Apple iPad Air 13 2024 vs Samsung Galaxy Tab Active4 Pro
Product
Price
799 USD
830 USD
Status
Available
Available
Brand
Apple iPhone
Samsung Mobile
Model No
A2903, A2904
SM-T636B
Launch Date
2024, May 16
2022, September 13
Technology
GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G
GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G
2G bands
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
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 - A2899
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 - A2900
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 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 - A2899, A2900
1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 77, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6
Speed
HSPA, LTE (CA), 5G
HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A, 5G
Dimensions
280.6 x 214.9 x 6.1 mm (11.05 x 8.46 x 0.24 in)
242.9 x 170.2 x 10.2 mm (9.56 x 6.70 x 0.40 in)
Weight
617 g (Wi-Fi) / 618 g (5G) (1.36 lb)
674 g (1.49 lb)
Build
Glass front, aluminum back, aluminum frame
Stylus support (Apple Pencil Pro, Apple Pencil 2)
Corning Gorilla Glass 5,
IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 mins),
Drop-to-concrete resistance from up to 1 meter,
MIL-STD-810H compliant
SIM
eSIM
Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Colors
Space Gray, Starlight, Purple, Blue
Black
Type
Liquid Retina IPS LCD, 600 nits (typ)
TFT LCD
Size
13.0 inches, 519.3 cm2 (~86.1% screen-to-body ratio)
10.1 inches, 295.8 cm2 (~71.5% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution
2048 x 2732 pixels, 4:3 ratio (~264 ppi density)
1920 x 1200 pixels, 16:10 ratio (~224 ppi density)
OS
iPadOS 17.5.1, upgradable to iPadOS 18.1
Android 12
Chipset
Apple M2
Qualcomm SM7325 Snapdragon 778G 5G (6 nm)
CPU
Octa-core (4 performance cores and 4 efficiency cores)
Octa-core (1x2.4 GHz Cortex-A78 & 3x2.2 GHz Cortex-A78 & 4x1.9 GHz Cortex-A55)
GPU
Apple GPU (10-core graphics)
Adreno 642L
RAM
8GB
4GB/6GB
Storage
128GB/256GB/512GB/1TB
64GB/128GB
Card Slot
microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)
Lens 1
12 MP, f/1.8, (wide), 1/3.0", 1.22µm, dual pixel PDAF
13 MP, f/1.9, AF
Features
HDR
LED flash, HDR, panorama
Video
4K@24/25/30/60fps, 1080p@25/30/60/120/240fps; gyro-EIS
4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps
Lens 1
12 MP, f/2.4, 122˚ (ultrawide)
8 MP, f/2.0
Features
HDR
Video
1080p@25/30/60fps; gyro-EIS
1080p@30fps
Capacity
Li-Po (36.59 Wh), non-removable
Li-Po 7600 mAh, removable
Charging
Fast charging
Sensors
Fingerprint (top-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, compass, barometer
Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
Samsung DeX
Loudspeaker
Yes, with stereo speakers
Yes
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/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
Bluetooth
5.3, A2DP, LE
5.2, A2DP, LE
GPS
GPS, GLONASS (5G model only)
Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO, QZSS
USB
USB Type-C 3.1 Gen2, DisplayPort, magnetic connector
USB Type-C 3.2, charging/accessories connector pins
NFC
Yes
Radio
No