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Updated April 2026 PIXLRUN · COMPARE LAB v3

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Two phones, one verdict.

Lab-tested over 14 days each. Identical conditions, identical workloads, scored on a calibrated 100-point rubric.

Apple · 2024 Best for ecosystem

NVIDIA RTX 5090

A17 Pro · 6.1″ Super Retina XDR · Titanium

0^/100

From

$999

Samsung · 2024 PixlRun pick

Apple iPad Pro M4 13-inch

Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 · 6.8″ Dynamic AMOLED 2X · Titanium

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From

$1,299

Where each one wins.

Six pillars, scored independently in our Victoria, BC lab. Bars animate to live values when in view.

Camera

S24 +0.6

NVIDIA8.6

Apple9.2

Performance

iPhone +0.3

NVIDIA9.5

Apple9.2

Battery

S24 +1.4

NVIDIA7.8

Apple9.2

Display

S24 +0.4

NVIDIA9.3

Apple9.7

Build & feel

iPhone +0.5

NVIDIA9.4

Apple8.9

Value

iPhone +0.4

NVIDIA8.6

Apple8.2

Six dimensions, overlaid.

Radar of normalized scores across our full rubric.

NVIDIA RTX 5090 Apple iPad Pro M4 13-inch

Lab benchmark

+12%

Apple iPad Pro M4 13-inch vs NVIDIA RTX 5090 — sustained workload comparison.

Battery (video, real-world)

19h

Apple iPad Pro M4 13-inch vs NVIDIA RTX 5090 — battery rundown.

Charge to 50%

22min

Apple iPad Pro M4 13-inch fast-charge vs NVIDIA RTX 5090.

Weight delta

−45g

NVIDIA RTX 5090 vs Apple iPad Pro M4 13-inch — weight delta.

The full spec sheet.

Grouped by what matters to use, not by alphabet. Winners highlighted with an acid dot.

Display

Display—

Display13" Ultra Retina XDR Tandem OLED

Resolution—

Resolution2752 x 2064 (264 PPI)

Refresh Rate—

Refresh RateProMotion 120Hz

Brightness—

Brightness1000 nits SDR, 1600 nits HDR peak

Performance

Chip—

ChipApple M4 (10-core CPU, 10-core GPU)

RAM—

RAM16GB Unified Memory

Camera

Rear Camera—

Rear Camera12MP Wide + LiDAR Scanner

Front Camera—

Front Camera12MP Ultra Wide (Landscape)

Battery & Charging

Battery Life—

Battery LifeUp to 10 hours

Body & Build

Thickness—

Thickness5.1 mm

Weight—

Weight579 g (WiFi)

Connectivity

Connector—

ConnectorUSB-C (Thunderbolt / USB 4)

WiFi—

WiFiWi-Fi 6E (802.11ax)

General

CUDA Cores21,760

CUDA Cores—

ArchitectureBlackwell GB202

Architecture—

VRAM32GB GDDR7

VRAM—

Memory Bandwidth1,820 GB/s

Memory Bandwidth—

Memory Bus512-bit

Memory Bus—

TDP600W

TDP—

Boost Clock2,900 MHz

Boost Clock—

RT Cores5th Gen, 170 units

RT Cores—

Tensor Cores5th Gen, 680 units

Tensor Cores—

Display Outputs3× DisplayPort 2.1a, 1× HDMI 2.1b

Display Outputs—

PCIe InterfacePCIe 5.0 x16

PCIe Interface—

Power Connector2× 16-pin (PCIe Gen 5)

Power Connector—

Form FactorTriple-Slot, 360mm

Form Factor—

Recommended PSU1000W+

Recommended PSU—

Pros & cons,
at a glance.

A bento grid of what each one nails — and where it falls short.

NVIDIA RTX 5090

What you'll love

The most polished daily-driver experience Apple has ever shipped.

Best-in-class CPU single-core performance
Lightest titanium frame in its class (187 g)
5+ years of major iOS updates committed
Tight integration with Mac, Watch, AirPods

Watch out for

Slow 20 W charging
3× telephoto only
No always-on tone-mapping

Apple iPad Pro M4 13-inch

What you'll love

A spec monster with the most versatile camera system on a phone.

5× optical zoom + 200 MP main sensor
Brightest panel on any phone (2,600 nits)
S Pen built-in for notes & sketching
All-day battery (5,000 mAh, 19h video)

Watch out for

Heavy at 232 g
Steeper $1,299 entry price
One UI bloat out of the box

The verdict.

After 14 days each, in real-world use — here's how we'd actually spend the money.

PixlRun verdict · April 2026

If you do anything serious with the camera, get the S24 Ultra.

NVIDIA RTX 5090 takes the overall win. NVIDIA RTX 5090: The Ultimate GPU That Redefines What's Possible. Apple iPad Pro M4 13-inch: The thinnest Apple product ever, and the most powerful tablet.

See S24 Ultra review Read the full review

PixlRun Lab Score

Composite · 14-day test cycle

NVIDIA RTX 509092.4

Apple iPad Pro M4 13-inch94.1

Margin+1.7

ConfidenceHigh