Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 FE vs Apple iPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025) Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Oct 04, 2023	Mar 04, 2025
Prices (MSRP)
	€400

Design

Dimensions
6.53 x 10.01 x 0.26 inches 165.8 x 254.3 x 6.5 mm	9.79 x 7.07 x 0.28 inches 248.6 x 179.5 x 7 mm
Weight
18.48 oz / 524.0 g	16.97 oz / 481.0 g
Materials
Back: Aluminum Frame: Aluminum	Back: Aluminum Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Yes; IP68
Biometrics
	Fingerprint (touch)
Colors
	Silver, Blue, Pink, Yellow

Display

Size
10.9-inch, 81.69% screen-to-body	10.9-inch, 80.44% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD, 90Hz	IPS LCD, 60Hz, 500 nits
Resolution
2304x1440px, 249 PPI	2360x1640px, 264 PPI

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Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	529 (Poor)
Bright Min
Untested	2 (Good)

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Hardware

System chip
Exynos 1380 S5E8835 (5 nm)	Apple A16 Bionic (4 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2400 MHz
GPU
Mali G68 MP5	Apple GPU 4-core
Memory
6GB/128GB 8GB/256GB	6GB/128GB
OS
Android (13)	iPadOS (18.x)

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GeekBench 6 Single
Untested	2464
GeekBench 6 Multi
Untested	5837
3D Mark High
Untested	2538
3D Mark Low
Untested	2284

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Battery

Type
8000 mAh	7698 mAh

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Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

Battery Life Estimate

4h 36min

Browsing

10h 17min

Video

6h 20min

Gaming

7h 42min

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Camera

Rear
Single camera	Single camera
Main camera
8 MP	12 MP Aperture size: F1.8
Video recording
Yes	Yes
Front
12 MP	12 MP

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.3	5.3
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6 Wi-Fi Direct 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax	a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6 Wi-Fi Direct 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax
USB
Type-C	Type-C, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Ambient light sensor	Accelerometer, Ambient light sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass
Other
Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

Headphones
No 3.5mm jack	No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Multiple speakers	Multiple speakers
Features
Album art cover, Background playback	Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share	Wireless screen share

Cellular

5G Bands
5G Ready	5G Ready
Data Speed
	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
SIM type
	eSIM

Alternative variants

With 8GB RAM and 256GB internal storage

Memory	8GB/256GB

Wi-Fi Only

Weight	18.45 oz / 523.0 g

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