Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 Ultra vs Apple iPad Pro 13-inch (M4, 2024) Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Jul 26, 2023
Prices (MSRP)
$1200	$1299

Design

Dimensions
12.85 x 8.21 x 0.22 inches 326.4 x 208.6 x 5.5 mm	11.09 x 8.48 x 0.24 inches 281.6 x 215.5 x 5.1 mm
Weight
25.82 oz (732.0 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, 90.77% screen-to-body	13.0-inch, 86.26% screen-to-body
Type
Dynamic AMOLED, 120Hz, HDR	OLED, 120Hz, HDR
Resolution
2960x1848px, 16:10 ratio, 239 PPI	2752x2064px, 4:3 ratio, 265 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
12GB/256GB	8GB/256GB 8GB/1024GB 8GB/2048GB 512GB/256GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 1024 GB	not expandable
OS
Android (13)	iPadOS (16.x)

Battery

Type
11200 mAh	10290 mAh, 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

5h 25min

Browsing

10h 54min

Video

8h 22min

Gaming

8h 34min

Learn more on our PhoneArena Battery Test Results page

Camera

Rear
Dual camera	Single camera
Main camera
13 MP	12 MP (PDAF)
Second camera
8 MP (Ultra-wide)	ToF 3D depth sensing
Flash
LED	LED
Video recording
Yes	4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps), 720p (30 fps) Time-lapse video
Front
12 MP (Dual-Camera)	12 MP (EIS, 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, Gyroscope, Ambient light sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, LiDAR scanner, Ambient light sensor
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	n1, n2, n3, n4, 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, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 25, 26, 28, 29, 32, 66, 71
4G (TDD) Bands
	34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48
3G Bands
	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 512GB internal storage

Memory	512GB

With 1TB internal storage

Memory	1024GB

With 2TB internal storage

Memory	2048GB

Links

Full specifications
Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 Ultra Specs	Apple iPad Pro 13-inch (M4, 2024) Specs
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