Apple iPad Air 13 (2025) vs Samsung Galaxy Tab S12 Plus
Product
Price
1,099 USD
1,199 USD
Status
Coming Soon
Available
Brand
Apple iPhone
Samsung Mobile
Model No
Apple iPad Air 13
Samsung Galaxy Tab S12 Plus
Launch Date
2025, March 12
2026, September 30
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
Speed
HSPA, LTE (CA), 5G - cellular model only
HSPA, LTE, 5G - cellular model only
Dimensions
280.6 x 214.9 x 6.1 mm (11.05 x 8.46 x 0.24 in)
289.5 x 187.8 x 5.3 mm (11.40 x 7.39 x 0.21 in)
Weight
616 g (Wi-Fi) / 617 g (5G) (1.36 lb)
553 g or 555 g (1.22 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 tight and water resistant (immersible up to 1.5m for 30 min)
Stylus support
Enhanced Armor Aluminum
SIM
eSIM (cellular model only)
Nano-SIM + eSIM (cellular model only)
Colors
Space Gray, Starlight, Purple, Blue
Gray, Silver
Type
Liquid Retina IPS LCD, 600 nits (typ)
Dynamic AMOLED 2X, 120Hz, HDR10+, 1000 nits (HBM), 1600 nits (peak)
Size
13.0 inches, 519.3 cm2 (~86.1% screen-to-body ratio)
12.6 inches, 460.6 cm2 (~84.7% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution
2048 x 2732 Pixels, 4:3 ratio (~264 ppi density)
1752 x 2800 pixels, 16:10 ratio (~262 ppi density)
OS
iPadOS 18.3.1
Android 17, up to 7 major OS updates, One UI 9
Chipset
Apple M3
MediaTek Dimensity 9500 (3 nm)
CPU
Octa-core (4 performance cores and 4 efficiency cores)
Octa-core (1x4.21 GHz C1-Ultra & 3x3.5 GHz C1-Premium & 4x2.7 GHz C1-Pro)
GPU
Apple GPU (9-core graphics)
Mali-G1 Ultra MC12
RAM
8GB
12GB
Storage
128GB/ 256GB/512GB/1TB
256GB/512GB
UFS
Card Slot
microSDXC
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 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 10600 mAh
Charging
45W wired, 100% in 95 min
Sensors
Fingerprint (top-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, compass, barometer
Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
Wireless Samsung DeX (desktop experience support)
Loudspeaker
Yes, with stereo speakers
Yes, with stereo speakers (4 speakers)
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
6.0, 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