Samsung Galaxy Tab A9+ 5G vs Apple iPad Pro 11-inch (M5) 2025

Qualcomm® Snapdragon® 695

Apple M5 chip

Octa-core, 2 @2.2GHz and 6 @1.8GHz

9-core CPU with 3 performance cores and 6 efficiency cores

10-core GPU

16-core Neural Engine

Models with 1TB or 2TB storage:

10-core CPU with 4 performance cores and 6 efficiency cores

10-core GPU

16-core Neural Engine

Models with 256GB or 512GB storage: 12GB RAM

Models with 1TB or 2TB storage: 16GB RAM

Neural Accelerators

Hardware-accelerated ray tracing

153GB/s memory bandwidth

Hardware-accelerated 8K H.264, HEVC, ProRes, and ProRes RAW

Video decode engine

Video encode engine

ProRes encode and decode engine

AV1 decode

64GB

256GB | 512GB | 1TB | 2TB

Up to 1TB

microSD™

4GB

13

iPadOS 26

Subject to change based on future operating system updates

Get help with everyday tasks like sending messages, setting reminders, and more

Activate hands-free with only your voice using “Siri” or “Hey Siri,” or use Type to Siri

Protected by the strongest privacy of any intelligent assistant

Powered by Apple Intelligence, Siri is more natural and helpful

n77 C-Band

Bands n2, n5, n30, n41, n66, n71, n77

5G (sub-6 GHz) with 4x4 MIMO

5G NR (Bands n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n14, n20, n25, n26, n28, n29, n30, n38, n40, n41, n48, n66, n70, n71, n75, n77, n78, n79)

Bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 12, 14, 20, 26, 28, 29, 30, 40, 41, 66, 71

850/900/1700/2100/1900/2100MHz

850, 900, 1700/2100, 1900, 2100 MHz

Yes

802.11a/b/g/n/ac/r

Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be) with 2x2 MIMO

2.4GHz & 5.0GHz

v5.1 + A2DP

v6

Up to 20 devices

Nano

eSIM

iPad Pro uses advanced eSIM technology for more convenience and security (not compatible with physical SIM cards)

Yes

Yes

Gigabit LTE with 4x4 MIMO

Bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 11, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 66, 71

Bands 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48

FaceTime video

Center Stage

iPad to any FaceTime-enabled device over Wi-Fi or cellular

Share experiences like movies, TV, music, and other apps in a FaceTime call with SharePlay

Screen sharing

Portrait mode in FaceTime video

Spatial Audio

Voice Isolation and Wide Spectrum microphone modes

Local Capture

FaceTime audio

Accelerometer, Ambient Light, Geomagnetic, Gyroscope, Hall

Face ID

LiDAR Scanner

Three-axis gyro

Accelerometer

Barometer

Ambient light sensors

Google Gmail™, Microsoft® Outlook

Yes

Yes

YouTube Music

Apple Music®

MP3, M4A, 3GA, AAC

AAC, MP3, Apple Lossless, FLAC, Dolby Digital, Dolby Digital Plus, and Dolby Atmos

Via touchscreen

Yes

Apple Music®

The AT&T Eco-Rating 2.0 system gives you environmental and social details about this device. The system uses a total of 20 performance criteria across 5 different attributes, for a total rating of 1 to 5 stars: 19-20 (5-star), 16-18 (4-star), 13-15 (3-star), 10-12 (2-star), 8-9 (1-star)

4/4

1/3

0/1

2/2

10/10

17/20 (4-star) Please visit www.att.com/ecospace for additional information

Built-in accessibility features supporting vision, mobility, hearing, and cognitive disabilities help you get the most out of your iPad.

Features include:

VoiceOver

Zoom

Magnifier

Spoken Content

Voice Control

Switch Control

AssistiveTouch

Siri and Dictation

Type to Siri

Real-Time Text

Audio Descriptions

Subtitles and Closed Captioning

Live Captions