Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 Ultra vs Apple iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2022) Specs Comparison

Design

Dimensions
12.85 x 8.21 x 0.22 inches 326.4 x 208.6 x 5.5 mm	11.05 x 8.46 x 0.25 inches 280.6 x 214.9 x 6.4 mm
Weight
25.82 oz (732.0 g)	24.06 oz (682.0 g)
Materials
	Back: Aluminum Frame: Aluminum
Biometrics
Optical in-screen fingerprint	3D Face unlock
Keys
	Right: Volume control
Colors
Beige, Graphite	Silver, Space Gray

Display

Size
14.6-inch	12.9-inch
Resolution
2960x1848px, 16:10 ratio, 239 PPI	2732x2048px, 4:3 ratio, 265 PPI
Technology
Dynamic AMOLED	IPS LCD
Refresh rate
120Hz	120Hz
Screen-to-body
90.77 %	85.43 %
Peak brightness
	1600 cd/m2 (nit)
Features
HDR support, Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5), Ambient light sensor	HDR support, Oleophobic coating, Ambient light sensor

Hardware

System chip
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 SM8550-AC (4 nm)	Apple M2
Processor
Octa-core 1x 3.36GHz Cortex-X3 + 2x 2.8GHz Cortex-A715 + 2x 2.8GHz Cortex-A710 + 3x 2.0GHz Cortex-A510	Octa-core
GPU
Adreno 740	Apple 10-core GPU
RAM
12GB	8GB
Internal storage
256GB	128GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 1024 GB	not expandable
OS
Android (13)	iPadOS (16.x)

Battery

Capacity
11200 mAh	10758 mAh
Type
	Li - Polymer
Charge speed
Wired: 45.0W	Wired: 18.0W

PhoneArena Battery Tests

Battery Life Estimate

5h 0min

Browsing

9h 54min

Video

7h 22min

Gaming

9h 10min

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

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Camera

Rear
Dual camera	Dual camera
Main camera
13 MP	12 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8
Second camera
8 MP (Ultra-wide)	10 MP (Ultra-wide) Optical zoom: 2.0x Aperture size: F2.4
Third camera
	ToF 3D depth sensing
Flash
LED	Quad LED
Video recording
Yes	3840x2160 (4K UHD) (60 fps), 1920x1080 (Full HD) (240 fps), 1280x720 (HD) (30 fps) Time-lapse video
Front
12 MP (Dual-Camera)	12 MP (EIS, Wide Angle, HDR), Video capture: 1920x1080 (Full HD)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.3	5.3
Wi-Fi
802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,ax(Wi-Fi 6),Wi-Fi 6E Wi-Fi Direct	802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,ax(Wi-Fi 6),dual-band MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct
USB
Type-C	Type-C
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, LiDAR scanner
Other
	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 5G Ready
Data Speed
LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
SIM type
Nano SIM

Buyers information

MSRP
$ 1200
In The Box
	USB-C Charge Cable, 20W USB-C Power Adapter

Availability

Officially announced
Jul 26, 2023	Oct 18, 2022

Alternative variants

With 256GB internal storage

Internal storage	256GB

With 512GB internal storage

Internal storage	512GB

With 16GB RAM and 1TB internal storage

RAM	16GB
Internal storage	1024GB

With 16GB RAM and 2TB internal storage

RAM	16GB
Internal storage	2048GB

Cellular

Weight	24.16 oz (685.0 g)
5G	Bands n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n14, n20, n25, n28, n29, n30, n38, n40, n41, n48, n66, n70, n71, n78, n79, n258, n260, n261, SA, NSA, mmWave
4G (FDD)	Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700 a), 13(700 c), 14(700 PS), 17(700 b), 18(800 Lower), 19(800 Upper), 20(800 DD), 21(1500 Upper), 25(1900+), 26(850+), 28(700 APT), 29(700 d), 30(2300 WCS), 32(1500 L-band), 66(AWS-3), 71(600)
4G (TDD)	Bands 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900+), 40(2300), 41(2600+), 42(3500), 46, 48(3600)
3G	Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 8(900)
Data Speed	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
SIM type	Nano SIM, eSIM
Location	GPS, A-GPS

Links

Full specifications
Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 Ultra Specs	Apple iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2022) Specs
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