Apple iPad Pro 11" (6th Gen, 2025) vs Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 Ultra
[ VERDICT ]
Winner: Apple iPad Pro 11" (6th Gen, 2025) (91/100)
Apple iPad Pro 11" (6th Gen, 2025) leads overall with a score of 91/100 compared to Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 Ultra (73/100), offering superior measured performance and technical specifications.
Benchmark Performance Comparison
Normalized Lab Scores| Benchmark | Apple iPad Pro 11" (6th Gen, 2025) | Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 Ultra |
|---|---|---|
| Gaming | 99.0 Excellent WINNER | 52.0 Below Average |
| NanoReview Score | 91.0 Excellent WINNER | 73.0 Good |
| Performance | 99.0 Excellent WINNER | 74.0 Good |
Detailed Technical Specifications
Battery
| Specification | Apple iPad Pro 11" (6th Gen, 2025) | Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 Ultra |
|---|---|---|
| Battery cycles | 1000 cycles | — |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Ion |
| Bypass charging | No | — |
| Capacity | 8160 mAh | 11200 mAh |
| Fast charging | Yes (42% in 30 min) | Yes (32% in 30 min) |
| Max charge power | 30 W | 45 W |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Reverse charging | Yes | No |
| Wireless charging | No | No |
| Full charging time | — | 2:08 hr |
| Gaming | — | 07:26 hr |
| Standby | — | 165 hr |
| Watching video | — | 12:20 hr |
| Web browsing | — | 08:11 hr |
Benchmarks
| Specification | Apple iPad Pro 11" (6th Gen, 2025) | Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 Ultra |
|---|---|---|
| CPU | 1791896 | 605896 |
| Compute Score (GPU) | 75091 | 9753 |
| GPU | 1221223 | 452910 |
| Graphics score | 4104 | 1153 |
| Graphics test | 30 FPS | 9 FPS |
| Memory | 446888 | 229430 |
| Multi-core score | 15913 | 5667 |
| Section 1 | 88 FPS | 24 FPS |
| Section 2 | 63 FPS | 21 FPS |
| Section 3 | 46 FPS | 18 FPS |
| Single-core score | 4193 | 2127 |
| Stability | 71% | 98% |
| Total score | 4122404 | 1750937 |
| UX | 662397 | 462701 |
Connectivity
| Specification | Apple iPad Pro 11" (6th Gen, 2025) | Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 Ultra |
|---|---|---|
| 3G network | UMTS/HSPA/HSPA+/DC‑HSDPA 850, 900, 1700/2100, 1900, 2100 MHz | UMTS B1(2100), B2(1900), B4(AWS), B5(850), B8(900) |
| 4G network | LTE 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 11, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48, 66, 71 | LTE B1 (2100MHz), B2 (1900MHz), B3 (1800MHz), B4 (AWS), B5 (850MHz), B7 (2600MHz), B8 (900MHz), B12 (700MHz), B13 (700MHz), B17 (700MHz), B20 (800MHz), B25 (1900MHz), B26 (850MHz), B28 (700MHz), B32(1500MHz), B38 (2600MHz), B40 (2300MHz), B41 (2500MHz), B66 (AWS-3) |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
| Bluetooth features | LE | LE |
| Bluetooth version | 6.0 | 5.3 |
| DisplayPort | Yes | Yes |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS |
| Hybrid slot | No | No |
| Infrared port | No | No |
| NFC* | No | No |
| Number of SIM* | 1 | 1 |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | Nano |
| USB features | - Charging- USB-Storage mode- OTG | - Charging- USB-Storage mode- OTG |
| USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 4.0 | 3.2 |
| Wi-Fi features | - Dual Band- Wi-Fi MiMO- Wi-Fi Direct- Wi-Fi Hotspot- Wi-Fi Display | - Dual Band- Wi-Fi MiMO- Wi-Fi Direct- Wi-Fi Hotspot- Wi-Fi Display |
| Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) | Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) |
| eSIM support* | Yes | Yes |
| 2G network | — | GSM850, GSM900, DCS1800, PCS1900 |
| LTE Cat* | — | 20 |
Design and build
| Specification | Apple iPad Pro 11" (6th Gen, 2025) | Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 Ultra |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 443 cm2(68.7 inches2) | 681 cm2(105.5 inches2) |
| Colors | Black, Silver | Gray, Yellow |
| Fingerprint scanner | No | Yes, in-display |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Height | 249.7 mm (9.83 inches) | 326.4 mm (12.85 inches) |
| Rear material | Metal | Metal |
| Repairability | Average (2.7/5) | — |
| Thickness | 5.3 mm (0.21 inches) | 5.5 mm (0.22 inches) |
| Waterproof | No | IP68 |
| Weight | 444 g (15.66 oz) | 732 g (25.82 oz) |
| Width | 177.5 mm (6.99 inches) | 208.6 mm (8.21 inches) |
| Advanced cooling | — | Vapor chamber |
Display
| Specification | Apple iPad Pro 11" (6th Gen, 2025) | Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 Ultra |
|---|---|---|
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (10-120 Hz) | Yes (30-120 Hz) |
| Aspect ratio | 3:2 | 16:10 |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinity | ∞ Infinity |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 | - DCI-P3 |
| HDR support | Yes, Dolby Vision | Yes, HDR10+ |
| Max rated brightness | 1000 nits | 930 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 1600 nits | — |
| PPI | 267 ppi | 239 ppi |
| PWM | 240 Hz | 240 Hz |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Resolution | 1668 x 2420 pixels | 1848 x 2960 pixels |
| Response time | 1 ms | 3 ms |
| Screen protection | Tempered glass | Corning Gorilla Glass 5 |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 81.3% | 90.8% |
| Size | 11 inches | 14.6 inches |
| Type | OLED | Dynamic AMOLED |
| RGB color space | — | 98.2% |
Main camera
| Specification | Apple iPad Pro 11" (6th Gen, 2025) | Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 Ultra |
|---|---|---|
| 1080p video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| 4K video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 30FPS |
| 8K video recording | No | No |
| Aperture | f/1.8 | f/2.0 |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) | Phase autofocus |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode- Pro mode- RAW support | - |
| Flash | Quad LED | LED |
| Image resolution | 4032 x 3024 | 4128 x 3096 |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 12 MP2) Depth | 1) Standard: 13 MP2) Ultrawide: 8 MP |
| Matrix | 12 megapixels | 13 megapixels |
| Pixel size | 1.22 micron | — |
| Slow motion | 240 FPS (1080p) | — |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Zoom | Digital | Digital |
| Focal length | — | 26 mm |
Memory
| Specification | Apple iPad Pro 11" (6th Gen, 2025) | Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 Ultra |
|---|---|---|
| Channels | 4 | 4 |
| Memory card | No | MicroSD |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
| RAM size | 12 GB | 12 GB |
| Storage size | 256 GB | 256 GB |
| Storage type | NVMe | UFS 4.0 |
| Memory card max size | — | Up to 1024 GB |
| Memory clock | — | 4200 MHz |
Other
| Specification | Apple iPad Pro 11" (6th Gen, 2025) | Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 Ultra |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | October 2025 | July 2023 |
| Bundled charger | Not included | Not included |
| Category | Flagship | Flagship |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $999 | $1199 |
| Release date | October 2025 | August 2023 |
| Sensors | - Barometer- Gyroscope- Accelerometer- Ambient light sensor- Face recognition sensor | - Hall-effect sensor- Proximity sensor- Gyroscope- Accelerometer- Ambient light sensor- Compass- Fingerprint |
| SAR (head) | — | 0.93 W/kg |
Performance
| Specification | Apple iPad Pro 11" (6th Gen, 2025) | Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 Ultra |
|---|---|---|
| Architecture | - 6 cores at 2.95 GHz:- 4 cores at 4.61 GHz: | - 3 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A510- 2 cores at 2.8 GHz: Cortex-A710- 2 cores at 2.8 GHz: Cortex-A715- 1 core at 3.2 GHz: Cortex-X3 |
| CPU cores | 10 (4 + 6) | 8 (1 + 2 + 2 + 3) |
| Chipset | Apple M5 (iPad) | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 |
| FLOPS | ~4147.2 GFLOPS | ~2089 GFLOPS |
| GPU clock | 1620 MHz | 680 MHz |
| Graphics | Apple GPU 10-core | Adreno 740 |
| Lithography process | 3 nanometers | 4 nanometers |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| Max clock | 4610 MHz | 3360 MHz |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Apple Neural Engine | Hexagon |
| GPU shading units | — | 1536 |
| L3 cache | — | 8 MB |
Recent User Tests
| Specification | Apple iPad Pro 11" (6th Gen, 2025) | Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 Ultra |
|---|---|---|
| Date | Benchmark | — |
| 📘 2026-07-17->Libero | GeekBench GPU | — |
Selfie camera
| Specification | Apple iPad Pro 11" (6th Gen, 2025) | Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 Ultra |
|---|---|---|
| Depth sensor (TOF 3D) | No | No |
| Megapixels | 12 megapixels | 12 megapixels |
| Video resolution | 1080p (Full HD) at 60 FPS | 2160p (4K) at 30 FPS |
| Additional lens | — | 12 MP |
Software
| Specification | Apple iPad Pro 11" (6th Gen, 2025) | Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 Ultra |
|---|---|---|
| OS size | 56 GB | 40 GB |
| OS updates | 5 years | — |
| Operating system | iPadOS 26 (Can be upgraded to iPadOS 26.5) | Android 13 (Can be upgraded to Android 14) |
| ROM | — | One UI 6.1 |
Sound
| Specification | Apple iPad Pro 11" (6th Gen, 2025) | Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 Ultra |
|---|---|---|
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
| FM radio | No | No |
| Headphone audio jack | No | No |
| Speakers | 4.0 | 4.0 |
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