Apple iPad Pro 13 (M4) vs Samsung Galaxy Tab A9+ (Plus)
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Winner: Apple iPad Pro 13 (M4) (94/100)
Apple iPad Pro 13 (M4) leads overall with a score of 94/100 compared to Samsung Galaxy Tab A9+ (Plus) (50/100), offering superior measured performance and technical specifications.
Benchmark Performance Comparison
Normalized Lab Scores| Benchmark | Apple iPad Pro 13 (M4) | Samsung Galaxy Tab A9+ (Plus) |
|---|---|---|
| Battery Life | 88.0 Very Good | — |
| Display | 99.0 Excellent | — |
| NanoReview Score | 94.0 Excellent WINNER | 50.0 Below Average |
| Performance | 99.0 Excellent WINNER | 33.0 Poor |
| Portability | 96.0 Excellent | — |
| Gaming | — | 16.0 Poor |
Detailed Technical Specifications
Design
| Specification | Apple iPad Pro 13 (M4) | Samsung Galaxy Tab A9+ (Plus) |
|---|---|---|
| Thickness | 5.1 mm (0.20 in) — Thinnest Apple Product | 6.9 mm (0.27 inches) |
| Weight | 579 g (1.28 lbs) | 480 g (16.93 oz) |
Display
| Specification | Apple iPad Pro 13 (M4) | Samsung Galaxy Tab A9+ (Plus) |
|---|---|---|
| Display Type | Tandem OLED Ultra Retina XDR (2752 x 2064) | — |
| Refresh Rate | 120 Hz ProMotion, 1000 nits SDR/HDR (1600 nits peak) | — |
| Adaptive refresh rate | — | No |
| Aspect ratio | — | 8:5 |
| Contrast | — | 1409:1 |
| HDR support | — | No |
| Max rated brightness | — | 500 nits |
| PPI | — | 206 ppi |
| PWM | — | Not detected |
| RGB color space | — | 94.2% |
| Refresh rate | — | 90 Hz |
| Resolution | — | 1200 x 1920 pixels |
| Response time | — | 42 ms |
| Screen protection | — | Tempered glass |
| Screen-to-body ratio | — | 80.9% |
| Size | — | 11 inches |
| Type | — | TFT LCD |
Performance
| Specification | Apple iPad Pro 13 (M4) | Samsung Galaxy Tab A9+ (Plus) |
|---|---|---|
| Chipset | Apple M4 (9-core / 10-core CPU) | Qualcomm Snapdragon 695 |
| Gpu | 10-core GPU with Mesh Shading & Dynamic Caching | 57538 |
| Ram | 8 GB / 16 GB Unified Memory | — |
| Architecture | — | - 6 cores at 1.8 GHz: Kryo 660 Silver (Cortex-A55)- 2 cores at 2.2 GHz: Kryo 660 Gold (Cortex-A78) |
| CPU cores | — | 8 (2 + 6) |
| FLOPS | — | ~430.1 GFLOPS |
| GPU clock | — | 840 MHz |
| GPU shading units | — | 256 |
| Graphics | — | Adreno 619 |
| Lithography process | — | 6 nanometers |
| Manufacturing | — | TSMC |
| Max clock | — | 2200 MHz |
| Neural processor (NPU) | — | Hexagon 686 |
Battery
| Specification | Apple iPad Pro 13 (M4) | Samsung Galaxy Tab A9+ (Plus) |
|---|---|---|
| Battery cycles | — | 1200 cycles |
| Battery type | — | Li-Ion |
| Capacity | — | 7040 mAh |
| Fast charging | — | Yes (50% in 60 min) |
| Full charging time | — | 2:58 hr |
| Gaming | — | 05:44 hr |
| Max charge power | — | 15 W |
| Replaceable | — | No |
| Reverse charging | — | No |
| Standby | — | 155 hr |
| Watching video | — | 11:07 hr |
| Web browsing | — | 08:57 hr |
| Wireless charging | — | No |
Benchmarks
| Specification | Apple iPad Pro 13 (M4) | Samsung Galaxy Tab A9+ (Plus) |
|---|---|---|
| CPU | — | 245267 |
| Compute Score (GPU) | — | 1405 |
| Data manipulation | — | 8881 |
| GPU | 10-core GPU with Mesh Shading & Dynamic Caching | 57538 |
| Memory | — | 108723 |
| Multi-core score | — | 2072 |
| Photo editing | — | 22564 |
| Single-core score | — | 908 |
| Total score | — | 582451 |
| UX | — | 170923 |
| Video editing | — | 4298 |
| Web score | — | 10572 |
| Writing score | — | 13360 |
Connectivity
| Specification | Apple iPad Pro 13 (M4) | Samsung Galaxy Tab A9+ (Plus) |
|---|---|---|
| 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), B17(700), B20(800), B28(700), B66(AWS-3) |
| 5G support | — | Yes |
| Bluetooth features | — | LE |
| Bluetooth version | — | 5.1 |
| DisplayPort | — | No |
| GPS | — | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS |
| Hybrid slot | — | No |
| Infrared port | — | No |
| LTE Cat* | — | 18 |
| NFC* | — | No |
| Number of SIM* | — | 1 |
| Type of SIM card | — | Nano |
| USB features | — | - Charging- USB-Storage mode |
| USB type | — | USB Type-C |
| USB version | — | 2 |
| Wi-Fi features | — | - Dual Band- Wi-Fi Direct- Wi-Fi Hotspot- Wi-Fi Display |
| Wi-Fi standard | — | Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) |
| eSIM support* | — | Yes |
Design and build
| Specification | Apple iPad Pro 13 (M4) | Samsung Galaxy Tab A9+ (Plus) |
|---|---|---|
| Area | — | 434 cm2(67.2 inches2) |
| Colors | — | Silver, Gray, Blue |
| Fingerprint scanner | — | No |
| Frame material | — | Metal |
| Height | — | 257.1 mm (10.12 inches) |
| Rear material | — | Metal |
| Repairability | — | Average (2.81/5) |
| Thickness | 5.1 mm (0.20 in) — Thinnest Apple Product | 6.9 mm (0.27 inches) |
| Waterproof | — | No |
| Weight | 579 g (1.28 lbs) | 480 g (16.93 oz) |
| Width | — | 168.7 mm (6.64 inches) |
Main camera
| Specification | Apple iPad Pro 13 (M4) | Samsung Galaxy Tab A9+ (Plus) |
|---|---|---|
| 1080p video recording | — | Up to 30FPS |
| 4K video recording | — | No |
| 8K video recording | — | No |
| Autofocus | — | Phase autofocus |
| Camera features | — | - |
| Flash | — | No |
| Image resolution | — | 8 MP |
| Lenses | — | 1) Standard: 8 MP |
| Matrix | — | 8 megapixels |
| Slow motion | — | No |
| Stabilization | — | Digital |
| Zoom | — | Digital |
Memory
| Specification | Apple iPad Pro 13 (M4) | Samsung Galaxy Tab A9+ (Plus) |
|---|---|---|
| Channels | — | 2 |
| Memory card | — | MicroSD |
| Memory card max size | — | Up to 1024 GB |
| Memory clock | — | 2133 MHz |
| Memory type | — | LPDDR4X |
| RAM size | — | 4 GB |
| Storage size | — | 64 GB |
| Storage type | — | UFS 2.2 |
Other
| Specification | Apple iPad Pro 13 (M4) | Samsung Galaxy Tab A9+ (Plus) |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | — | October 2023 |
| Bundled charger | — | Not included |
| Category | — | Mid-range |
| Launch price (MSRP) | — | $219 |
| Release date | — | October 2023 |
| Sensors | — | - Gyroscope- Accelerometer- Ambient light sensor- Compass |
| Successor | — | -Samsung Galaxy Tab A11+ (Plus) |
Recent User Tests
| Specification | Apple iPad Pro 13 (M4) | Samsung Galaxy Tab A9+ (Plus) |
|---|---|---|
| Date | — | Benchmark |
| 📘 2026-05-01(Z A N N ZANN) | — | AnTuTu |
| 📘 2026-05-14(Mrbig) | — | AnTuTu |
| 📘 2026-06-01(leafy13322) | — | AnTuTu |
| 📘 2026-07-26(Abolfazl) | — | AnTuTu |
| 📘 2026-07-31(Samsung galaxy tab A9+) | — | GeekBench CPU |
| 📘 2026-08-15(Julian Ludwig) | — | GeekBench GPU |
Selfie camera
| Specification | Apple iPad Pro 13 (M4) | Samsung Galaxy Tab A9+ (Plus) |
|---|---|---|
| Depth sensor (TOF 3D) | — | No |
| Megapixels | — | 5 megapixels |
| Sensor | — | CMOS |
| Video resolution | — | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS |
Software
| Specification | Apple iPad Pro 13 (M4) | Samsung Galaxy Tab A9+ (Plus) |
|---|---|---|
| OS size | — | 22.9 GB |
| OS updates | — | 5 years |
| Operating system | — | Android 13 |
| ROM | — | One UI 5.1 |
Sound
| Specification | Apple iPad Pro 13 (M4) | Samsung Galaxy Tab A9+ (Plus) |
|---|---|---|
| Dolby Atmos | — | Yes |
| FM radio | — | No |
| Headphone audio jack | — | Yes |
| Speakers | — | 4.0 |
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