Apple iPad Air 13 (2025) vs Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 Plus
Product
Price
1,099 USD
999 USD
Status
Coming Soon
Available
Brand
Apple iPhone
Samsung Mobile
Model No
Apple iPad Air 13
Galaxy Tab S9 Plus
Launch Date
2025, March 12
2023, August 11
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
Speed
HSPA, LTE (CA), 5G - cellular model only
HSPA, LTE-A (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 5.7 mm (11.24 x 7.30 x 0.22 in)
Weight
616 g (Wi-Fi) / 617 g (5G) (1.36 lb)
586 g (581 g Wi-Fi) (1.29 lb)
Build
Glass front, aluminum back, aluminum frame
Stylus support (Apple Pencil Pro, Apple Pencil USB-C)
Glass front, aluminum frame, aluminum back
SIM
eSIM (cellular model only)
Nano-SIM
Colors
Space Gray, Starlight, Purple, Blue
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 13, One UI 5.1
Chipset
Apple M3
Qualcomm SM8550-AB Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 (4 nm)
CPU
Octa-core (4 performance cores and 4 efficiency cores)
Octa-core (1x3.36 GHz Cortex-X3 & 2x2.8 GHz Cortex-A715 & 2x2.8 GHz Cortex-A710 & 3x2.0 GHz Cortex-A510)
GPU
Apple GPU (9-core graphics)
Adreno 740
RAM
8GB
12GB
Storage
128GB/ 256GB/512GB/1TB
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
LED flash, HDR, panorama
Video
4K@24/25/30/60fps, 1080p@25/30/60/120/240fps; gyro-EIS
4K@30/60fps, 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@30/60fps, 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
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
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 USB Type-C 3.2, magnetic connector