Apple iPad Pro 13 (M4) vs Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 FE+ (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 S9 FE+ (Plus) (59/100), offering superior measured performance and technical specifications.

Why choose Apple iPad Pro 13 (M4):
  • + Higher DeviceBenchmark Score score (94 vs 59)
  • + Higher Performance score (99 vs 40)
[ WINNER ]
Apple iPad Pro 13 (M4)
Apple

Apple iPad Pro 13 (M4)

94/100
· $1299
View Full Specs →
Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 FE+ (Plus)
Samsung

Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 FE+ (Plus)

59/100
View Full Specs →

Benchmark Performance Comparison

Normalized Lab Scores
Benchmark measurements and scores across compared devices
Benchmark Apple iPad Pro 13 (M4) Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 FE+ (Plus)
Battery Life 88.0 Very Good —
DeviceBenchmark Score 94.0 Excellent WINNER 59.0 Below Average
Display 99.0 Excellent —
Performance 99.0 Excellent WINNER 40.0 Poor
Portability 96.0 Excellent —
Gaming — 20.0 Poor

Detailed Technical Specifications

Design

Design specifications comparison
Specification Apple iPad Pro 13 (M4) Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 FE+ (Plus)
Thickness 5.1 mm (0.20 in) — Thinnest Apple Product 6.5 mm (0.26 inches)
Weight 579 g (1.28 lbs) 627 g (22.12 oz)

Display

Display specifications comparison
Specification Apple iPad Pro 13 (M4) Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 FE+ (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 — 16:10
Contrast — 1096:1
Display features — - DCI-P3
HDR support — Yes, HDR10
Max rated brightness — 800 nits
PPI — 243 ppi
PWM — 61100 Hz
RGB color space — 97.6%
Refresh rate — 90 Hz
Resolution — 1600 x 2560 pixels
Response time — 28 ms
Screen protection — Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Screen-to-body ratio — 84.2%
Size — 12.4 inches
Type — TFT LCD

Performance

Performance specifications comparison
Specification Apple iPad Pro 13 (M4) Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 FE+ (Plus)
Chipset Apple M4 (9-core / 10-core CPU) Samsung Exynos 1380
Gpu 10-core GPU with Mesh Shading & Dynamic Caching 91303
Ram 8 GB / 16 GB Unified Memory —
Architecture — - 4 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55- 4 cores at 2.4 GHz: Cortex-A78
CPU cores — 8 (4 + 4)
FLOPS — ~303.7 GFLOPS
GPU clock — 949 MHz
GPU shading units — 160
Graphics — Mali-G68 MP5
L3 cache — 4 MB
Lithography process — 5 nanometers
Manufacturing — Samsung
Max clock — 2400 MHz
Neural processor (NPU) — Yes

Battery

Battery specifications comparison
Specification Apple iPad Pro 13 (M4) Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 FE+ (Plus)
Battery type — Li-Ion
Capacity — 10090 mAh
Fast charging — Yes (50% in 40 min)
Full charging time — 1:50 hr
Gaming — 09:43 hr
Max charge power — 45 W
Replaceable — No
Reverse charging — No
Standby — 178 hr
Watching video — 16:16 hr
Web browsing — 10:19 hr
Wireless charging — No

Benchmarks

Benchmarks specifications comparison
Specification Apple iPad Pro 13 (M4) Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 FE+ (Plus)
CPU — 304267
Compute Score (GPU) — 3075
Data manipulation — 9193
GPU 10-core GPU with Mesh Shading & Dynamic Caching 91303
Graphics score — 295
Graphics test — 2 FPS
Memory — 135522
Multi-core score — 2859
Photo editing — 25124
Single-core score — 1001
Stability — 98%
Total score — 765195
UX — 234103
Video editing — 6758
Web score — 9549
Writing score — 14276

Connectivity

Connectivity specifications comparison
Specification Apple iPad Pro 13 (M4) Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 FE+ (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), B13 (700), B17 (700), B20 (800), B26 (850), B28 (700), B32 (1500), B38 (2600), B40 (2300), B41 (2500), B66 (AWS-3)
5G support — Yes
Bluetooth features — LE
Bluetooth version — 5.3
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 MiMO- Wi-Fi Direct- Wi-Fi Hotspot- Wi-Fi Display
Wi-Fi standard — Wi-Fi 6 (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 FE+ (Plus)
Area — 529 cm2(82.1 inches2)
Colors — Silver, Gray, Green, Purple
Fingerprint scanner — Yes, in-button
Frame material — Metal
Height — 285.4 mm (11.24 inches)
Rear material — Metal
Thickness 5.1 mm (0.20 in) — Thinnest Apple Product 6.5 mm (0.26 inches)
Waterproof — IP68
Weight 579 g (1.28 lbs) 627 g (22.12 oz)
Width — 185.4 mm (7.3 inches)

Main camera

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

Memory

Memory specifications comparison
Specification Apple iPad Pro 13 (M4) Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 FE+ (Plus)
Channels — 2
Memory card — MicroSD
Memory card max size — Up to 1024 GB
Memory clock — 2133 MHz
Memory type — LPDDR4X
RAM size — 6 GB
Storage size — 128 GB
Storage type — UFS 2.2

Other

Other specifications comparison
Specification Apple iPad Pro 13 (M4) Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 FE+ (Plus)
Announced — October 2023
Bundled charger — Not included
Category — Mid-range
Keyboard weight — 345 g
Launch price (MSRP) — $599
Release date — October 2023
Sensors — - Hall-effect sensor- Proximity sensor- Gyroscope- Accelerometer- Ambient light sensor- Compass- Fingerprint
Successor — -Samsung Galaxy Tab S10 FE+

Recent User Tests

Recent User Tests specifications comparison
Specification Apple iPad Pro 13 (M4) Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 FE+ (Plus)
Date — Benchmark
📘 2026-08-15(Julian Ludwig) — GeekBench GPU

Selfie camera

Selfie camera specifications comparison
Specification Apple iPad Pro 13 (M4) Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 FE+ (Plus)
Depth sensor (TOF 3D) — No
Megapixels — 12 megapixels
Sensor — CMOS
Video resolution — 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS

Software

Software specifications comparison
Specification Apple iPad Pro 13 (M4) Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 FE+ (Plus)
OS size — 29 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 FE+ (Plus)
Dolby Atmos — Yes
FM radio — No
Headphone audio jack — No
Speakers — Stereo

Looking for More Comparisons?

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

Apple iPad Pro 13 (M4) vs Apple iPad Pro 13" (8th Gen, 2025) Apple iPad Pro 13 (M4) vs OnePlus Pad 3 Pro Apple iPad Pro 13 (M4) vs Apple iPad Pro 11" (6th Gen, 2025) Apple iPad Pro 13 (M4) vs Oppo Pad 5 Pro
Browse Tablets Comparisons → Launch Full Comparison Hub →