Apple iPad Pro vs. Samsung Galaxy Tab S9+: Which Productivity Tablet Is Best?

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At its Unpacked event, Samsung revealed new watches and foldable phones, as well as a revamped lineup of tablets to take on Apple's iPads.

The 11.0-inch Galaxy Tab S9 ($799.99) is the smallest and most affordable, mostly closely competing with the 10.9-inch iPad Air ($599), while the 14-inch Tab S9 Ultra ($1,119.99) doesn't have a counterpart on the Apple side. The middle sibling of Samsung's new lineup, the 12.4-inch S9+ ($999.99), is most directly comparable with the 12.9-inch iPad Pro ($1,099). If you're looking for a tablet you can use for serious work as well as entertainment, these are the models you should look at.

We break down the specs to help you decide which tablet you should buy:

The 12.4-inch Galaxy Tab S9+ costs slightly less than the 12.9-inch iPad Pro across the board. The base, Wi-Fi-only version with 256GB of storage and 12GB of RAM starts at $999.99, whereas the least expensive iPad Pro with 128GB of storage and 8GB of RAM costs $1,099.

Apple's tablet offers far more options in terms of storage and RAM if you're willing to pay more: It sticks with 8GB of RAM on models with 128GB, 256GB ($1,199), or 512GB ($1,399) storage, but goes up to 16GB on the 1TB ($1,799) and 2TB ($2,199) models. The only other configuration of the S9+ is with 512GB of storage and 12GB of RAM ($1,119.99). Samsung's tablet has the notable advantage of a microSD card slot for up to an additional 1TB of space though, something the iPad Pro can't claim.

As for the 5G models, the Tab S9+ comes in at $1,149.99, considerably less than the iPad Pro ($1,299). Only the S9+ configuration with 256GB of storage and 12GB of RAM offers cellular connectivity, but you can add 5G connectivity to any of the iPad Pro models.

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