Samsung Galaxy Tab Active4 Pro vs Apple iPad Air 13 2024
Product
Price
830 USD
799 USD
Status
Available
Available
Brand
Samsung Mobile
Apple iPhone
Model No
SM-T636B
A2903, A2904
Launch Date
2022, September 13
2024, May 16
Technology
GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G
GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G
2G bands
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
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, 12, 13, 17, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 38, 40, 41, 66
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
5G bands
1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 77, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6
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
Speed
HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A, 5G
HSPA, LTE (CA), 5G
Dimensions
242.9 x 170.2 x 10.2 mm (9.56 x 6.70 x 0.40 in)
280.6 x 214.9 x 6.1 mm (11.05 x 8.46 x 0.24 in)
Weight
674 g (1.49 lb)
617 g (Wi-Fi) / 618 g (5G) (1.36 lb)
Build
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
Glass front, aluminum back, aluminum frame
Stylus support (Apple Pencil Pro, Apple Pencil 2)
SIM
Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
eSIM
Colors
Black
Space Gray, Starlight, Purple, Blue
Type
TFT LCD
Liquid Retina IPS LCD, 600 nits (typ)
Size
10.1 inches, 295.8 cm2 (~71.5% screen-to-body ratio)
13.0 inches, 519.3 cm2 (~86.1% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution
1920 x 1200 pixels, 16:10 ratio (~224 ppi density)
2048 x 2732 pixels, 4:3 ratio (~264 ppi density)
OS
Android 12
iPadOS 17.5.1, upgradable to iPadOS 18.1
Chipset
Qualcomm SM7325 Snapdragon 778G 5G (6 nm)
Apple M2
CPU
Octa-core (1x2.4 GHz Cortex-A78 & 3x2.2 GHz Cortex-A78 & 4x1.9 GHz Cortex-A55)
Octa-core (4 performance cores and 4 efficiency cores)
GPU
Adreno 642L
Apple GPU (10-core graphics)
RAM
4GB/6GB
8GB
Storage
64GB/128GB
128GB/256GB/512GB/1TB
Card Slot
microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)
Lens 1
13 MP, f/1.9, AF
12 MP, f/1.8, (wide), 1/3.0", 1.22µm, dual pixel PDAF
Features
LED flash, HDR, panorama
HDR
Video
4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps
4K@24/25/30/60fps, 1080p@25/30/60/120/240fps; gyro-EIS
Lens 1
8 MP, f/2.0
12 MP, f/2.4, 122˚ (ultrawide)
Video
1080p@30fps
1080p@25/30/60fps; gyro-EIS
Features
HDR
Capacity
Li-Po 7600 mAh, removable
Li-Po (36.59 Wh), non-removable
Charging
Fast charging
Sensors
Fingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
Samsung DeX
Fingerprint (top-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, compass, barometer
Loudspeaker
Yes
Yes, with stereo speakers
3.5mm jack
Yes
WLAN
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e, dual-band, hotspot
Bluetooth
5.2, A2DP, LE
5.3, A2DP, LE
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO, QZSS
GPS, GLONASS (5G model only)
NFC
Yes
Radio
No
USB
USB Type-C 3.2, charging/accessories connector pins
USB Type-C 3.1 Gen2, DisplayPort, magnetic connector