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

Availability

Officially announced
Jul 26, 2023	Mar 04, 2025
MSRP
$ 1200	€ 400

Design

Dimensions
12.85 x 8.21 x 0.22 inches 326.4 x 208.6 x 5.5 mm	9.79 x 7.07 x 0.28 inches 248.6 x 179.5 x 7 mm
Weight
25.82 oz (732.0 g)	16.97 oz (481.0 g)
Materials
	Back: Aluminum Frame: Aluminum
Biometrics
Optical in-screen fingerprint	Fingerprint (touch)
Colors
Beige, Graphite	Silver, Blue, Pink, Yellow

Display

Size
14.6-inch, 90.77% screen-to-body	10.9-inch, 80.44% screen-to-body
Type
Dynamic AMOLED, 120Hz, HDR	IPS LCD, 60Hz, 500 nits
Resolution
2960x1848px, 16:10 ratio, 239 PPI	2360x1640px, 264 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Features
HDR support, Scratch-resistant glass, Ambient light sensor	Ambient light sensor

Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 SM8550-AC (4 nm)	Apple A16 Bionic (4 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 1x3.36GHz Cortex-X3 2x2.8GH​z Cortex-A715 2x2.8​GHz Cortex-A710 3x2.0​GHz Cortex-A510
GPU
Adreno 740	Apple GPU 4-core
Memory
12GB/256GB	6GB/128GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 1024 GB
OS
Android (13)	iPadOS (18.x)

Battery

Type
11200 mAh	7698 mAh
Charge speed
Wired: 45.0W

PhoneArena Battery Tests

Battery Life Estimate

5h 0min

Browsing

9h 54min

Video

7h 22min

Gaming

9h 10min

Battery Life Estimate

4h 36min

Browsing

10h 17min

Video

6h 20min

Gaming

7h 42min

Learn more on our PhoneArena Battery Test Results page

Camera

Rear
Dual camera	Single camera
Main camera
13 MP	12 MP Aperture size: F1.8
Second camera
8 MP (Ultra-wide)
Flash
LED
Video recording
Yes	Yes
Front
12 MP (Dual-Camera)	12 MP

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 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, Glonass
Other
	Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

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

Cellular

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

Links

Full specifications
Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 Ultra Specs	Apple iPad 11th Gen (A16, 2025) Specs
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