Apple iPad Pro 13 (M4) vs Samsung Galaxy Tab A9+ (Plus)

[ VERDICT ] 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 measurements and scores across compared devices
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

Design specifications comparison
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

Display specifications comparison
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

Performance specifications comparison
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

Battery specifications comparison
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

Benchmarks specifications comparison
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

Connectivity specifications comparison
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

Design and build specifications comparison
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

Main camera specifications comparison
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

Memory specifications comparison
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

Other specifications comparison
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

Recent User Tests specifications comparison
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

Selfie camera specifications comparison
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

Software specifications comparison
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

Sound specifications comparison
Specification Apple iPad Pro 13 (M4) Samsung Galaxy Tab A9+ (Plus)
Dolby Atmos Yes
FM radio No
Headphone audio jack Yes
Speakers 4.0

Looking for More Comparisons?

Browse all available head-to-head comparisons or select new devices in the comparison hub.

Browse Tablets Comparisons → Launch Full Comparison Hub →