Samsung Galaxy Tab A9 vs Apple iPad Pro 13" (8th Gen, 2025)
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Compared 2 smartphones : Samsung Galaxy Tab A9 Manufactured in October, 2023, with display 8.7 with chipsetMediaTek Helio G99, vs Apple iPad Pro 13" (8th Gen, 2025), Manufactured in October, 2025with chipsetApple M5 (iPad). Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device
Key Differences
Reasons to choose Samsung Galaxy Tab A9
- Lighter design: 333g vs 579g
Reasons to choose Apple iPad Pro 13" (8th Gen, 2025)
- Larger display: 13in
- Higher pixel density: 265ppi
- Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
- Higher battery capacity: 10340mAh vs 5100mAh
- Newer Bluetooth version: 6.0 vs 5.3
- Supports newer USB: 4.0 vs 2
- Supports DisplayPort
- Includes charger
Versions
| Memory Options | - 4/64 GB - 4/128 GB - 8/128 GB |
- 12/256 GB - 12/512 GB - 16/1024 GB - 16/2048 GB |
Review
Display
Color accuracy, sharpness & brightness
Camera
Main & front camera tests
Performance
App & system performance
Games
3D gaming performance
Battery
Battery life, charging speed & type
Connectivity
Connectivity features
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Tests & specs
Specs & test comparisonDisplay
| Type | TFT LCD | OLED |
| Size | 8.7 in | 13 in |
| Resolution | 800x1340 pixels | 2064x2752 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 5:3 | 4:3 |
| Pixel density | 179 ppi | 265 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 60 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | Yes (10-120 Hz) |
| Max brightness | 500 nits | 1000 nits |
| HDR support | No | Yes, Dolby Vision |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 81.9 % | 86.2 % |
| Features | n/a | DCI-P3 |
| sRGB gamut | 81.2 % | n/a |
| Response time | 44 ms | n/a |
| Contrast | 1389:1 | n/a |
Design & Build
| Height | 211 mm (8.31 in) | 281.6 mm (11.09 in) |
| Width | 124.7 mm (4.91 in) | 215.5 mm (8.48 in) |
| Thickness | 8 mm (0.31 in) | 5.1 mm (0.2 in) |
| Weight | 333 g (11.75 oz) | 579 g (20.42 oz) |
| Area | 263 cm² (40.77 in²) | 607 cm² (94.09 in²) |
| Water resistance | No | No |
| Back panel | Metal | Metal |
| Frame | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | - Silver - Gray - Blue |
- Black - Silver |
| Fingerprint sensor | No | No |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | MediaTek Helio G99 | Apple M5 (iPad) |
| Max Frequency | 2200 MHz | 4600 MHz |
| CPU Cores | 8 (2 + 6) | 10 (4 + 6) |
| Architecture | - 6/2 (Cortex-A55) - 2/2.2 (Cortex-A76) |
6/2.95 () |
| Process | TSMC | TSMC |
| Transistor Size | 6 nm | 3 nm |
| Neural Processor | Yes | Apple Neural Engine |
| Graphics | Mali-G57 MP2 | Apple M5 GPU |
| GPU Cores | 64 | 1280 |
| GPU Frequency | 1000 MHz | 2005 MHz |
| FLOPS | 128 GFLOPS | 5133 GFLOPS |
| Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) | 738 | 4175 |
| Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) | 2025 | 15577 |
| Geekbench Compute (GPU) | 1262 | n/a |
| CPU | 98658 | 1234977 |
| GPU | 51808 | 1095596 |
| Memory | 85127 | 420432 |
| UX | 65871 | 404644 |
| NanoReview Score | 301464 | n/a |
Memory
| RAM Size | 4 GB | 12 GB |
| Memory Type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR5X |
| Memory Frequency | 2133 MHz | n/a |
| Channels | 2 | 4 |
| Storage Capacity | 64 GB | 256 GB |
| Storage Type | UFS 2.2 | NVMe |
| Memory Card | MicroSD | No |
Software
| OS | Android 13 | iPadOS 26 |
| UI Skin | One UI 5.1 | n/a |
Battery
| Volume | 5100 mAh | 10340 mAh |
| Max Charging Power | 15 W | 30 W |
| Battery Type | Li-ion | Li-Po |
| Removable | No | No |
| Wireless Charging | No | No |
| Reverse Charging | No | Yes |
| Fast Charging | Yes (50% in 60 min) | Yes (50% in 38 min) |
| Full Charge Time | 2:30 h | n/a |
| Web Browsing | 09:48 h | n/a |
| Video Playback | 14:41 h | n/a |
| Games | 05:35 h | n/a |
| Standby Mode | 132 h | n/a |
Main camera
| Matrix | 8 MP | 12 MP |
| Photo resolution | n/a | 4032x3024 pixels |
| Zoom | Digital | Digital |
| Flash | No | Quad LED |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| 8K Recording | No | No |
| 4K Recording | No | Yes (Up to 60 fps) |
| 1080p Recording | Yes (Up to 30 fps) | Yes (Up to 60 fps) |
| Slow Motion | No | 240 fps (1080p) |
| Lenses count | Standard: 8 MP | Standard: 12 MP Depth |
| Features | - Bokeh effect - Pro mode - RAW support |
| Matrix | 8 MP | 12 MP |
| Aperture | n/a | f/1.8 |
| Pixel size | n/a | 1.22 μm |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
Front camera
| Matrix | 2 MP | 12 MP |
| Matrix | n/a | 4032x3024 pixels |
| Aperture | n/a | f/2.0 |
| Sensor | CMOS | n/a |
| Autofocus | No | No |
| Stabilization | No | Digital |
| Video resolution | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps | 1080p (Full HD) at 60 fps |
| TOF 3D sensor | No | No |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi version | Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) | Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) |
| Wi-Fi features | - Dual Band - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
- Dual Band - Wi-Fi MiMO - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
| Bluetooth version | 5.3 | 6.0 |
| Bluetooth features | LE | LE |
| USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 2 | 4.0 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB Storage Mode |
- Charging - USB Storage Mode - OTG |
| DisplayPort | No | Yes |
| GPS | - GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo - QZSS |
- GPS - GLONASS |
| NFC* | No | No |
| Infrared Port | No | No |
| SIM Count* | 1 | 1 |
| SIM Type | Nano | Nano |
| eSIM Support * | Yes | Yes |
| Hybrid Slot | No | No |
| 2G Bands | GSM850, GSM900, DCS1800, PCS1900 | n/a |
| 3G Bands | UMTS B1(2100), B2(1900), B4(AWS), B5(850), B8(900) | UMTS/HSPA/HSPA+/DC‑HSDPA 850, 900, 1700/2100, 1900, 2100 MHz |
| LTE Bands* | LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B17/B20/B28/B66) | LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B11/B12/B13/B14/B17/B18/B19/B20/B21/B25/B26/B28/B29/B30/B32/B34/B38/B39/B40/B41/B42/B48/B66/B71) |
| 5G Support | No | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | n/a | 4.0 |
| 3.5 mm Jack | Yes | No |
| FM Radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
Other
| Class | Budget | Flagship |
| Announced | October, 2023 yr | October, 2025 yr |
| Release Date | October, 2023 yr | October, 2025 yr |
| Sensors | - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass |
- Barometer - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Face Sensor |
| Charger Included | No | Yes, 20 W |
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Attention!
Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.
Results
After analyzing the data, we consider Apple iPad Pro 13" (8th Gen, 2025) the clear winner in this comparison.
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