oleophobic coating, Ambient light sensor

Hardware

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

Battery

Type
8400 mAh, Li - Polymer	8160 mAh, Li - Polymer
Charge speed
Wired: 45.0W	Wired: 18.0W

PhoneArena Battery Tests

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

8h 6min

Video

6h 25min

Gaming

Untested

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

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Camera

Rear
Single camera	Single camera
Main camera
13 MP (Autofocus) Aperture size: F2.0 Focal length: 26 mm Sensor size: 1/3.4" Pixel size: 1.0 μm	12 MP (Laser and PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8
Second camera
	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 (Wide Angle, HDR) Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.3	5.3
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,Wi-Fi 6E MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax
USB
Type-C	Type-C
Sensors
Accelerometer, Ambient light sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, LiDAR scanner, Ambient light sensor
Location
GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou	GPS, A-GPS
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
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share	DLNA,Wireless screen share,MirrorLink
Additional microphone(s)
	Noise cancellation, Video recording

Cellular

5G Bands
n1, n3, n5, n7, n8, n20, n28, n38, n40, n41, n66, n77, n78	n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n14, n20, n25, n28, n29, n30, n38, n40, n41, n48, n66, n70, n71, n75, n77, n78, n79
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
38, 40, 41	34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48
3G Bands
1, 2, 5, 8	1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
SIM type
Nano SIM, eSIM

Alternative variants

With 12GB RAM and 256GB internal storage

Memory	12GB/256GB

With 512GB internal storage

Memory	512GB

With 1TB internal storage

Memory	1024GB

With 2TB internal storage

Memory	2048GB

Links

Full specifications
Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 Specs	Apple iPad Pro 11-inch (M4, 2024) Specs
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