Apple iPad 9.7” (6th Gen, 2018) vs Samsung Galaxy Tab S9

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Overview

Why Apple iPad?

Apple A10 Fusion chipset
9.7 inches display
2 GB/32 GB
8827 mAh battery

Why Samsung Galaxy?

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 chipset
11 inches display
120 Hz refresh
8 GB/128 GB
8400 mAh battery

Apple iPad 9.7”

Score

Samsung Galaxy Tab

57	Display	84
38	Camera	60
27	Performance

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Apple iPad 9.7”

Samsung Galaxy Tab

Apple iPad 9.7”

Summary

Samsung Galaxy Tab

9.7 inches IPS LCD 1536 x 2048 pixels	Screen	11 inches Dynamic AMOLED 1600 x 2560 pixels
Apple A10 Fusion	SoC	Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
8 megapixels	Camera	13 megapixels
8827 mAh	Battery	8400 mAh
iPadOS 11.3 (Can be upgraded to iPadOS 17.7)	OS	Android 13 (Can be upgraded to Android 14)
469 g (16.54 oz)	Weight	498 g (17.57 oz)

Apple iPad 9.7”

Display

Samsung Galaxy Tab

IPS LCD	Type	Dynamic AMOLED
9.7 inches	Size	11 inches
1536 x 2048 pixels	Resolution	1600 x 2560 pixels
4:3	Aspect ratio	16:10
264 ppi	PPI	274 ppi
60 Hz	Refresh rate	120 Hz
No	Adaptive refresh rate	Yes (30-120 Hz)
500 nits	Max rated brightness	600 nits
—	Max rated brightness in HDR	—
No	HDR support	Yes, HDR10+
Tempered glass	Screen protection	Corning Gorilla Glass 5
71.60%	Screen-to-body ratio	83.20%
—	Display features	- DCI-P3
—	Display tests	—
97.50%	RGB color space	98.30%
Not detected	PWM	240 Hz
26 ms	Response time	2 ms
869:1	Contrast	∞ Infinity
514 nits	Peak brightness test (auto)	578 nits

Apple iPad 9.7”

Benchmarks

Samsung Galaxy Tab

872	Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)	2093
1218	Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)	5838
—	Compute Score (GPU)	9692
—	Compute Score (GPU)	9692
872	Single-core score	2093
1218	Multi-core score	5838
516981	AnTuTu Benchmark 11	1771415
202669	CPU	623980
63274	GPU	451553
84317	Memory	275042
166721	UX	420840
516981	Total score	1771415
—	3DMark Steel Nomad Light	1156
—	Stability	97%
—	Graphics test	9 FPS
—	Graphics score	1156
—	3DMark Solar Bay	5636
—	Graphics test	—
—	Section 1	—
—	Section 2	—
—	Section 3	—
—	Graphics score	—
—	PCMark 3.0	—
—	Web score	—
—	Video editing	—
—	Photo editing	—
—	Data manipulation	—
—	Writing score	—

Apple iPad 9.7”

Performance

Samsung Galaxy Tab

—	SoC	—
Apple A10 Fusion	Chipset	Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
2340 MHz	Max clock	3360 MHz
4 (2 + 2)	CPU cores	8 (1 + 2 + 2 + 3)
- 2 cores at 1.05 GHz: Zephyr - 2 cores at 2.34 GHz: Hurricane	Architecture	- 3 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A510 - 2 cores at 2.8 GHz: Cortex-A710 - 2 cores at 2.8 GHz: Cortex-A715 - 1 core at 3.2 GHz: Cortex-X3
4 MB	L3 cache	8 MB
TSMC	Manufacturing	TSMC
16 nanometers	Lithography process	4 nanometers
No	Neural processor (NPU)	Hexagon
—	GPU	—
PowerVR GT7600	Graphics	Adreno 740
192	GPU shading units	1536
650 MHz	GPU clock	680 MHz
~249.6 GFLOPS	FLOPS	~2089 GFLOPS

Apple iPad 9.7”

Design and build

Samsung Galaxy Tab

240 mm (9.45 inches)	Height	254.3 mm (10.01 inches)
169.5 mm (6.67 inches)	Width	165.8 mm (6.53 inches)
7.5 mm (0.3 inches)	Thickness	5.9 mm (0.23 inches)
469 g (16.54 oz)	Weight	498 g (17.57 oz)
No	Waterproof	IP68
—	Advanced cooling	—
Metal	Rear material	Metal
Metal	Frame material	Metal
Silver, Gold, Gray	Colors	Gray, Yellow
Yes, in-button	Fingerprint scanner	Yes, in-display
407 cm 2 (63 inches 2 )	Area	422 cm 2 (65.4 inches 2 )
—	Repairability	—
71.60%	Screen-to-body ratio	83.20%

Apple iPad 9.7”

Memory

Samsung Galaxy Tab

2 / 32 GB	Configuration	8 / 128 GB
—	RAM	—
2 GB	RAM size	8 GB
LPDDR4	Memory type	LPDDR5X
1333 MHz	Memory clock	4200 MHz
2	Channels	4
—	Storage	—
32 GB	Storage size	128 GB
NVMe	Storage type	UFS 4.0
No	Memory card	MicroSD
—	Memory card max size	Up to 1024 GB

Apple iPad 9.7”

Software

Samsung Galaxy Tab

iPadOS 11.3 (Can be upgraded to iPadOS 17.7)	Operating system	Android 13 (Can be upgraded to Android 14)
—	ROM	One UI 6.1
—	OS updates	—

Apple iPad 9.7”

Battery

Samsung Galaxy Tab

8827 mAh	Capacity	8400 mAh
12 W	Max charge power	45 W
Li-Po	Battery type	Li-Ion
No	Replaceable	No
No	Wireless charging	No
No	Reverse charging	No
No	Fast charging	Yes (50% in 40 min)
4:20 hr	Full charging time	1:30 hr
—	Battery cycles	—

Apple iPad 9.7”

Main camera

Samsung Galaxy Tab

8 megapixels	Matrix	13 megapixels
—	Image resolution	4128 x 3096
Digital	Zoom	Digital
No	Flash	LED
Digital	Stabilization	Digital
No	8K video recording	No
No	4K video recording	Up to 30FPS
Up to 30FPS	1080p video recording	Up to 60FPS
1) Standard: 8 MP	Lenses	1) Standard: 13 MP
-	Camera features	-
—	Standard lens	—
8 MP	Image resolution	13 MP
f/2.4	Aperture	f/2.0
31 mm	Focal length	26 mm
—	Sensor size	—
1.12 micron	Pixel size	—
No	Autofocus	Phase autofocus
Digital	Stabilization	Digital

Apple iPad 9.7”

Selfie camera

Samsung Galaxy Tab

1.2 megapixels	Megapixels	12 megapixels
—	Image resolution	4000 x 3000
f/2.2	Aperture	f/2.4
—	Sensor	—
No	Autofocus	No
No	Stabilization	Digital
720p at 30 FPS	Video resolution	2160p (4K) at 30 FPS
No	Depth sensor (TOF 3D)	No

Apple iPad 9.7”

Connectivity

Samsung Galaxy Tab

Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac)	Wi-Fi standard	Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax)
- Dual Band - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display	Wi-Fi features	- Dual Band - Wi-Fi MiMO - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display
4.2	Bluetooth version	5.3
LE	Bluetooth features	LE
No	USB type	USB Type-C
2	USB version	3.2
- Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG	USB features	- Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG
No	DisplayPort	Yes
GPS, GLONASS	GPS	GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS
No	NFC*	No
No	Infrared port	No
—	Network	—
1	Number of SIM*	1
Nano	Type of SIM card	Nano
—	Multi SIM mode	—
Yes	eSIM support*	Yes
No	Hybrid slot	No
—	2G network	GSM850, GSM900, DCS1800, PCS1900
—	3G network	UMTS B1(2100), B2(1900), B4(AWS), B5(850), B8(900)
—	4G network	LTE B1 (2100MHz), B2 (1900MHz), B3 (1800MHz), B4 (AWS), B5 (850MHz), B7 (2600MHz), B8 (900MHz), B12 (700MHz), B13 (700MHz), B17 (700MHz), B20 (800MHz), B25 (1900MHz), B26 (850MHz), B28 (700MHz), B32(1500MHz), B38 (2600MHz), B40 (2300MHz), B41 (2500MHz), B66 (AWS-3)
No	5G support	Yes

Apple iPad 9.7”

Sound

Samsung Galaxy Tab

Stereo	Speakers	4
Yes	Headphone audio jack	No
No	FM radio	No
Yes	Dolby Atmos	Yes
—	Speakers test	—
75.7 dB	Max loudness	89 dB

Apple iPad 9.7”

Other

Samsung Galaxy Tab

Mid-range	Category	Flagship
March 2018	Announced	July 2023
March 2018	Release date	August 2023
0.99 W/kg	SAR (body)	—
- Barometer - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint	Sensors	- Hall-effect sensor - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint
Yes, 10 W	Bundled charger	Not included