Published 12:46 IST, January 10th 2022

Apple iPad 9th Gen 2021 vs Samsung Galaxy Tab S7 FE: Which one to buy?

Both the Apple iPad 9th Gen (2021) and Samsung Galaxy Tab S7 FE offer similar use cases with Apple Pencil and Samsung S-Pen respectively. Read the comparison.

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Along with iPhone 13 series, Apple also introduced iP 9th Gen (2021) model. Essentially, it is an old iP with refreshed internals, making it one of best and most affordable iPs out re. While re are some cons to device, people with a tight budget can definitely choose it over or products in market. However, how does Apple iP 9th Gen (2021) stand against popular Samsung Galaxy Tab S7 FE? 

Samsung Galaxy Tab S7 FE was launched in September 2021. In Indian market, it is one of few tablets that offer decent specifications at a mid-premium price tag. Tab S7 FE comes with a modern design with equal bezels on all sides and ships with S-Pen. Both Apple iP 9th Gen (2021) and Samsung Galaxy Tab S7 FE offer similar use cases with Apple Pencil and Samsung S-Pen respectively. With that basic information in mind, re along detailed Apple iP 9th Gen (2021) vs Samsung Galaxy Tab S7 FE comparison. 

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Apple iP 9th Gen (2021) vs Samsung Galaxy Tab S7 FE

Screen

Tablets are hybrid devices that are used for multimedia consumption and productivity tasks. Hence, having a good display is one of most important qualities of a tablet. Beginning with comparison, Apple iP 9th Gen (2021) comes with a 10.2-inch Retina IPS display along with support for True Tone calibration. It is built on a 4:3 aspect ratio and has 1620 x 2160 pixels, which result in a pixel density of 265 pixels per inch. On or hand, Samsung Galaxy Tab S7 FE has a 12.4" TFT panel, built on a 16:10 aspect ratio. screen has 1600 x 2560 pixels along with a density of 243 pixels per inch.

iP has a sharper display and will produce slightly better colours. On flip side, Tab S7 FE display is fairly larger and has equal bezels on all sides. Someone who wants to interact with multiple applications at once can go with Samsung Galaxy Tab S7 FE without a doubt. However, if someone wants a brighter display with relatively accurate colours, iP 9th Gen (2021) will be right product. 

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Samsung Galaxy Tab S7 FE vs Apple iP 9th Gen (2021))

Performance

Yet ar interesting aspect of comparison between Apple iP 9th Gen (2021) vs Samsung Galaxy Tab S7 FE, re is a huge performance gap between two tablets. Apple iP 9th Gen (2021) comes with an A13 Bionic chipset that runs on 7nm techlogy. It is a Hexa-core processor with two performance cores and six efficiency cores, along with qu-core Apple GPU. With given hardware, iP mans to score 1,334 points on single-core and 3,272 points on multi-core Geekbench test. 

Switching focus to Tab S7 FE, it comes with multiple processors depending upon variant available in a region. In India, Samsung Galaxy Tab S7 FE Wi-Fi only model comes with a Snapdragon 778G processor which works on a 6nm techlogy. It is an octa-core processor with four high-performance cores and four efficiency cores, accompanied by re 642L graphics. With se specifications, Samsung Galaxy Tab S7 FE mand to score 655 points in single-core and 1,953 points in multi-core test. benchmark scores suggest that iP 9th Gen offers better performance. 

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Or features

  • Samsung Galaxy Tab S7 FE offers a qu-speaker system with Boldy-Atmos as opposed to two speakers on iP. 
  • Galaxy Tab S7 FE has a -C port whereas  iP has a Lightning Port.  
  • Galaxy Tab S7 FE has a 10,090 mAh battery and iP has an 8,557 mAh battery. 
  • front camera on Apple iP 9th Gen is a 12MP ultra-wide sensor as opposed to 5MP shooter on Samsung Galaxy Tab S7 FE. 
  • Apple iP 9th Gen has a 3.5mm audio jack, whereas Samsung Galaxy Tab S7 FE does t. 
Samsung Galaxy Tab S7 FE vs Apple iP 9th Gen 2021

Stor and price

Apple iP 9th Gen (2021) is available in two colours - Grey and Silver. 

  • Apple iP 9th Gen 64GB (Wi-Fi) - Rs. 30,900
  • Apple iP 9th Gen 64GB (Wi-Fi + Cellular) - Rs. 42,900
  • Apple iP 9th Gen 256GB (Wi-Fi) - Rs. 44,900
  • Apple iP 9th Gen 256GB (Wi-Fi + Cellular) - Rs. Rs. 56,900

Samsung Galaxy Tab S7 FE is available in four colours - Mystic Black, Mystic Silver, Mystic Green and Mystic Pink

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  • Samsung Galaxy Tab S7 FE 4/64GB (Wi-Fi) - Rs. 39,999 at Reliance Digital 
  • Samsung Galaxy Tab S7 FE 4/64GB (Wi-Fi + 4G) - Rs. Rs. 49,999 at Amazon
  • Samsung Galaxy Tab S7 FE 6/128GB (Wi-Fi + 4G) - Rs. 48,999 at Reliance Digital 

 

12:46 IST, January 10th 2022