Apple iPad Air 13 (2025) vs Samsung Galaxy Tab S10 Plus
Product
Price
1,099 USD
999 USD
Status
Coming Soon
Available
Brand
Apple iPhone
Samsung Mobile
Model No
Apple iPad Air 13
SM-X820, SM-X826B
Launch Date
2025, March 12
2024, October 03
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
LTE
LTE
5G bands
SA/NSA/Sub6
SA/NSA/Sub6
SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave
Speed
HSPA, LTE (CA), 5G - cellular model only
HSPA, LTE (CA), 5G
Dimensions
280.6 x 214.9 x 6.1 mm (11.05 x 8.46 x 0.24 in)
285.4 x 185.4 x 5.6 mm (11.24 x 7.30 x 0.22 in)
Weight
616 g (Wi-Fi) / 617 g (5G) (1.36 lb)
571 g (Wi-Fi), 576 g (5G) (1.26 lb)
Build
Glass front, aluminum back, aluminum frame
Stylus support (Apple Pencil Pro, Apple Pencil USB-C)
Glass front, aluminum frame, aluminum back
IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 min)
Stylus, 2.8ms latency (Bluetooth integration, accelerometer, gyro)
Enhanced Armor aluminum
SIM
eSIM (cellular model only)
Nano-SIM, eSIM
Colors
Space Gray, Starlight, Purple, Blue
Moonstone Gray, Platinum Silver
Type
Liquid Retina IPS LCD, 600 nits (typ)
Dynamic AMOLED 2X, 120Hz, HDR10+
Size
13.0 inches, 519.3 cm2 (~86.1% screen-to-body ratio)
12.4 inches, 446.1 cm2 (~84.3% 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 18.3.1
Android 14, up to 4 major Android upgrades, One UI 6.1
Chipset
Apple M3
Mediatek Dimensity 9300+ (4 nm)
CPU
Octa-core (4 performance cores and 4 efficiency cores)
Octa-core (1x3.25 GHz Cortex-X4 & 3x2.85 GHz Cortex-X4 & 4x2.0 GHz Cortex-A720)
GPU
Apple GPU (9-core graphics)
Immortalis-G720 MC12
RAM
8GB
12GB
Storage
128GB/ 256GB/512GB/1TB
256GB/512GB
UFS
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
LED flash, HDR, panorama
Video
4K@24/25/30/60fps, 1080p@25/30/60/120/240fps; gyro-EIS
4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps
Lens 2
8 MP, f/2.2, (ultrawide)
Lens 1
12 MP, f/2.0, 122˚ (ultrawide)
12 MP, f/2.4, 120˚ (ultrawide)
Features
HDR
HDR
Video
1080p@25/30/60fps; gyro-EIS
4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps
Capacity
Li-Po 9705 mAh (36.59 Wh)
Li-Po 10090 mAh, non-removable
Charging
45W wired
Sensors
Fingerprint (top-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, compass, barometer
Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
Wireless Samsung DeX
Circle to Search
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/6e, tri-band, Wi-Fi Direct
Bluetooth
5.3, A2DP, LE
5.3, A2DP, LE
GPS
GPS, GLONASS (5G model only)
GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO
USB
USB Type-C 3.1 Gen2, DisplayPort, magnetic connector
USB Type-C 3.2, magnetic connector