Apple iPad Air 11 2024 vs Samsung Galaxy Tab S4 10.5

Product

Price
599 USD
620 USD
Status
Available
Available
Brand
Apple iPhone
Samsung Mobile
Model No
A2902, A2903, A2904, iPad14,8, iPad14,9
Galaxy Tab S4 10.5

Launch Date
2024, May 15
2018, August 01

Technology
GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G
GSM / HSPA / LTE
2G bands
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G bands
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 11, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48, 66, 71 - A2903 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48, 66, 71 - A2904
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66
5G bands
1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 14, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 66, 70, 71, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA/Sub6 - A2903, A2904
Speed
HSPA, LTE (CA), 5G
HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (5CA) Cat16 1024/150 Mbps

Dimensions
247.6 x 178.5 x 6.1 mm (9.75 x 7.03 x 0.24 in)
249.3 x 164.3 x 7.1 mm (9.81 x 6.47 x 0.28 in)
Weight
462 g (1.02 lb)
482g (Wi-Fi)
Build
Glass front, aluminum back, aluminum frame Stylus support (Apple Pencil Pro, Apple Pencil 2)
SIM
eSIM
Nano-SIM
Colors
Space Gray, Starlight, Purple, Blue
Black, White

Type
Liquid Retina IPS LCD, 500 nits (typ)
Super AMOLED, 16M Colors
Size
11.0 inches, 357.6 cm2 (~80.9% screen-to-body ratio)
10.5 inches, 321.9 cm2 (~78.6% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution
1640 x 2360 pixels (~264 ppi density)
1600 x 2560 pixels, 16:10 ratio (~287 ppi density)

OS
iPadOS 17.4, upgradable to iPadOS 18.1
Android 8.1 (Oreo), upgradable to Android 10, One UI 2.0
Chipset
Apple M2
Qualcomm MSM8998 Snapdragon 835 (10 nm)
CPU
Octa-core (4 performance cores and 4 efficiency cores)
Octa-core (4x2.35 GHz Kryo & 4x1.9 GHz Kryo)
GPU
Apple GPU (10-core graphics)
Adreno 540

RAM
8GB
4GB/6GB
Storage
128GB/256GB/512GB/1TB
64GB, 256GB
Card Slot
microSDXC (dedicated slot)

Lens 1
12 MP, f/1.8, (wide), 1/3.0", 1.22µm, dual pixel PDAF
13MP
Features
HDR
LED flash, HDR, panorama
Video
4K@24/25/30/60fps, 1080p@25/30/60/120/240fps; gyro-EIS
4K@30fps

Lens 1
12 MP, f/2.4, 122˚ (ultrawide)
8 MP
Features
HDR
Video
1080p@25/30/60fps; gyro-EIS
1080p@30fps

Capacity
Li-Po (28.93 Wh), non-removable
Non-removable Li-Po 7300 mAh battery

Sensors
Fingerprint (top-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, compass, barometer
Iris scanner, accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass ,Samsung Dex ANT+

Loudspeaker
Yes, with stereo speakers
Yes, with stereo speakers (4 speakers)
3.5mm jack
Yes

WLAN
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e, dual-band, hotspot
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
Bluetooth
5.3, A2DP, LE
5.0, A2DP, LE
GPS
GPS, GLONASS (5G model only)
Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO
USB
USB Type-C 3.1 Gen2, DisplayPort, magnetic connector
USB Type-C 3.1; magnetic connector
NFC
No
Radio
No