Apple iPad Pro 13 (2024) vs Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 Ultra

	Apple iPad Pro 13 (2024) Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 Ultra

Price	$1,600.00 $1,200.00
Our Rating	5.8 8.0
Brand	Apple Samsung
Category	Tablets Tablets

Version

Models

Apple iPad Pro (13-inch, 7th generation)
Wi-Fi + Cellular & GPS: A2926 (Global); A3007 (China)
Wi-Fi only, w/o GPS: Unspecified Galaxy Tab S9 Ultra Wi-Fi SM-X910; Galaxy Tab S9 Ultra 5G SM-X916B

NETWORK

Technology

GSM, HSPA, LTE, 5G GSM, HSPA, LTE, 5G

LAUNCH

Announced	2024, May 07 2023, July 26
Status	Coming soon. Exp. release 2024, May 15 Available. Released 2023, August 11

BODY

Dimensions	281.6 x 215.5 x 5.1 mm (11.09 x 8.48 x 0.20 in) 326.4 x 208.6 x 5.5 mm (12.85 x 8.21 x 0.22 in)
Weight	579 g (Wi-Fi), 582 g (5G) (1.28 lb) 732 g (1.61 lb)
Build	Glass front, aluminum back, aluminum frame Glass front, aluminum frame, aluminum back
SIM	eSIM Nano-SIM, eSIM
Others	Stylus support, bluetooth integration, magnetic (Apple Pencil Pro, Apple Pencil 2) IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 min) Stylus, 2.8ms latency (Bluetooth integration, accelerometer, gyro)

DISPLAY

Type	Ultra Retina Tandem OLED, 120Hz, HDR10, Dolby Vision, 1000 nits (HBM), 1600 nits (peak) Dynamic AMOLED 2X, 120Hz, HDR10+
Size	13.0 inches, 527.3 cm2 (~86.9% screen-to-body ratio) 14.6 inches, 617.8 cm2 (~90.7% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution	2064 x 2752 pixels, 4:3 ratio (~264 ppi density) 1848 x 2960 pixels, 16:10 ratio (~239 ppi density)
Protection	Scratch-resistant glass, oleophobic coating Corning Gorilla Glass
Others	Antireflective coating Nano-texture display glass option on 1TB and 2TB models

PLATFORM

OS	iPadOS 17.4 Android 13, upgradable to Android 14, One UI 6
Chipset	Apple M4 Qualcomm SM8550-AC Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 (4 nm)
CPU	9-core (3 performance cores, 6 efficiency cores) - 256/512GB models, 10-core 4.4 GHz (4 performance cores, 6 efficiency cores) - 1/2TB models Octa-core (1x3.36 GHz Cortex-X3 & 2x2.8 GHz Cortex-A715 & 2x2.8 GHz Cortex-A710 & 3x2.0 GHz Cortex-A510)
GPU	Apple GPU (10-core graphics) Adreno 740

MEMORY

Card slot	No microSDXC (dedicated slot)
Internal	256GB 8GB RAM, 512GB 8GB RAM, 1TB 16GB RAM, 2TB 16GB RAM 256GB 12GB RAM, 512GB 12GB RAM, 1TB 12GB RAM, 1TB 16GB RAM UFS

MAIN CAMERA

Single	12 MP, f/1.8, (wide), dual pixel PDAF TOF 3D LiDAR scanner (depth)
Dual	13 MP, f/2.0, 26mm (wide), 1/3.4", 1.0µm, AF 8 MP, f/2.2, (ultrawide)
Features	Quad-LED dual-tone flash, HDR LED flash, HDR, panorama
Video	4K@24/25/30/60fps, 1080p@25/30/60/120/240fps; gyro-EIS, ProRes (4K, 1080p), Cinematic mode (4K, 1080p) 4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps

SELFIE CAMERA

Single	12 MP, f/2.4, 122˚ (ultrawide)
Dual	12 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide) 12 MP, f/2.4, 120˚ (ultrawide)
Features	Face detection, HDR, panorama HDR
Video	1080p@25/30/60fps, gyro-EIS, HDR 4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps

SOUND

Loudspeaker	Yes, with stereo speakers (4 speakers) Yes, with stereo speakers (4 speakers)
3.5mm jack	No No
Others	Tuned by AKG

COMMS

WLAN	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e, dual-band, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e, tri-band, Wi-Fi Direct
Bluetooth	5.3, A2DP, LE, EDR 5.3, A2DP, LE
Positioning	GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, QZSS (Wi‑Fi + Cellular model only) GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO, QZSS
NFC	No No
Infrared port
Radio	No No
USB	USB Type-C 4 (Thunderbolt 3), DisplayPort, magnetic connector USB Type-C 3.2, magnetic connector

FEATURES

Sensors	Face ID, accelerometer, gyro, compass, barometer Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
Others	Wireless Samsung DeX

BATTERY

Type	Li-Po (38.99 Wh), non-removable Li-Po 11200 mAh, non-removable
Charging	45W wired

MISC

Colors	Silver, Space Black Beige, Graphite
Models	A2926, A3007 SM-X910, SM-X916B, SM-X918U
SAR EU	0.93 W/kg (body)
Price	About 1550 EUR About 1200 EUR

TESTS

Performance	AnTuTu: 1199328 (v9), 1533645 (v10) GeekBench: 4835 (v5.5), 5415 (v6.0) GFXBench: 58fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)
Display	Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal)
Loudspeaker	-21.2 LUFS (Excellent)
Battery (new)	Active use score 11:03h