Apple iPad Air 13 2024 vs Samsung Galaxy Tab S7 Plus

Prices in Kuwait
Product
Samsung Galaxy Tab S7 Plus
255 KWD (Estimated)

Price
270 KWD
255 KWD (Estimated)
Status
Available
Available
Brand
Apple iPhone
Samsung Mobile
Model No
A2903, A2904
SM-T970, SM-T976B

Technology
GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G
GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G
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 - 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, 20, 25, 26, 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 - A2899, A2900
1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 40, 77, 78 SA/NSA
Speed
HSPA, LTE (CA), 5G
HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (6CA) Cat20 2000/150 Mbps, 5G

Dimensions
280.6 x 214.9 x 6.1 mm (11.05 x 8.46 x 0.24 in)
285 x 185 x 5.7 mm (11.22 x 7.28 x 0.22 in)
Weight
617 g (Wi-Fi) / 618 g (5G) (1.36 lb)
575 g (1.27 lb)
Build
Glass front, aluminum back, aluminum frame Stylus support (Apple Pencil Pro, Apple Pencil 2)
Glass front, aluminum back, aluminum frame
SIM
eSIM
Nano-SIM
Colors
Space Gray, Starlight, Purple, Blue
Mystic Black, Mystic Bronze, Mystic Silver

Type
Liquid Retina IPS LCD, 600 nits (typ)
Super AMOLED, 120Hz, HDR10+
Size
13.0 inches, 519.3 cm2 (~86.1% screen-to-body ratio)
12.4 inches, 446.1 cm2 (~84.6% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution
2048 x 2732 pixels, 4:3 ratio (~264 ppi density)
1752 x 2800 pixels, 16:10 ratio (~266 ppi density)

OS
iPadOS 17.5.1, upgradable to iPadOS 18.1
Android 10, One UI 2.5
Chipset
Apple M2
Qualcomm SM8250 Snapdragon 865+ (7 nm+)
CPU
Octa-core (4 performance cores and 4 efficiency cores)
Octa-core (1x3.09 GHz Kryo 585 & 3x2.42 GHz Kryo 585 & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 585
GPU
Apple GPU (10-core graphics)
Adreno 650

RAM
8GB
6GB/8GB UFS 3.0
Storage
128GB/256GB/512GB/1TB
128GB/256GB/512GB
Card Slot
microSDXC (dedicated slot)

Lens 1
12 MP, f/1.8, (wide), 1/3.0", 1.22µm, dual pixel PDAF
13 MP, f/2.0, 26mm (wide), 1/3.4", 1.0µm, AF
Features
HDR
HDR, panorama
Video
4K@24/25/30/60fps, 1080p@25/30/60/120/240fps; gyro-EIS
4K@30fps
Lens 2
5 MP, f/2.2, 12mm (ultrawide), 1.12µm

Lens 1
12 MP, f/2.4, 122˚ (ultrawide)
8 MP, f/2.0, 26mm (wide), 1/4", 1.12µm
Features
HDR
Video
1080p@25/30/60fps; gyro-EIS
1080p@30fps

Capacity
Li-Po (36.59 Wh), non-removable
Li-Po 10090 mAh, non-removable
Charging
Fast charging 45W

Sensors
Fingerprint (top-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, compass, barometer
Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass Samsung DeX

Loudspeaker
Yes, with stereo speakers
Yes, with stereo speakers (4 speakers)
3.5mm jack
No Tuned by AKG

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
5.0, 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 3.2, magnetic connector
NFC
No
Radio
No