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

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Apple iPad 9.7” (6th Gen, 2018)

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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?

Samsung Exynos 1380 chipset
10.9 inches display
90 Hz refresh
6 GB/128 GB
8000 mAh battery

Apple iPad 9.7”

Score

Samsung Galaxy Tab

57	Display	72
38	Camera	45
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	10.9 inches TFT LCD 1440 x 2304 pixels
Apple A10 Fusion	SoC	Samsung Exynos 1380
8 megapixels	Camera	8 megapixels
8827 mAh	Battery	8000 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	523 g (18.45 oz)

Apple iPad 9.7”

Display

Samsung Galaxy Tab

IPS LCD	Type	TFT LCD
9.7 inches	Size	10.9 inches
1536 x 2048 pixels	Resolution	1440 x 2304 pixels
4:3	Aspect ratio	16:10
264 ppi	PPI	249 ppi
60 Hz	Refresh rate	90 Hz
No	Adaptive refresh rate	No
500 nits	Max rated brightness	750 nits
—	Max rated brightness in HDR	—
No	HDR support	Yes, HDR10
Tempered glass	Screen protection	Corning Gorilla Glass 3
71.60%	Screen-to-body ratio	81.70%
—	Display features	- DCI-P3
—	Display tests	—
97.50%	RGB color space	96.70%
Not detected	PWM	84400 Hz
26 ms	Response time	27 ms
869:1	Contrast	1052:1
514 nits	Peak brightness test (auto)	701 nits

Apple iPad 9.7”

Benchmarks

Samsung Galaxy Tab

872	Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)	1014
1218	Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)	2910
—	Compute Score (GPU)	3076
—	Compute Score (GPU)	3076
872	Single-core score	1014
1218	Multi-core score	2910
516981	AnTuTu Benchmark 11	696034
202669	CPU	286888
63274	GPU	86744
84317	Memory	116578
166721	UX	205824
516981	Total score	696034
—	3DMark Steel Nomad Light	295
—	Stability	97%
—	Graphics test	2 FPS
—	Graphics score	295
—	3DMark Solar Bay	—
—	Graphics test	—
—	Section 1	—
—	Section 2	—
—	Section 3	—
—	Graphics score	—
—	PCMark 3.0	11901
—	Web score	10094
—	Video editing	6776
—	Photo editing	25266
—	Data manipulation	10377
—	Writing score	14346

Apple iPad 9.7”

Performance

Samsung Galaxy Tab

—	SoC	—
Apple A10 Fusion	Chipset	Samsung Exynos 1380
2340 MHz	Max clock	2400 MHz
4 (2 + 2)	CPU cores	8 (4 + 4)
- 2 cores at 1.05 GHz: Zephyr - 2 cores at 2.34 GHz: Hurricane	Architecture	- 4 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55 - 4 cores at 2.4 GHz: Cortex-A78
4 MB	L3 cache	4 MB
TSMC	Manufacturing	Samsung
16 nanometers	Lithography process	5 nanometers
No	Neural processor (NPU)	Yes
—	GPU	—
PowerVR GT7600	Graphics	Mali-G68 MP5
192	GPU shading units	160
650 MHz	GPU clock	949 MHz
~249.6 GFLOPS	FLOPS	~303.7 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	6.5 mm (0.26 inches)
469 g (16.54 oz)	Weight	523 g (18.45 oz)
No	Waterproof	IP68
—	Advanced cooling	—
Metal	Rear material	Metal
Metal	Frame material	Metal
Silver, Gold, Gray	Colors	Silver, Gray, Green, Purple
Yes, in-button	Fingerprint scanner	Yes, in-button
407 cm 2 (63 inches 2 )	Area	422 cm 2 (65.4 inches 2 )
—	Repairability	—
71.60%	Screen-to-body ratio	81.70%

Apple iPad 9.7”

Memory

Samsung Galaxy Tab

2 / 32 GB	Configuration	6 / 128 GB
—	RAM	—
2 GB	RAM size	6 GB
LPDDR4	Memory type	LPDDR4X
1333 MHz	Memory clock	2133 MHz
2	Channels	2
—	Storage	—
32 GB	Storage size	128 GB
NVMe	Storage type	UFS 2.2
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	8000 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 30 min)
4:20 hr	Full charging time	1:30 hr
—	Battery cycles	—

Apple iPad 9.7”

Main camera

Samsung Galaxy Tab

8 megapixels	Matrix	8 megapixels
—	Image resolution	—
Digital	Zoom	Digital
No	Flash	No
Digital	Stabilization	Digital
No	8K video recording	No
No	4K video recording	Up to 30FPS
Up to 30FPS	1080p video recording	Up to 30FPS
1) Standard: 8 MP	Lenses	1) Standard: 8 MP
-	Camera features	-
—	Standard lens	—
8 MP	Image resolution	8 MP
f/2.4	Aperture	f/2.0
31 mm	Focal length	—
—	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	—
—	Sensor	CMOS
No	Autofocus	No
No	Stabilization	Digital
720p at 30 FPS	Video resolution	1080p (Full HD) 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 6 (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	2
- Charging - USB-Storage mode - OTG	USB features	- Charging - USB-Storage mode
No	DisplayPort	No
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 (2100), B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B4 (AWS), B5 (850), B7 (2600), B8 (900), B12 (700), B13 (700), B17 (700), B20 (800), B26 (850), B28 (700), B32 (1500), B38 (2600), B40 (2300), B41 (2500), B66 (AWS-3)
No	5G support	Yes

Apple iPad 9.7”

Sound

Samsung Galaxy Tab

Stereo	Speakers	Stereo
Yes	Headphone audio jack	No
No	FM radio	No
Yes	Dolby Atmos	Yes
—	Speakers test	—
75.7 dB	Max loudness	85.7 dB

Apple iPad 9.7”

Other

Samsung Galaxy Tab

Mid-range	Category	Mid-range
March 2018	Announced	October 2023
March 2018	Release date	October 2023
0.99 W/kg	SAR (body)	0.59 W/kg
- 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