Apple iPad Pro 13 (M4) vs Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 Ultra

[ 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 S9 Ultra (73/100), offering superior measured performance and technical specifications.

[ WINNER ]
Apple iPad Pro 13 (M4)
Apple

Apple iPad Pro 13 (M4)

94/100
· $1299
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Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 Ultra
Samsung

Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 Ultra

73/100
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Benchmark Performance Comparison

Normalized Lab Scores
Benchmark measurements and scores across compared devices
Benchmark Apple iPad Pro 13 (M4) Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 Ultra
Battery Life 88.0 Very Good —
Display 99.0 Excellent —
NanoReview Score 94.0 Excellent WINNER 73.0 Good
Performance 99.0 Excellent WINNER 74.0 Good
Portability 96.0 Excellent —
Gaming — 52.0 Below Average

Detailed Technical Specifications

Design

Design specifications comparison
Specification Apple iPad Pro 13 (M4) Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 Ultra
Thickness 5.1 mm (0.20 in) — Thinnest Apple Product 5.5 mm (0.22 inches)
Weight 579 g (1.28 lbs) 732 g (25.82 oz)

Display

Display specifications comparison
Specification Apple iPad Pro 13 (M4) Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 Ultra
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 — Yes (30-120 Hz)
Aspect ratio — 16:10
Contrast — ∞ Infinity
Display features — - DCI-P3
HDR support — Yes, HDR10+
Max rated brightness — 930 nits
PPI — 239 ppi
PWM — 240 Hz
RGB color space — 98.2%
Refresh rate — 120 Hz
Resolution — 1848 x 2960 pixels
Response time — 3 ms
Screen protection — Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Screen-to-body ratio — 90.8%
Size — 14.6 inches
Type — Dynamic AMOLED

Performance

Performance specifications comparison
Specification Apple iPad Pro 13 (M4) Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 Ultra
Chipset Apple M4 (9-core / 10-core CPU) Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
Gpu 10-core GPU with Mesh Shading & Dynamic Caching 452910
Ram 8 GB / 16 GB Unified Memory —
Architecture — - 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 — 8 (1 + 2 + 2 + 3)
FLOPS — ~2089 GFLOPS
GPU clock — 680 MHz
GPU shading units — 1536
Graphics — Adreno 740
L3 cache — 8 MB
Lithography process — 4 nanometers
Manufacturing — TSMC
Max clock — 3360 MHz
Neural processor (NPU) — Hexagon

Battery

Battery specifications comparison
Specification Apple iPad Pro 13 (M4) Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 Ultra
Battery type — Li-Ion
Capacity — 11200 mAh
Fast charging — Yes (32% in 30 min)
Full charging time — 2:08 hr
Gaming — 07:26 hr
Max charge power — 45 W
Replaceable — No
Reverse charging — No
Standby — 165 hr
Watching video — 12:20 hr
Web browsing — 08:11 hr
Wireless charging — No

Benchmarks

Benchmarks specifications comparison
Specification Apple iPad Pro 13 (M4) Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 Ultra
CPU — 605896
Compute Score (GPU) — 9753
GPU 10-core GPU with Mesh Shading & Dynamic Caching 452910
Graphics score — 1153
Graphics test — 9 FPS
Memory — 229430
Multi-core score — 5667
Section 1 — 24 FPS
Section 2 — 21 FPS
Section 3 — 18 FPS
Single-core score — 2127
Stability — 98%
Total score — 1750937
UX — 462701

Connectivity

Connectivity specifications comparison
Specification Apple iPad Pro 13 (M4) Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 Ultra
2G network — GSM850, GSM900, DCS1800, PCS1900
3G network — UMTS B1(2100), B2(1900), B4(AWS), B5(850), B8(900)
4G network — 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
Bluetooth features — LE
Bluetooth version — 5.3
DisplayPort — Yes
GPS — GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS
Hybrid slot — No
Infrared port — No
LTE Cat* — 20
NFC* — No
Number of SIM* — 1
Type of SIM card — Nano
USB features — - Charging- USB-Storage mode- OTG
USB type — USB Type-C
USB version — 3.2
Wi-Fi features — - Dual Band- Wi-Fi MiMO- Wi-Fi Direct- Wi-Fi Hotspot- Wi-Fi Display
Wi-Fi standard — Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax)
eSIM support* — Yes

Design and build

Design and build specifications comparison
Specification Apple iPad Pro 13 (M4) Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 Ultra
Advanced cooling — Vapor chamber
Area — 681 cm2(105.5 inches2)
Colors — Gray, Yellow
Fingerprint scanner — Yes, in-display
Frame material — Metal
Height — 326.4 mm (12.85 inches)
Rear material — Metal
Thickness 5.1 mm (0.20 in) — Thinnest Apple Product 5.5 mm (0.22 inches)
Waterproof — IP68
Weight 579 g (1.28 lbs) 732 g (25.82 oz)
Width — 208.6 mm (8.21 inches)

Main camera

Main camera specifications comparison
Specification Apple iPad Pro 13 (M4) Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 Ultra
1080p video recording — Up to 60FPS
4K video recording — Up to 30FPS
8K video recording — No
Aperture — f/2.0
Autofocus — Phase autofocus
Camera features — -
Flash — LED
Focal length — 26 mm
Image resolution — 4128 x 3096
Lenses — 1) Standard: 13 MP2) Ultrawide: 8 MP
Matrix — 13 megapixels
Stabilization — Digital
Zoom — Digital

Memory

Memory specifications comparison
Specification Apple iPad Pro 13 (M4) Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 Ultra
Channels — 4
Memory card — MicroSD
Memory card max size — Up to 1024 GB
Memory clock — 4200 MHz
Memory type — LPDDR5X
RAM size — 12 GB
Storage size — 256 GB
Storage type — UFS 4.0

Other

Other specifications comparison
Specification Apple iPad Pro 13 (M4) Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 Ultra
Announced — July 2023
Bundled charger — Not included
Category — Flagship
Launch price (MSRP) — $1199
Release date — August 2023
SAR (head) — 0.93 W/kg
Sensors — - Hall-effect sensor- Proximity sensor- Gyroscope- Accelerometer- Ambient light sensor- Compass- Fingerprint

Selfie camera

Selfie camera specifications comparison
Specification Apple iPad Pro 13 (M4) Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 Ultra
Additional lens — 12 MP
Depth sensor (TOF 3D) — No
Megapixels — 12 megapixels
Video resolution — 2160p (4K) at 30 FPS

Software

Software specifications comparison
Specification Apple iPad Pro 13 (M4) Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 Ultra
OS size — 40 GB
Operating system — Android 13 (Can be upgraded to Android 14)
ROM — One UI 6.1

Sound

Sound specifications comparison
Specification Apple iPad Pro 13 (M4) Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 Ultra
Dolby Atmos — Yes
FM radio — No
Headphone audio jack — No
Speakers — 4.0

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